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Wide variety of American music, old and new.
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Friday May 24, 2024
Friday May 24, 2024
Keith Whitley, Marianne Faithful,
Maria Muldaur and Aaron Neville —
all on the same podcast?
Yes, ma'am!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Like your country rowdy?
Well ... Hank Williams, Jr.
Love discovering great new music?
Get a load of Track Dogs, Amber Cross and Kat Danser!
How about super soul?
Don't miss Aaron Neville , The Temptations and Gladys Knight!
PLUS ... a 1909-1976 make-remake feature
showcasing the art of bringing new life
to a song after a 67-year gap!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday May 17, 2024
Friday May 17, 2024
ZZ Top, Bob Bradshaw,
Karen Jonas and The Drifters —
all on the same podcast?
You know it, baby!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Like your country quirky?
Well ... Lyle Lovett!
Crave great new music?
Check out Ana Egge!
How about some classic soul?
Hey, Ray Charles!
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Saturday May 11, 2024
Saturday May 11, 2024
John Prine, Gretchen Peters,
Pokey LaFarge and Jesse Winchester —
all on the same amazing podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic country?
Two words: Johnny Cash
Great new music turn you on?
Get a load of Grey DeLisle!
Want to the the best songwriters
americana has to offer?
Check out Guy Clark and Jesse Winchester!
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
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
Judy Collins, The Ink Spots,
Grey DeLisle and Willie Nelson —
all on the same podcast?
Who loves you, baby?
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love a great blues duet?
How about a Bonnie Raitt-Delbert McClinton number?
Crave super soul singing?
Two words: Aaron Neville.
How about classic folk?
We're playing Judy Collins!
All that PLUS ...
... a special tribute to
Duke Ellington on the 125th
anniversary of his birth.
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
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
Iris DeMent, John Prine, an elderly Dion
plus an 11-year-old Dolly Parton —
all on the same podcast?
Plus, a killer duet by
Joe Bonamassa and Beth Hart (above)?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great song-writing?
How about John Prine?
Or a trans-Atlantic collaboration?
Get a load of a Beatles-Billy Preston performance!
Wonderful singing lift you up?
Two words: Oleta Adams.
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
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Rosanne Cash, Elton John,
The Bean Pickers Union and Joe Cocker —
all on the same podcast?
Yes, indeed!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
Delbert McClinton's got the right to be wrong!
How about great soul?
Clarence Carter is snatching it back!
Does wonderful new music turn you on?
Grey DeLisle wants to know where you're coming from.
All genres, all eras — all great!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
And it's free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Marcia Ball, The Supremes,
Bob Dylan, Dusty Springfield
and Hall & Oates —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
All that, plus a special appreciation
of the wonderful songwriter Jesse Winchester
on the 10th anniversary of his death
Yep, the new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Care for a bit of doo-wop?
We're playing The Flamingos!
How about country swing?
We've got Walter Hyatt!
Love discovering great new music?
Check out Grey DeLisle!
All genres, all eras —
all great.
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Tracy Chapman, Nathan Bell,
Marvin Gaye and Ruth Moody —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love deep blues?
How about Junior Wells?
How about great new music?
Check out Bart Moore!
Great song-writing turn you on?
Greg Brown is one of the best!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Jesse Winchester, Alison Krauss,
Marvin Gaye and Keb' Mo' —
all on the same show?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Like your blues deep?
Two words: Howlin' Wolf.
How about some New Orleans jazz?
Louis Armstrong was one of the best!
How about super country?
Reba's great.
Ninety minute 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 Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
The O'Jays, Joe Cocker,
Bruce Springsteen and The Prisonaires —
all on the same podcast?
The whos? The whats???
Oh, yes, there's always something
odd and interesting on The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
And the new edition is online now!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, too.
Hosted by the inimitable M.D. Spenser!
(That would be me . . . )
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D. Spenser
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser