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Joe Grieshop

October 14, 1982 OHC134 120 min.
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Songwriter and music publisher. AKA: Joe St. Clair and Uncle Joe St. Clair. Songwriting credits include “Roses Have Thorns (So They Tell Me).”

Interview Summary

1982 October 14
(2 hours)
Songwriter and publisher Joe Grieshop discusses his career during the early years of the country music industry. Discussion includes his first radio job; his early musical influences; his experiences as a radio performer; his songwriting; experiences working with different publishers, including Hill and Range Songs; working with Nelson King; and the music business in Cincinnati.

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