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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Kentucky Songs: Kentucky Rain
Continuing our second week of the month special featuring songs related to Kentucky, we turn to one of the chart hits that reference the Bluegrass State. Elvis’ 1970 release of “Kentucky Rain” was originally issued only as a single; however, several months later RCA included it on the four disc compilation album, “Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1.”
Written by Eddie Rabbit and Dick Heard, the single was double crossover for The King. Peaking at #16 on the Hot 100, “Kentucky Rain” placed at #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart and at #31 on the Country chart. The song was recorded in Memphis in 1969 and featured Ronnie Milsap on piano.
Associate Provost and Professor of Mass Communication at Alderson Broaddus University and an adjunct faculty member at Southern New Hampshire University.
Graduate of Marshall University, West Virginia University, Southern New Hampshire University, Kentucky Christian University and Mountain State University.
Dissertation on institutional rebranding (see newriver.net) was the 2009 international winner of the Alice L. Beeman Dissertation Award for Outstanding Research in Communications and Marketing for Higher Education Advancement and was the 2008 Leo and Margaret Goodman-Malamuth Outstanding Dissertation Award for Research in Higher Education Administration.
Placed as a winner in five Active Industry Research Contemporary Hit Radio "Pick the Hits" competitions from 1983 through 1987. Each competition had 31 winners. Placed 2nd (1st among radio participants), 6th, 10th (twice), and 21st in the five competitions.
Awarded 14 gold & platinum records and an international sales award from various record companies. Winner of 30 Public Relations awards.
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