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

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Big Tree: Ain't That Pecuilar

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If you were living in the Upper Ohio Valley or in the Rust Belt during the mid 1970s, chances are you heard our final selection from Big Tre...
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Friday, March 29, 2013

Big Tree: Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin')

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In 1966, Johnny Rivers formed Soul City Records to release recordings by other artists he had signed. Rivers was under contract to Imperial...
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Big Tree: Emma

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Although Hot Chocolate had released eight singles by 1975, but none had charted in the US until Big Tree was licensed the recording of “Emma...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Big Tree: The Blacksmith

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In addition to our Fourth Week Label Special featuring Big Tree Records, today’s submission covers the Wooden Music Wednesday feature as wel...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Big Tree: You Could Have Been A Lady

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Most Americans would not become familiar with this staple of Canadian rock until Big Tree Records released their second album in 1972. “You...
Monday, March 25, 2013

Big Tree: Smokin' In The Boy's Room

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It took six singles for Brownsville Station to break into the Hot 100 and eight to make it to the Top 40. Released in September 1973, “Smok...
Sunday, March 24, 2013

Big Tree: She Didn't Do Magic

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I took a few days off from the blog due to a trip on Thursday that nearly wiped me out; however, we are back to begin the Fourth Week Label ...
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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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