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Wide variety of American music, old and new.
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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
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Jerry Jeff Walker, Pure Prairie League,
Bonnie Raitt and Eilen Jewell —
all on the same music 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 jazz?
Louis Armstrong was one of the best!
Country swing float your boat?
Can't do better than Asleep at the Wheel!
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.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Bob Dylan, Lyle Lovett,
Stevie Wonder and Heather Little —
all on the same podcast?
Indeed!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Do americana love songs stir your heart?
We've got one from Robert Earl Keen.
How about Grammy-winning soul?
Stevie Wonder fits the bill!
How about classic folk from long ago?
Get a load of Peter, Paul & Mary!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
James Taylor, Duke Ellington,
Dr. John and Susan Tedeschi —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
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?
How about an extraordinary singer-song-writer?
Check out Emily Zuzik!
Incredible rock guitar get you going?
Get a load of Johnny Winter!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
All great! All free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Bessie Smith, George Jones,
Keb' Mo' and Tennessee Ernie Ford —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love great songwriting?
How about the late Guy Clark?
Not to mention Mr. Nobel Prize himself, Bob Dylan.
Love the blues?
What about Keb' Mo', T-Bone Walker,
Jimmy Reed and more>
What else? Well, we've got a three-song tribute
to the songwriter Burt Bacharach
on the anniversary of his death.
And that barely scratches the surface!
All genres, all eras — all great
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Taj Mahal, The Byrds,
Chris Smither and The Weavers —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Plus a special tribute to
one of America's most influential musicians —
Pete Seeger, who died 10 years ago this month.
Love great new bluegrass?
Check out The Rollers!
How about super jazz?
Check out Dinah Washington!
Super americana your thing?
We're playing Po' Girl!
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Neil Young, Dolly Parton,
Nina Simone and The Blues Brothers —
all on the same online radio show?
You betcha!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Fancy a Chet Atkins-Dolly Parton duet?
We've got one!
And, hey — is it country or is it blues?
I just know it's Ray Wylie Hubbard!
PLUS -- a tribute to the
enduring influence of Leadbelly.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well!
Cluck now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Roger Miller, Amber Cross,
The Bangles and Marcia Ball –
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great country?
How about Johnny Cash!
Classic girl pop turn you on?
How about The Bangles!
Get off on the blues?
Get a load of Bobby "Blue" Bland?
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online!
All eras, all genres, all great.
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
– M.D.
#bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Pokey LaFarge, Jim Lauderdale,
The Drifters and EmmyLou Harris —
all on the same podcast.
Yes, indeed!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love great guitar?
Check out Jim Lauderdale!
Classic country turn you on?
How about a Willie Nelson-Merle Haggard duet?
Love you some great blues?
How about Delbert McClinton?
And, hey — all that, and the Mills Brothers too!
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 Jan 07, 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Pokey LaFarge, Jim Lauderdale,
The Drifters and EmmyLou Harris —
all on the same podcast.
Yes, indeed!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love great guitar?
Check out Jim Lauderdale!
Classic country turn you on?
How about a Willie Nelson-Merle Haggard duet?
Love you some great blues?
How about Delbert McClinton?
And, hey — all that, and the Mills Brothers too!
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