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Saturday Jan 01, 2022
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
Dolly Parton! Del McCoury,
Keb' Mo' and more!
Welcome to 2022!
This week on
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
we imagine some of the music
that will come our way this year.
And we do it by listening to existing music from
artists who are planning to release new albums this year.
A perfect way to reorient yourself
and feel at home already in 2022!
Ninety minutes of the best music
variety online.
And it's entirely free.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
A special tribute on this edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
to all the wonderful new music
that brightened our way in 2021.
Think the only good music is oldies?
Well, think again!
We have three full hours of
the best new music that came our way in 2021.
Bob Bradshaw!
Nathan Bell!
Karen Jonas!
David Olney & Anana Kaye!
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss!
Jim Lauderdale!
Kat Danser!
Johnny Burgin!
Robben Ford!
Colin James!
Rachel Baiman!
Shannon McNally!
Tim Grimm!
Joyann Parker!
Kelly's Lot!
The Brother Brothers!
The McCrary Sisters!
And on and on and on . . .
Three full hours of great new music!
You can clean the whole house and the garage, too!
Click anytime to listen!
And crank it!
-- M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
A two-hour Christmas special edition
of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour!
Charles Brown!
B.B. King
EmmyLou Harris
Jose Feliciano
The O'Jays
Randy Travis
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
and many more!
Click now for a super-duper
americana Christmas special!
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Boz Scaggs, Louis Armstrong,
Karen Jonas and Harley KImbro Lewis —
all on the same podcast?
Can only mean one thing.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic country?
Can't beat old Charlie Rich!
Incredible blues guitar?
Get a load of Robben Ford!
Classic soul?
We've got Bill Withers!
The best music variety online today.
Rated the Number 2 Americana podcast in the world!
And it's free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Etta James, Pokey LaFarge,
Lizz Wright and Rodney Crowell —
all on the same podcast?
Oh yes, that can only mean one thing!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great blues guitar?
Cannot top Gary Moore!
Incredible songwriting your thing?
We've got Gretchen Peters!
Classic soul?
How about the great Ray Charles?
New music, classic tracks —
all eras, all genres,
that's our motto.
Ninety minutes of the best
music variety online today.
Rated the Number 2 Americana
podcast in the world!
And it's all free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Nov 26, 2021
Friday Nov 26, 2021
Jesse Winchester, Karen Jonas
a Robert Plant & Alison Krauss duet
plus The Mavericks —
all on the same radio show?
Oh my goodness!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
must be online now!
Love great country-pop?
How about Billy Swan, with "I Can Help?"
Classic soul your thing?
We've got The Staple Singers!
How about some deep blues?
Got super stuff from Maria Muldaur!
Ninety minutes of the best music variety online!
Rated the Number 2 Americana podcast in the world.
And it's all free!
— M.D. Spenser
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Nov 19, 2021
Friday Nov 19, 2021
Rhiannon Giddens, Peggy Lee
and Keb' Mo' — all on the same show?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
in online now!
Love great jazz?
We've got Count Basie!
Super country?
How 'bout Jon Randall?
New, chart-topping americana?
We've got a Robert Plant-Alison Krauss duet!
This week's playlist:
1. The Youngbloods — Get Together
2. O.C. Smith — Little Green Apples
3. Rhiannon Giddens — Tomorrow is My Turn
4. Jon Randall — Sweet Loretta
5. Gregory Page — I Say Adios
6. The Little Willies — Wide Open Road
7. The Little Willies — Wide Open Road
8. Mabeline — Running Cirles
9. Kirsty McGee — Sparks
10. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
11. Peggy Lee — Fever
12. Count Basie — Dr. Feelgood
13. Dr. John — Satin Doll
14. Louis Armstrong — Jeepers Creepers
15. Barb Jungr — Who Do You Love
16. Robert Cray — Nothin' But a Woman
17. Keb' Mo' — Dangerous Mood
18. Elvin Bishop — Fooled Around and Fell in Love
19. The Spaniels — Goodnight Sweetheart
20. Little Milton — We're Gonna Make It
21. Bobby Allison & Gerry Spehar — Bite the Bullet
22. Kieran Kane — (That's What You Do) When You Love Somebody
23. Jim Lauderdale — The Opportunity to Help Somebody Through It
24. Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore — Get Together
All genres, all eras — all great!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
ZZ Top, B.B. King
and Lizz Wright —
all on the same show?
You know what that means!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great soul?
We've got Terry Evans!
Deep down blues?
How about "Gatemouth" Brown?
Deep down country?
We've got Johnny Cash!
True blues?
B.B. King was one of the best!
Super soul?
Get a load of Terry Evans!
This week's playlist:
1. ZZ Top — Sharp Dressed Man
2. Peter Wolf — Long Way Back Again
3. Johnny Cash — Big River
4. Reckless Kelly feat. Joe Ely — The Ballad of Elano De Leone
5. The Little Willies — For the Good Times
6. Lari White — High
7. Jennifer Warnes — Ain't No Cure for Love
8. George Benson — Tell It Like It Is
9. Mose Allison — Your Mind is on Vacation
10. Greg Brown —Mose Allison Played Here
11. Lloyd Spiegel — Track Her Down
12. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown — I Got My Mojo Working
13. B.B. King — Hummingbird
14. Maria Muldaur — Get Up Get Ready
15. Bettye LaVette — Seeing the Real You At Last
16. Terry Evans — Big Bad Daddy Good
17, Lizz Wright — Leave Me Standing Alone
18. Tift Merritt — Trouble Over Me
19. Jesse Winchester — Pushover
20. Charley Musselwhite — Big River
21. Joe Cocker — Delta Lady
All genres, all eras — all great!
Ninety minutes of the best musical variety online
All genres, all eras — all great.
And 100% free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Jennifer Warnes, Boz Scaggs,
Tony Joe White and k d lang —
all on the same show?
Yes, all that, PLUS ...
... a tribute to Leonard Cohen
on the 5th anniversary of his death.
Love true americana?
We've got Guy Clark!
Got a yen for some new blues?
Check out Colin James!
Feel like some classic country?
How's about Jimmy Dean?
Ninety minutes of great music.
And it's all free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Eva Cassidy, EmmyLou Harris,
Taj Mahal and Delbert McClinton —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide America
is online now!
Love the blues?
We've got new blues from Colin James!
Straight-up, classic soul-pop?
How 'bout Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose?
Great new country?
Get a load of Charley Crockett!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And it's entirely free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser