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

Thursday, November 13, 2014

All About That (Jack) Bruce: Theme For An Imaginary Western

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It was his best known song . . . it was his least known song. If you’re considering compositions that Jack Bruce co-wrote during his solo ...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

All About That (Jack) Bruce: I Want To Know

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As we study the musical history of Jack Bruce, he appears to be a man that was destined to play in super groups and today’s selection is no ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

All About That (Jack) Bruce: Stormy Monday

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For a short time, Jack Bruce was a member of John Mayall’s legendary Blues Breakers, but like his tenure in Manfred Mann, it was short lived...
Monday, November 10, 2014

All About That (Jack) Bruce: Train Time

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Featuring some of the most talented musicians in Britain, the jazz/blues band The Graham Bond Organization (also stylized with the British s...
Sunday, November 9, 2014

All About That (Jack) Bruce: White Room

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I don’t know how I missed it, but somehow I didn’t see the report that Jack Bruce died from liver failure on October 25. He was 71. While ...
Monday, November 3, 2014

Cris Jacobs: The Devil or Jesse James

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A few weeks ago, I heard our feature artist on Mountain Stage doing a number of songs including today’s selection, “The Devil or Jesse James...
Sunday, November 2, 2014

Elektra Records: Amazing Grace

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One of Judy Collins biggest hits was an unlikely choice to make it to the top 15 – the traditional hymn by John Newton – “Amazing Grace.” A...
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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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