Jim Brock has proven to be an innovator in the world of drums and percussion. Within his forty five year career he has appeared on literally hundreds of recordings with artists such as Joe Walsh, Joan Baez, Kathy Mattea, Joe Cocker, Janis Ian, River Phoenix, and James McMurtry. With five solo recordings and a DVD entitled The Nature Of Drumming, Jim Has traveled the world extensively with performances on The Tonight Show, A Prairie Home Companion, Good Morning America, MTV, and multiple appearances on The View, just to name a few. Among these include a concert at the White House for President Clinton in 2000. In 2007, Jim was asked to compose the music for the documentary "The Spirit of Sacajawea". For this work he is the recipient of the prestigious Telly award, and was nominated for an Emmy award in the category of Composer/Arranger.

In this episode, Jim talks about:

   Learning to develop his own voice with percussion

   When and when not to use traditional patterns and feels

   Recording with Joe Walsh

   Recording in the pre-digital era

   Living and working in Charlotte NC

   The recording scene in Charlotte

   The rhythm of life itself

   Recording with Steve Gadd, Alex Acuna, Mel Lewis and others