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Wide variety of American music, old and new.
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6 days ago
6 days ago
Ray Charles, Solomon Burke,
Nathan Bell, k d lang
and Alice Dimicele --
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes! The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
How about Junior Wells?
Classic soul your thing?
Give it up for Wilson Pickett!
Great song-writing?
Cheryl Wheeler ranks high!
All genres, all eras -- all great.
And all free, too!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
-- M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Leonard Cohen, Jennifer Warnes,
Martha L. Healey, Kinky Friedman
and more -- together on the same podcast?
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online anywhere!
All genres, all eras, and all styles, too!
Yes, Ma'am!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Like great country?
How about Merle Haggard?
Fresh-faced, newer Americana?
Lend an ear to Martha L. Healey!
How 'bout some blues?
Hey -- Bonnie Raitt.
Yeah, and Chris Smither, too!
Click now to listen. And crank it!
#donmelvin #mdspenser
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Brenda Lee, Little Feat,
Keb' Mo' and Three Dog Night —
all on the same podcast?
You know it.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic rock?
How 'bout Jefferson Airplane?
Great new talent interest you?
Check out Pokey LaFarge!
How 'bout blues down deep?
Howlin' Wolf is Goin' Down Slow.
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, too.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Saturday Oct 19, 2024
Saturday Oct 19, 2024
John Hiatt, Beau Jennings,
Mavis Staples and an
Eric Clapton-B.B. King duet —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic soul?
Hey — Al Green!
Off the wall musical humor?
How 'bout Weird Al Yankovic?
Great song-writing turn you on?
Gretchen Peters is one of the best!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Roger Miller, Los Lobos,
Ray Charles and Sam & Dave —
on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Like deep blues?
Check out Charlie Musselwhite!
Super soul your thing?
Don't miss Aretha!
Classic country float your boat?
We're playing Roger Miller.
All that, plus a special tribute to
Kris Kristofferson, the master songwriter
who has died at age 88.
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Saturday Sep 28, 2024
Saturday Sep 28, 2024
Emily Barker, John Mellencamp,
Pure Prairie League, and Patty Griffin —
all on the same podcast?
You know it, brother.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love blues guitar?
How about a Stevie Ray Vaughan-Jimmie Vaughan duet?
Great americana life advice, set to music?
Check out Old Californio!
How about a grandfather-granddaughter make-remake feature?
Hey, Doug Randle and Imogen Moon!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online!
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
Aaron Neville, Rhonda Vincent,
Jennifer Warnes and Bruce Springsteen —
on the same podcast?
You know it, bro!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
Can't beat a Delbert McClinton-Roy Buchanan collaboration!
Want to honor the memory of Leonard Cohen,
on the 90th anniversary of his birth?
Check out Jennifer Warnes
and k d lang
with their covers
of Leonard Cohen songs.
Love the blues?
Check out B.B. King,
Tony Joe White and
Taj Mahal!
Yessiree Bob!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical
variety online today.
All genres, all eras —
all great.
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Saturday Sep 14, 2024
Saturday Sep 14, 2024
Three Dog Night, Leonard Cohen,
Guy Clark and Eddie Money —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love great blues?
We're playing Taj Mahal!
How about classic folk?
Well, Ian and Sylvia.
Super jazz your thing?
What do you say to Herb Alpert?
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
Lucinda Williams, Alison Krauss,
Keb' Mo' and Danni Nichols —
all on the same podcast?
Yes, indeed.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love new music?
Check out Mark Brown!
Classic soul your thing?
How about The Foundations?
Get off on classic oldies?
Hey — Okie From Muskogee!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor,
Alison Krauss and Martin Harley —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
How about Keb' Mo'?
Great new music turn you on?
Got some from Michael McDermott!
Classic country crooning work for you?
Check out Keith Whitley!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online today.
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#mdspenser #bigfatwideamericanahour