Oral history interview with "Colonel" Jim Wilson; 1983 February 23; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1983 Feb. 23.

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Oral history interview with "Colonel" Jim Wilson; 1983 February 23; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1983 Feb. 23.

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Music industry executive "Colonel" Jim Wilson describes the early years of his career at King Records. Discussion includes the Detroit record shops during the late 1940s; analysis of the "hillbilly music" market; his assessment of Detroit as a good record town; joining King Records as a salesman and his experiences learning the business; a description of his activities at King and his marketing techniques; reflections on radio programming during the 1950s; the volume of sales from the King Detriot branch; and comments on his experiences working with the radio community.

2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 10 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772272

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Rumble, John Woodruff

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Wilson, Colonel Jim.

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Music industry executive. Full name: James T. Wilson. Sales and promotion executive with King Records, 1949-1965; Starday Records, mid-1960s; and Starday-King Records, late 1960s-early 1970s. From the description of Oral history interview with "Colonel" Jim Wilson; 1983 February 17; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1983 Feb. 17. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 58841182 From the description of Oral history interview with "Colo...

Wilson, Colonel Jim.

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Music industry executive. Full name: James T. Wilson. Sales and promotion executive with King Records, 1949-1965; Starday Records, mid-1960s; and Starday-King Records, late 1960s-early 1970s. From the description of Oral history interview with "Colonel" Jim Wilson; 1983 February 17; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1983 Feb. 17. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 58841182 From the description of Oral history interview with "Colo...