Reading between the Grooves

One man's view of music - past, present, and future.
A look at recordings and music from many genres
from the Mad Doctor of Musical Mayhem

Friday, February 12, 2010

Manfred Mann: If You Gotta Go, Go Now

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On First Fridays, I normally feature a version of a hit song that was previously recorded by someone else and had minimal at best success. ...
Thursday, February 11, 2010

Pat Benatar: Hit Me With Your Best Shot

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I am a little late on the TV Thursdays’ post, but I wanted to feature a song that has been used in a promo for one of my favorite shows, NCI...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Sugarloaf: Green Eyed Lady

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I awakened this morning with this song on my mind – for whatever reason I don’t know as I hadn’t listened to it in years; however, I searche...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Patty Loveless: You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive

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While not a traditional song per se , "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" has the same elements of traditional roots music. Wri...
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Monday, February 8, 2010

The Who: Shakin' All Over

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Since The Who performed on last night’s Super Bowl XLIV, I thought I would use a live Who cover of another artist’s, or this case artists’, ...
Sunday, February 7, 2010

Ry Cooder - Jesus On The Mainline

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This week’s Spiritual Sunday selection is a song that I have performed since the 1970s and I first heard Ry Cooder do it on his “Paradise an...
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Saturday, February 6, 2010

The Byrds: The Notorious Byrd Brothers

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Back in 1967, The Byrds recorded what some individuals consider their finest LP – an album that coincided with the band’s internal conflicts...
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Jim Owston
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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