(December 24, 2025) Lou Rawls called him “The Man with the Golden Voice,” and that was an appropriate moniker for smooth song stylist Victor Fields, a singer who graced the pages on SoulTracks for years. We are sad to report that it was been announced by his family that Mr. Fields has died at age 72.
Victor Fields wore a lot of hats as a world-class jazz and R&B singer, independent record label founder, businessman and beloved figure throughout California. Born Robert Victor Fields in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, his lifelong devotion to music was nurtured by his mother, Edith Fields, a singer and Juilliard-trained pianist whose influence sowed the seeds of a remarkable artistic journey.
Strong both academically and athletically, Fields graduated from Bowdoin College and relocated to California with his wife Regina Lynn Bryant, creating a busy life that included both an insurance office he owned and another career as a singer. He launched Regina Records in 1992 and debuted with the album Promise (2000), on which he teamed with legendary producer Kashif. Over the next two decades Victor released a series of well-received recordings marked by his warm tenor and deep interpretive feel.
Fields was a true song stylist with a one-of-a-kind mellifluous tone. He won for himself a sizeable audience around the world, including all of us at SoulTracks. In addition to his six albums (the most recent of which was a 2024 Christmas collection), Fields toured soul and jazz festivals around the US, as well as at benefits for nonprofit organizations.
Fields is survived by his wife Regina, daughter Regina Victoria, sister Nancy Foster, nephews, grandnephews, and a wide circle of loved ones.
Fields’ death leaves us going into the holidays a bit sadder, but gladdened that we got to know the music of this talented performer who advanced both the musical world and his own local community.
