Al G. Field: The Millionaire Minstrel
The name Al G. Field or Al G. Fields (1848-1921) pops up in many a former minstrel’s** biography. His birth name was Alfred G. Hatfield, the G. standing either for Griffin or Griffith. He was from the Leesburg. Virginia/ Morgantown, West Virginia area, which leads me to suspect that he was related to the feuding […]