Field Holler is a type of vocal musical creation closely related to work songs. It is usually associated with African American music and spirituals from before the American Civil War, but had prevalence among whites in the southern United States too.
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Famous quotes containing the words field and/or holler:
“Father calls me William, sister calls me Will,
Mother calls me Willie, but the fellers call me Bill!”
—Eugene Field (1850–1895)
“Patriot: The person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)