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

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Richard Thompson: 1952 Vincent Black Lightning

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I took the weekend off to enjoy the Memorial Day holiday and I took liberty from my blog authoring duties. I am back to pick up with at Tra...
Friday, May 27, 2011

Elton John: Elderberry Wine

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Our Friday flipside has the distinction of being the first single release on the newly consolidated MCA Records label. In late 1972, Music ...
Thursday, May 26, 2011

The Pogues: If I Should Fall From The Grace Of God

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Formed in London’s King’s Cross section in the 1980s, The Pogues gave rise to a new genre of music that was a clash (pun intended) of Celtic...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

The Jeff Healy Band: Angel Eyes

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The Jeff Healey Band produced only one Top 40 hit, “Angel Eyes,” which was released in 1989 and headed up the Hot 100 to the number five slo...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Talbot Brothers: Trail Of Tears

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One of the saddest but most beautiful songs in my collection comes from catalog of music by Terry and John Michael Talbot. Released on thei...
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Monday, May 23, 2011

Laszlo: Mr. Sunshine

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As you can tell, I am very eclectic in my musical tastes. I like a wide variety of musical styles and I am not sure how I found the artist ...
Sunday, May 22, 2011

Bruce Cockburn: Closer To The Light

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Today’s spiritual Sunday selection comes from the pen and the guitar of Canadian Bruce Cockburn. Cockburn, who embraced Christianity in the...
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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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