The Dana Williams Show: Recent Episodes
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Hey Guys, Radio Rehab rolls on! We love doing it so much and hope you enjoy it as much. This week is going to be a RE-RUN that we all had a blast that night. My son Jacob a concert at his school and this Daddy can NOT miss it. Please excuse the RE-RUN and […]
Shannon was out this night but what a fill in I had. Miss Rhonda Vincent was fantastic! We played all our favorites, many many stories, lots of request from the chat room and Rhonda even did a LIVE tribute to “the Possum” George Jones. This is GREAT show! Everyone please go to Rhonda’s web site […]
Hey Guys, This week Shannon is off but we have a very SPECIAL guest filling in for her. The “Queen of Bluegrass” Rhonda Vincent will be joining me for a great night of music, stories and who knows what else. Be sure and join us at 7pm central right here on DWSHOW Radio. Get your […]
Here’s another episode of “Radio Rehab” The Dana and Shannon Show from 4-22-2013 in Podcast form for everyone that might have missed the show live. Be sure and check us out live on Monday nights at 7pm central right here on this web site so you can get in on the fun!
It’s time for another show of “Radio ReHab” right here on DWSHOW RADIO. Monday April 22 at 7pm central. Please tune us in on your computer, smart phone or anywhere you have a internet connection. Playing your request and ours is what we do best. Be sure and hit the Events page on Facebook and […]
This is slowly but surely becoming a BIG part of life for us. We look forward to every show like it’s the first one. This is the first show with the new name “Radio ReHab”. We like it and it’s going to stick! All of you that listen makes this show what it is, […]
This is our 4th show and on April 15th at 7pm central the show will start and we will have some very special announcements, So PLEASE tune in and let’s have some fun! Click the Dana and Shannon show link below or the Listen NOW tab above and then click my picture and when you […]
This is our 3rd show and on March 18th at 7pm central the show will start and we will announce the winner of our contest. So PLEASE tune in and let’s have some fun! LIKE it! COMMENT on it! and SHARE it! on Facebook. Do these 3 things for a chance to WIN an evening […]
So here I am again on New Years day writing in my blog. The funny part is that I haven’t since this time last year. How pitiful is that? This has been such a interesting year for all of us really. We all had to endure that crazy Election, Debates, Scandals, Lies, Fiscal Cliffs, Cover-ups, […]
William Lee Golden! WOW what a honor it was to be able to go to his home and talk. William is so gracious and made me feel like I was welcome there anytime. This is a guy that has had a career many dream of. A Oak Ridge Boy since 1965 and you […]
Well friends it’s just hard to believe. 2011 is gone, history, vapor, and now we start a brand new year. 2012! WOW does that look weird or what? We were home for this new years eve like last year and I could get used to that. I like being at the house with family and […]
Oh Yeah Baby! It’s Phil Vassar. Everybody loves Phil! What a talent he is too. Songwriter, piano player, singer and incredible personality. Him and I talked about doing this podcast at least a year before we finally got our schedules together and what a great time we had just talking about the music biz and […]
Nashville’s Dana Williams Show on WSM 650 AM Radio Plays Outlaw music Sept 12 By Nancy Goodman, Nashville Places & Faces Examiner Dana Williams Show on WSM 650 AM Radio Plays Outlaw music on Sept 12. This radio show aired today in Nashville at 2 pm. “Playing ‘legal outlaws’ music today”, said Dana Williams. We […]
As I sit here in Bossier City Louisiana I turned the TV on and see all of the different channels, doing the same thing. Remembering 9/11/2001….. just as I do. Actually for the past week we all have been seeing the pictures and videos from that terrible day and it brings back such memories. On […]
Ghost Train (The Studio B Sessions) Wow what has this guy not done is the question. I have known Marty for a lot of years and to get the chance to sit down with him and just be one on one is truly a honor. He has accomplished so much in his life. Singer, Songwriter, […]
Hey guys and girls, Been getting a bunch of emails and such on the show that played today on 650am WSM and I am so thankful to have you all listening and enjoying the show. I got a message from Nancy Goodman and I’ll be, if she didn’t write a article about the show so […]
Ghost Train (The Studio B Sessions) Marty Stuart, Wow what has this guy not done is the question. I have known Marty for a lot of years and to get the chance to sit down with him and just be one on one is truly a honor. He has accomplished so much in his life. […]
Well yes I am having a wonderful summer and real busy but I have a great treat for you. Back when it was cold everywhere, I had Miss Suzanne Alexander over to the house and we talk about it all. As host of many shows on GAC (Great American Country) you can only imagine the […]
Well friends this show is one you will not forget. None other than Mr. Neal McCoy is my guest and what a guest he is. We have been friends for a good while and he has got to be one of the best people you could ever meet. One of or the best Entertainer out […]
WOW guys! This show is really special to me with my guest RONNIE RENO. Here is a guy that has had a great career full of really cool stuff. He is the son of the Bluegrass great “Don Reno” of “Reno and Smiley” a very musical family and started playing very young. Played with The […]
Do you remember songs like “Kiss you all Over”, “Woke up in Love”, “Super Love”, “I don’t want to be a Memory” and songs like “When She Cries”, “Fall”, and “Beautiful Mess”? Well today is the day for Sonny Lemaire. Here is a guy that has had a lot of success in many ways. He […]
Taken Oh yes friends. This show is a good one. We recorded this at the end of last year and I know you are going to enjoy it. Rhonda Vincent makes another visit to the Dana Williams Show and she brought along her brand new record “Taken”. She had just been to New York City […]
Hey guys, Happy New Year to all of you reading this. I just got to thinking about the date today. Looks cool and real easy to type it out, that’s for sure. I guess in a 100 years they will be able to do it again. Interesting thought ain’t it. This is one new years […]
The Star Still Shines: A Diamond Rio Christmas Well well well, Christmas time is here and what fun! Shopping, traffic, long lines, cooking, lots of family and JOY! That’s right much JOY to all and I hope that this show can bring some into your life in such a busy time of year. Last year […]
Joe Diffie, Wow one of my favorite singers since 1990 and we get to talk about the incredible career that he has had. So many great songs ! In this show we talk about and hear from live shows, great duets, including his Daddy and his brand NEW bluegrass CD “Homecoming”. This is a guy […]
This week I talked to my old friend and partner Jimmy Olander. Jimmy and I were friends long before Diamond Rio ever got started and after a 2 hour phone call with him and 2 auditions with the band I became part of the band. Jimmy and his guitar have been a stamp on Diamond […]
This show is some kind of cool guys! I don’t know why I haven’t done it before but the time has come FINALLY! The “KING” that’s right the big”E” none other than “ELVIS“. One of the very few in all of show business that don’t even need a last name. Like I said there […]
Sitting here in a hotel room in Mankato MN. and I just got to thinking about the comments I have received on this web site and the ones I have NOT. Comments are very interesting to me. It seems if there is no place to give a idea, opinion, or complaint then we are always […]
Man is it HOT out or what and this week it’s going to be HOT too on the Dana Williams Show. We have now been members of the Grand Ole Opry going on 13 years and for most of that time the General Manager of the Opry Has been Pete Fisher. You might have seen […]
Well friends here is a show that I have had since January and the time has come. I can not keep it to myself any longer. This is a fellow that I have known since 1987 or so when he was the premiere demo singer in Nashville. Go figure though, as Meet in the Middle […]
I got to tell you guys. I have really come the love the band “Cherryholmes” and here they come with a brand new CD called “Cherryholmes IV-Common Threads” and you are going to love it. It hits the stores June 1st and The Dana Williams Show. Cia has joined me and, I might add, my […]
Rhonda Vincent! Wow where do I start? I met Rhonda in passing several years ago and just recently we became friends on Facebook and that’s when I started paying attention. I kept seeing her post and seeing her pictures and from that I started to get to know her. I know, kind of weird, but […]
Well guys here ya go. A guy that I met early in my Rio career and the beginning of his. So early in his that he even rode our crew bus on some shows that he was opening. He is such a incredible talent now and then. My gosh the first time I heard him […]
After watching last nights ACM awards show I thought it only appropriate to write a few words about such things. Doing TV shows is one thing, such as The Tonight Show or The 700 Club and shows like that but award shows is a completely different animal. Imagine a doctor having 30 patience’s showing up […]
Ok guys I know that I have said things like legend, hero, great friend, singer, song writer, musician before but this weeks guest has a special spot in my heart like very few do. I have loved his music and pickin’ for longer than him or I care to think about. I got the opportunity […]
OK OK I know, I have been quite for like a month and yes I am very sorry. We were on a 3 week road trip and I just have not had the chance to get a new show posted but I am back and so is the show. I got some great guests coming […]
Tell me friends, What do Cats,Banjo,a Book writer,Song writer and a Tenor singer have in common? Give up? Joe Bonsall is the answer! That’s right Joe Bonsall of The Oak Ridge Boys. Who would have ever thought 20 years ago that I would be sitting at the house visiting with one of the GREAT Oak […]
WOW, what a show this is! Two great guests from similar worlds but OH so different. She comes from left coast(CA) and he comes from the right(VA). She is a great singer,songwriter and Banjo player in one of the best family bluegrass bands i have ever heard. He is a great singer,songwriter and piano player […]
Hello Hello Hello!!! What a trip we had to Texas and on up to Canada! We are back and so is The Dana Williams Show! This week I pick out some of my Rio favorites. I hope some of these are yours too. I talk about everything from FAST FAST FAST to the NFL Defensive […]
It’s hard to know exactly what to say about my guest this week. He is one of the best singers in Nashville. He has been a main stay on the radio for 25+ years and still sings better than ever. I have been a fan of Larry Stewart since the very first “Restless Heart” cd […]
So your wondering, what is Dana going to do for us for Christmas? I know you were! Well, I have the perfect gift for you and me. Shannon McCombs is it! I mean it, you are soooo going to enjoy this weeks show. I know when you hear this voice you will immediately know her […]
So this week……Oh My goodness what a treat! Terry Ree is my guest and what a SPECIAL guest he is. Yes Terry Ree, The Indian of WILLIAMS AND REE! A wonderful comedy team since 1968 and yes better than ever.I have loved these guys from the day I met them and still can make me […]
I made a call to my good friend Randy Mason and ask him to come and do lunch and as usual the laughing began and many stories. Randy is a great drummer,guitar player and singer and has played and recorded with The Hag,Conway Twitty,Jimmy “C” Newman and many more not to mention Randy and his […]
WOW! This week was lots of fun! Special Guests: Dan Truman joins me and I let him pick the songs to play and we find out who Don Pfrimmer really is! You will not want to miss this one, Believe ME! Enjoy, Dana
This week I go down the road of “What should have been” !? We have had a lot of songs on the radio in the past and here are several that deserve their moment. Find out which is one of Alan Jacksons favorite’s and the CMA’S are this week and I want to know who […]
So over the past several months we have been doing alot of traveling going from town to town just like we have for the past 20 years. On Sept.22 we had a new CD come out and therefore that creates even more travel, doing as much promotion as we can possibly do. Going to New […]
This show is all about the things we did on several different projects in the 90’s! From Merle Haggard to Walt Disney,we were there and honored to be. Find out exactly what and who Jed Zeplin really is! Now thats good trivia there. Enjoy! Dana
This is Saturday afternoon just before I am going to get ready to go to the Opry for the BIG Opry birthday bash night. I had some request this week that I got to and go figure they just happen to be some of my favorites too. Let’s get started with “You Ain’t In It” […]
I’m sitting here in a hotel in Lynchburg VA. and thinking about my up coming High School reunion. This is my 30th year since I have been in High School and just like my Daddy has told me all my life,time has flown by. Where did it all go? It’s just so hard to believe. […]
Spotlight Show The Osborne Brothers This is a “Extra Spotlight” show that I want to do on other artist. I picked the Osborne Bros. to do first for so many reasons. They are probably the one reason I am in the music business at all. Their music has influence me thru the years in many […]
On this weeks show I talk about a few things that have just happened and really bothered me and in one case even got me MAD! We got some great songs and I also played our newest single ” God Is There”. I played some request I had thru email and still can’t believe how […]
As I sit here typing on the computer I hear Josh outside cutting the grass(My Yard). Josh is the dude that we get to cut the grass when I am out of town or just too durn busy to do it myself. So here I am at home with not alot to do and I […]
I sit here this Monday morning and wonder what is it that creates the likes of things that happened last night on the awards show. I wasn’t even watching it. I was sitting in my chair wife by my side watching the Ladies tennis finals and computer in my lap surfin around and I see […]
Well I just got to tell you guys about this past weekend. As you probably know we played the inaugural night race in Atlanta Sunday night. I took my wife Deanna and my son Jacob with me and what a day and night we had. Haven’t seen that boy of mine smile that big since […]
Here it is,I’m going to say right here,right now where all can read. I am DONE with McDonald’s. They have had their last chance to make me fatter and unhealthy. Their burger meat makes me feel sick about 45 min. after I eat them. Their fries are WAYYYYY to salty and what exactly is a […]
Ok, the clock went off @ 6:20am and I thought someone had shot a Tomahawk Missile off in my bedroom. Why is it that has never gotten better thru my entire life? I just don’t do mornings that’s just all there is to it. I got the kids to school got back and did 35 […]
Here I sit on a Sunday afternoon getting this blog stuff all set up and just wondering if anyone will really use this. I really want you guys to for I think this can be the start of something really fun and different. Something to be a part of and share our likes and dis-likes. […]
Hey Guys, Here we go with the 2nd of many shows to come. I have got so many great e-mails with Idea’s for other shows and other series and I am going to do everyone of them I just have too much fun doing this. I hope you will pardon me just a bit for […]
Here is my first Podcast of many. This is a idea I have had for a while now and have finally taken the plunge. If you are a music fan this is going to be some fun stuff to hear. I plan on doing all kinds of music but first and foremost Diamond Rio is […]