Mickey Fields Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

Wilfred “Mickey” Fields (1932/33 – January 16, 1995) was a Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist, a local legend who refused to play outside the Baltimore area, although he was asked to leave Baltimore many times to go on the road with many famous bands.

Fields continued to perform for his fans until he became very ill from kidney disease in October, 1994. He died at 62 on January 16, 1995 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, the city he loved. His funeral was known as one of the largest funerals ever held for a local musician. He is survived by his widow Constance Fields, son Michael Fields, daughter Jacqueline Fields, granddaughter Danielle Fields and great-grandson Christopher Fields.

In the early 1950s Fields met Constance Wozniak while performing at a local jazz club. In 1956, Fields married Constance Wozniak and had two children, Michael and Jacqueline. Because it was illegal for African-Americans and Caucasians to marry in Maryland, they had to drive to Washington, D.C. to get married. In his later years, Fields suffered from severe gout which caused his hands to disfigure. But that never stopped him from playing his saxophone. He retrained himself to play with his deformity.

Fields was born in 1932 to James and Etta Fields, in Towson, Maryland and was one of seven children. At an early age, Fields realized that he was naturally musically gifted. He had “perfect pitch” and was a self-taught musician, playing just about every instrument he could get his hands on.