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Field Hollers Yield Dollars – Episode 5 (of 5) Finale!

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The field hollers and work songs of American slaves morphed into the blues, which evolved into rhythm and blues as technology advanced. Field Hollers Yield Dollars tells the uniquely American story of the marketing scheme that whitewashed rhythm and blues to create rock and roll.

Episode 5:

The finale of Field Hollers Yield Dollars! Jim speaks about the Soul music of the 1960s, with its deep roots in the passionate gospel songs of the past, and tells us why record labels continue to be relevant despite; file sharing, internet self promotion, and the occasional artist, like Jimi Hendrix, whose talent is impossible to reproduce. Marquise concludes the series by asking Jim about his personal definition of success.

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Field Hollers Yield Dollars – Episode 4 (of 5)

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The field hollers and work songs of American slaves morphed into the blues, which evolved into rhythm and blues as technology advanced. Field Hollers Yield Dollars tells the uniquely American story of the marketing scheme that whitewashed rhythm and blues to create rock and roll.

Episode 4:

Jim discusses how the music in the United States at the end of the 50s became lifeless under the control of the music industry. Teen idols were churned out of the machine and onto television, and all the while, young people across the pond were discovering a treasure trove of American blues records from cats like Muddy Waters. The Rolling Stones and the Beatles bring America’s music back to America, but Jim tells us how they ended up managing their careers far better than Elvis did before them.

Check back Tuesday, May 31st for the series finale! Or you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes to get the next episode as soon as it’s available!

And be sure to look for Jim in the upcoming DevlinPix music-comedy The Front Man.

Field Hollers Yield Dollars – Episode 3 (of 5)

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The Blues traces its musical roots to the artists enslaved in the cotton fields of America. In the 1940’s and ’50s, the Blues evolved with new technology to become Rhythm & Blues. Field Hollers Yield Dollars tells the uniquely American story of how Rhythm & Blues was whitewashed to become Rock & Roll.

Episode 3:

Many consider Rocket 88 to be the very first Rock & Roll record. Jim sheds some light on a period where Sam Phillips was recording this style of raw R&B, with young inexperienced musicians, and reveals what he believes to be the first record that truly deserves the label of Rock & Roll. In this context he also discusses the co-opting of Elvis and how his musical heros were left unremembered, flat broke and busted.

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And be sure to look for Jim in the upcoming DevlinPix music-comedy The Front Man.

Field Hollers Yield Dollars – Episode 2 (of 5)

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The Blues traces its musical roots to the artists enslaved in the cotton fields of America. In the 1940’s and ’50s, the Blues evolved with new technology to become Rhythm & Blues. Field Hollers Yield Dollars tells the uniquely American story of how Rhythm & Blues was whitewashed to become Rock & Roll.

Episode 2:

While recording R&B legends in his Memphis studio, Sam Phillips discovers his
meal ticket in a marketable white fan named Elvis Presley. Elvis begins his career
reinterpreting his favorite R&B songs, but his emergence begs the question: What was
the first Rock & Roll record and who was the first Rock Star?

Look for new episodes each week. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or re-visit us for more videos of the series.

And be sure to look for Jim in the upcoming DevlinPix music-comedy The Front Man.

The Front Man – The Record Room/Field Hollers Yield Dollars – Episode 1 (of 5)

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Take a tour inside Jim Wood’s famous Record Room in this exclusive clip from the upcoming Music Comedy by DevlinPix, The Front Man.

This is the setting for our new series, which we’re very excited to launch today.  Field Hollers Yield Dollars is the uniquely American story of how Rhythm and Blues was whitewashed to become Rock and Roll.

With profound love of the music and encyclopedic knowledge of the era, Jim Wood adds insight, surprises, humor and controversy to a frank discussion of a history you only thought you knew.   In this first episode Jim talks to Marquise Stillwell about the transition from early “race” records to Rhythm and Blues music, and we meet Little Walter and hear his amazing electric harp!Look for new episodes each week. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or re-visit us for more videos of the series.

And be sure to look for Jim in the upcoming The Front Man.