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

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Sister Rosetta Tharpe: My Journey To The Sky

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I love this recording by Sister Rosetta Tharpe and although it predates my birth, it is worth inclusion here. Tharpe recorded “My Journey t...
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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Apple Records: Try Some, Buy Some

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One of the conditions of Phil Spector’s relationship with Apple Records was that the label would help reinvigorate his wife’s career. A con...
Friday, June 28, 2013

Apple Records: Apple Scruffs

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In November 1970, George Harrison laid down the tracks for today’s Apple Records’ song which also qualifies as a Friday Flipside. The song ...
Thursday, June 27, 2013

Apple Records: Back Off Boogaloo

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One of the first Apple singles I remember purchasing was Ringo Starr’s “Back off Boogaloo” in 1972. It is also the only US release on Apple...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Apple Records: Something In The Way She Moves

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By the title of this post, I imagine a number of folks will expect that I am featuring George Harrison’s composition released by The Beatles...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Apple Records: Instant Karma!

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Almost akin to mass produced goods, John Lennon’s “Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)” was a recording that progressed at phenomenal speed fro...
Monday, June 24, 2013

Apple Records: No Matter What

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For our second selection in our tribute to Apple Records, we turn to my favorite act on the label outside The Beatles (collectively and indi...
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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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