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, December 1, 2019

The Beatles: When I'm Sixty-Four

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It’s been over two years since I last made a post on Reading Between the Grooves. Since I turned 64 years of age today, I thought I might r...
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Saturday, November 18, 2017

Who's That? Behind Blue Eyes

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As we close out our second week special, “Who’s That?,” we leave you with a cover of one of my favorite songs by The Who: “Behind Blue Eyes....
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Friday, November 17, 2017

Who's That? Squeeze Box

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In 1975, The Who issued their seventh studio LP, “The Who by Numbers.” Two singles were subsequently released in the US: “Squeeze Box” and “...
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Thursday, November 16, 2017

Who's That? Love, Reign o'er Me

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From the 1973 rock opera “Quadrophenia,” The Who’s “Love, Reign o’er Me” remains one of the band’s better-known selections even though the o...
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Who's That? Won't Get Fooled Again

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Day four of our “Who’s That?” feature with another cover a classic Who song. The original version of “Won’t Get Fooled Again” charted in th...
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Who's That: Join Together

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Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh. Andy? Yeah. Mick? Okay. Who could forget the immortal beginning to The Sweet’s “Ballroom Blitz?” Remember thi...
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Monday, November 13, 2017

Who's That? I Can't Explain

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You may remember the name Yvonne Elliman – she had her start singing in the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar. Her first single, “I Don’t Know...
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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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