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Wide variety of American music, old and new.
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Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
John Hiatt, Steve Earle,
Fontella Bass and Eva Cassidy —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
We got Keb' Mo'!
Classic soul?
How about Smokey Robinson?
Great music, New Orleans-style?
We got Dr. John!
All genres, all eras — the best music variety online!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Nina Simone, Roger Miller
and Lightnin' Hopkins —
all on the same radio show?
All that, plus an interview with
Nathan Bell — a stellar musician,
a gifted writer and, above all,
a truth-teller in an age beset by lies.
Plus three songs from
his superb new album,
"Red, White and American Blues."
All that and so much more.
Ninety minutes of the best music variety online.
All genres, all era — all great!
It's free, 100 percent.
So click anytime to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Michelle Shocked, B.B. King
and Tracy Chapman —
all on the same show?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
We got Keith Stone with Red Gravy!
Great folk pop?
How about Paul Simon?
Classic country?
Try the Golden tones of Charlie Rich!
Protest music that tells the truth?
Catch Nathan Bell!
All genres, all eras — all great! And it's free!
Click anytime to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Ray Wylie Hubbard, Etta James,
Guy Clark ,and Crystal Gayle —
all on the same radio show?
Oh, you know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
We got Delbert McClinton!
Songs that are just plain fun?
How about Sheryl Crow?
Great new soul?
Grace Potter's singing some high-octane stuff!
This week's playlist:
1. Steve Forbert — Romeo's Tune
2. John Mellencamp — Rooty Toot Toot
3. Gram Parsons — Ooh Las Vegas
4. EmmyLou Harris — Boulder to Birmingham
5. Patsy Cline — Crazy
6. k d lang — Three Days
7. John Prine —Hello in There
8. Jimmie Dale Gilmore — My Mind's Got a Mind of Its Own
9. Crystal Gayle — Don't It My My Brown Eyes Blue
10. Guy Clark — Baton Rouge
11. Gretchen Peters — Wichita
12. Sheryl Crow — All I Wanna Do
13. Chubby Checker — The Twist
14. Delbert McClinton — You Were Never Mine
15. Roy Buchanan w/ Delbert McClinton — The Chokin' Kind
16. Ray Wylie Hubbard — Cooler-N-Hell
17. Bettye LaVette — Things Have Changed
18. Ray Charles — Hit the Road Jack
19. Grace Potter — Back to Me
20 Emily Zuzik — Magic
21. Jesse Winchester — That's What Makes You Strong
22. Tom Russell — The Rose of the San Joaquin
23. Cowboy Junkies — Ooh Las Vegas
24. Etta James — At Last
All genres, all eras — all great.
Click here to listen anytime.
And crank it
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Jerry Lee Lewis, John Mellencamp,
Rhiannon Giddens and Bill Withers —
all on the same show?
Oh, yes! Can only mean one thing.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now.
Love the blues?
Check out Janiva Magness!
Hard-rockin' country your thing?
We got John Mellencamp!
Super soul float your boat?
Can't beat Bill Withers!
Classic tracks, great new music, all genres, all eras —
the best music variety online.
And it's all free!
Click anytime to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Steve Forbert, John Hiatt,
Emmylou Harris and Guy Clark —
all on the same show?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Like classic americana?
How about Joe Ely with a backup singer named Springteen?
Love classic soul?
How about The Temptations?
Hard-rockin' country?
Get a load of Dwight Yoakam!
The best music variety online today.
All genres, all eras — all great!
And it's all free. So click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Tracy Chapman, Bettye LaVette,
Jesse Winchester and Guy Clark —
all on the same radio show?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
How about John Hammond?
Great songwriting?
We've got Gretchen Peters!
Classic americana?
Seems like Lucinda Williams fits the bill!
All genres, all eras — all great!
The best music variety online today.
Click now to listen to the show.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Karen Jonas, Nathan Bell
and Old Crow Medicine Show —
all on the same radio show?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
We got Junior Wells!
Great soul?
Can't beat Sam Cooke!
Classic country?
How about Waylon Jennings?
All genres, all eras — all great!
Ninety minutes of the best
music variety online today.
And it's free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Patty Griffin, Billy Preston
and Dusty Springfield —
all on the same radio show?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
We got Jimmy Reed!
Crave great soul?
How 'bout Sam and Dave?
Wonderful new music?
Check out Nathan Bell!
Classic Americana?
What about Guy Clark?
Ninety minutes of the best music variety online.
Entirely free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Aug 20, 2021
Friday Aug 20, 2021
James Taylor & Carly Simon, Buddy and Julie Miller
along with Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash —
all on the same show?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
With reflections this week
on the ups and downs
of love and marriage.
Including no fewer than
nine husband-wife duets!
Rock, pop, soul, folk and more.
The best music variety online!
And it's entirely free.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D,
#bigfatwideamericanaghour #mdspenser