The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour: Recent Episodes
M.D. Spenser
Whitney Houston, Roy Clark,
Charles Aznavour and
Crosby, Stills Nash & Young —
all on the same podcast?
Yep!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great soul?
How about Marvin Gaye?
Classic country work for you?
How's about Johnny Cash?
Great guitar float your boat?
Get a load of Roy Clark!
All genres, all eras — all great!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose,
Taj Mahal, Crystal Gayle
and Keb' Mo' —
all on the same podcast?
Yes, indeed!
The new episode of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
All that, plus a tribute to
the remarkable artist EmmyLou Harris
as she makes her farewell tour.
Love classic country?
How about Dolly Parton?
How about great songwriting?
Well — Guy Clark!
Get off on amazing blues guitar?
Gary Moore's "Still Got the Blues for You!"
All genres, all eras — all great!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Chuck Berry, Buffalo Springfield,
Anana Kaye and Keb' Mo —
on the same podcast?
You know it, bro!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love great country crooning?
How 'bout the late Keith Whitley?
Super soul your thing?
Can't beat Al Green!
How about some good ol' country blues?
Check out Ray Wylie Hubbard!
All genres, all eras, just waitin' for ya!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour mdspenser
Dwight Yoakam, EmmyLou Harris,
Louis Armstrong and The O'Jays —
all on the same podcast?
You know it, bro!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love the blues?
Hey — John Hammond!
How about great soul?
How about a Marvin Gay-Tammi Terrell duet?
How about super new talent?
Check out Anana Kaye!
All genres, all eras — all great!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Buffy Sainte-Marie, k d lang,
Walter Hyatt, Pokey LaFarge
and Keb' Mo' —
all on the same podcast?
You know it, bro!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love great guitar work?
Check out Jim Lauderdale!
How about music from a retiring legend?
Hey — EmmyLou Harris!
What about a classic americana collaboration?
Check out a great Dave Alvin-Jimmie Dale Gilmore duet!
All genres, all eras — all great.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Tom Russell, Alison Krauss,
Muddy Waters and Guy Clark —
all on the same podcast?
Absolutely!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Want some delightful country?
Hey — Alison Krauss!
Fine songwriting?
How about Paul Simon?
Great singing float your boat?
Two words — Jennifer Warnes
All genres, all eras — all great.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour
J.J. Cale, John Hiatt,
Otis Rush, Louis Armstrong
and Sam Cooke —
all on the same podcast?
Yep!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic soul?
How about Wilson Pickett?
How about jazzy vocals?
Well — The Manhattan Transfer!
Amazing guitar picking float your boat?
Check out a Doc Watson-Merle Watson duet!
All genres, all eras — all great.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Dolly Parton, Lightning Hopkins,
Derek & The Dominos
and The Four Tops —
all on the same show?
Absolutely!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide American Hour
is online now!
Love country crooning?
We're playing Keith Whitley!
How about classic americana?
Hey — Guy Clark!
Superb blues guitar?
How 'bout Eric Clapton
with Derek & The Dominos
Wonderful singing turn you on?
How about Whitney Houston!
All genres, all eras — all great!
Enjoy — and crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Judy Collins, Randy Travis,
Alison Krauss and the O'Jays —
Want some Christianity in your Christmas?
How about noy one, but two renditions of "Amazing Grace?"
How's about Christmas cheer for the kiddies?
Hey — Randy Travis with Jingle Bell Rock?
Up for some Christmas blues?
Check out Charles Brown
with "Please Come Home for Christmas."
And let's not forget the kids — and their future!
How about John Lennon and Yoko Ono. backed by
The Harlem Boys Choir
with
"Happy Christmas (War is Over)?"
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwifdeamericanahour #mdspenser
Etta James, EmmyLou Harris,
Rhianmon Giddens and Aaron Neville —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
All that, plus a tribute to
the prolific songwriter Randy Newman.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great young talent?
Hey — Rhiannon Giddens.
Incredible blues your thing?
How about Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa?
Powerhouse vocals float your boat?
Two words: Joe Cocker!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Guy Clark, George Harrison,
Taj Mahal and Peggy Lee —
on the same podcast?
You know it, bro!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic country?
Hey — Eddie Arnold!
And Tammy Wynette!
Plus a song — are you kidding? — from
the brilliant British comedian Billy Connolly!
Oh, yes, we have it all!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Big Mama Thornton, Robert Earl Keen,
Tift Merritt and Ray Charles —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
We're playing Taj Mahal!
How 'bout some feel-good jazz?
Can't beat Louis Armstrong!
All genres, all eras — and all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
John Hiatt, Greg Brown,
Rosanne Cash, Ray Charles
and Bob Bradshaw —
all on the same podcast?
You know it, bro!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great songwriting?
How about Greg Brown?
Classic blues your thing?
Well — B.B. King!
Wonderful singing turn you on?
How 'bout two from EmmyLou Harris?
All eras, all genres — all great!
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
and crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Waylon Jennings, Crystal Gayle,
and Art Garfunkel — all on
the same podcast?
Righty-O!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic doo-wop?
How about The Flamingos with
"I Only Have Eyes for You?"
How 'bout some
fine americana humor?
Check out I See Hawks in LA!
Care for a couple of songs
about female self-pleasure?
Well, we got two in a row!
Cyndi Lauper and then
The Divynils — messin' with
themselves and having fun!
Music ranging from 1944 (The Mills Brothers)
right up to several from 2025.
All genres, all era — all great.
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwidesmericanahour #mdspenser
Cheryl Wheeler, Lucy Kaplansky,
The Mavericks, and Etta James —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
All that, PLUS
a special tribute to
the late Jesse Winchester,
one of the finest American songwriters
of all time.
Love great soul?
How about Clarence Carter?
The blues light your fire?
Hey — Keb' Mo'!
Classic country float your boat?
What about Connie Francis?
How about great American jazz?
Well ... Count Basie!
Not to mention Sarah Vaughan.
All eras, all genres — all great.
And all free as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Janis Joplin, Little Feat,
Grey DeLisle and Taj Mahal —
on the same podcast?
Indeed!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love your blues deep?
We're playing Bessie Smith!
How about some classic folk-rock?
Well — Buffalo Springfield!
Super blues work for you?
Taj Mahal's one of the best ever.
How about vocals that blow the hat right off your head?
I mean, Joe Cocker!
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Steve Winwood, Mama Cass,
Charlie Rich, and Ozzie Nelson —
all on the same podcast?
You know it, bro!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great soul?
How about Sam & Dave?
Classic country work for you?
Hey — Lynn Anderson!
How about spot-on blues that
wound up predicting the future?
Listen to Bessie Smith from 1929!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online today.
All era, all genres — all great.
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
k d lang, The Mills Brothers,
Rhiannon Giddens and The Weavers —
all on the same podcast?
Yes, ma'am!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
How about a track from Clapton's Unplugged album,
THE biggest-selling live album
of all time!
How about great song-writing?
Check out Greg Brown!
Incredible guitar lift you up?
Check out a Chet Atkins-Mark Knopfler duet!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericahour #mdspenser
Fleetwood Mac, Charlie Rich,
Randy Newman, Fleetwood Mac
and Alice DiMicele —
all on the same podcast?
You bet!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love great blues?
How 'bout James Cotton?
Super soul your thing?
How 'bout the Temps?
Great songwriting move your soul?
Hey — Jesse Winchester!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Irma Thomas, Charlie Daniels,
Keb' Mo and Jennifer Warnes —
on the same podcast?
Yes, ma'am!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love the blues?
How 'bout Taj Mahal?
Great country float your boat?
Can't beat a Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard duet!
Classic pop work for you?
How 'bout Huey Lewis & The News?
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
mdspenser #bigfatwideamericanahour
The Four Tops, Muddy Waters,
Dwight Yoakam, and a
Mick Jagger-David Bowie duet —
all on the same podcast?
You know it, bro!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great soul?
How about Fontella Bass?
Like your blues down deep?
Howlin' Wolf is Goin' Down Slow!
Get off on more recent americana?
Get a load of The Orphan Brigade!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D,
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Guy Clark,
Tift Merritt, Marlena Shaw
and a Bonnie Raitt-Delbert McClinton duet
— all on the same podcast?
You know it, bro!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great soul?
How about Sam & Dave?
What about classic folk-rock?
Hey — the Byrds!
Great singing lift you up?
Roy Orbison was one of the best!
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 #mdpsenser
Grey DeLisle, Martha L. Healey
Imogen Moon, and Irma Thomas —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
All that, plus a tribute to
The Beach Boys in the wake
of the death of Brian Wilson.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Plus ... so much more!
Love great crooning?
Get a load of Charlie Rich!
How 'bout some classic Motown?
Hey — The Four Tops!
How 'bout some country blues right outta Texas?
Well, Ray Wylie Hubbard!
All that and so much more!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
All genres, all era — all great!
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Grey DeLisle, Martha L. Healey
Imogen Moon, and Irma Thomas —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
All that, plus a tribute to
The Beach Boys in the wake
of the death of Brian Wilson.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Plus ... so much more!
Love great crooning?
Get a load of Charlie Rich!
How 'bout some classic Motown?
Hey — The Four Tops!
How 'bout some country blues right outta Texas?
Well, Ray Wylie Hubbard!
All that and so much more!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
All genres, all era — all great!
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Aretha Franklin, Ray Stevens,
Rosanne Cash, Bob Bradshaw
and Jesse Winchester —
all on the same podcast?
You know it, bro!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
Hey — Junior Wells!
How about some classic jazz?
Get a load of a Dean Martin-Nat King Cole duet!
Some much-needed social commentary?
Nathan Bell tells hard truths.
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
thebigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Aretha Franklin, Rosanne Cash,
Madeleine Peyroux, The Kinks —
all on the same podcast?
Yes, ma'am!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour'
is online now!
Like fine jazz?
How about Madeleine Peyroux ... or Nat King Cole?
How about super blues?
Get a load of Junior Wells!
Great country float your boaty?
Catch a Grammy-winning song from Rosanne Cash"
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Charlie Rich, Grey DeLisle,
Guy Clark and Etta James —
all on the same podcast?
Yessir.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love great blues?
How about Sonny Boy Williamson II?
Super jazz float your boat?
How about Peggy Lee ... or Louis Armstrong?
Classic folk bring back memories?
How about Ian & Sylvia?
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Bruce Springsteen, Grey DeLisle,
Tammy Wynette and Lyle Lovett —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
How about Keb' Mo'?
How about superb songwriting?
Well ... Jesse Winchester!
How about classic rock 'n' roll?
Can't beat Chuck Berry!
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
Tish Hinojosa, Track Dogs,
Emily Barker, Stevie Wonder
and Oleta Adams —
all on the same podcast?
Yes, ma'am!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great soul?
How about Stevie Wonder, or maybe Wilson Pickett?
Super songwriting float your boat?
How about Cheryl Wheeler, or maybe Grey DeLisle?
Truly original americana turn you on?
Get a load of Track Dogs!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Allison Moorer, Track Dogs,
Crosby, Stills Nash & Young
and Annie Keating —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love great blues?
How about Taj Mahal?
Classic pop your thing?
Hey, The Captain & Tenille!
Great songwriting float your boat?
Well — Jessie Winchester!
All genres, all eras — all great
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Roger Miller, Grey DeLisle,
John Prine, Rees Shad
and The Drifters —
on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic blues?
How about T-Bone Walker?
Crave great new music?
Check out Chris Delmhorst!
How about country to cry for?
Hey — Charlie Rich!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
John Hiatt, Crystal Gayle,
Bobby "Blue" Bland and Grey DeLisle —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love the blues?
Hey — B.B. King!
Crave some classic pop?
What about The Everly Brothers?
Want to rock out?
Hey, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Marvin Gaye, Tift Merritt,
Kris Delmhorst and Rhiannon Giddens —
all on the same podcast?
You know it, bro!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great singing?
How about Aaron Neville?
Like some humor in your music?
Check out I See Hawks in LA!
How about some classic folk?
Well ... Ian & Sylvia!
Love discovering brand new music?
We're playing Ben De La Cour!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Tracy Chapman, Keb' Mo',
Bill Withers and Old Californio —
all on the same podcast?
You know it, bro!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great song-writing?
Check out Eliza Gilkyson!
Great blues your thing?
Junior Wells was the real deal!
How about some gorgeous folk-style americana?
Chill out with the latest from Gillian Welch & David Rawlings!
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
k d lang, Solomon Burke,
Jimmie Dale Gilmore and The Temptations —
all on the same podcast?
You know it, bro!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic Motown?
How 'bout The Supremes?
Love the blues but not your boss?
Jimmy Reed with Big Boss Man!
How about a classic beauty-and-the-beast duet?
Hey, Jennifer Warnes and Joe Cocker!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
All eras, all genres, all great!
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Toto, Kenny Rogers,
Alice DeMicele, Louis Armstrong,
Ray Charles and Beth Bombara —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Crave classic soul?
How about a Marvin Gaye-Tammi Terrell duet?
Get off on great contemporary blues?
Get a load of Keb' Mo'!
And, hey! Nothing wrong with feel-good pop!
So ... King Harvest, with "Dancing in the Moonlight!"
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
Grey DeLisle, Lucinda Williams,
Delbert McClinton and Procol Harum —
on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
That and so much more!
Love the blues?
Keb' Mo's got The Itch!
Classic soul get you moving?
What about The Four Tops?
How 'bout old-time country?
We're playing Loretta Lynn!
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
Sam Cooke, Rhiannon Giddens,
Bruce Springsteen and Nathan Bell —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love country swing?
Well, Bob Will & His Texas Playboys invented it!
Shall we sing of justice?
Listen to Ray Charles, with help from Eric Clapton.
Fed up with crazy millionaires screwing the rest of us?
Darren Watson, with "Hallelujah, Rich Man's War."
How 'bout we confront gender inequity head-on?
Check out Eillen Jewell, with "The Meow Song."
Ready from some hard truths about contemporary America?
Nathan Bell lays it out for all to see.
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well.
Join the fight to save democracy.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mspenser
The Weavers, Grey DeLisle
Rees Shad, Rhiannon Giddens —
on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
How about Junior Wells?
Classic soul?
How about Edwin Starr?
Great song-writing lift you up?
We're playing John Prine!
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen!
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Grey DeLisle, Janis Ian,
John Hiatt, Taj Mahal
and Otis Redding —
all on the same podcast?
You know it, bro!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love great guitar?
Check out Jim Lauderdale!
How about blues down deep?
Hey — John Lee Hooker!
Great soul your thing?
Can't beat Ray Charles!
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
Jesse Winchester, Gretchen Peters,
The Everly Brothers and Three Dog Night —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
We're playing Taj Mahal.
How about some Rock-A-Billy?
Hey, Dale Hawkins with Susie Q!
Get off on classic pop?
How about Del Shannon with Runaway?
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Chuck Berry, Buddy Miller,
Karen Jonas and Jesse Winchester —
all on the same podcast?
Yep.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Like classic jazz?
Hey — Louis Armstrong!
Great singing?
One word — Aretha!
What about the blues?
Can't beat Taj Mahal!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
All genres, all eras — all great!
All free, as well.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Roberta Flack, Pete Seeger,
Muddy Waters, and the O'Jays —
on the same podcast?
Absolutely!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love some funky soul?
How about Sly and the Family Stone?
Incredible singing turn you on?
Hey — Roberta Flack!
And hey, a little bubble gum never hurt anyone.
So ...The Archies!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Guy Clark, Kris Delmhorst,
Emmylou Harris and Rhiannon Giddens —
all on the same podcast?
You know it, baby!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Like classic blues?
How about Jimmy Reed?
Love great new music?
How about a yet-to-be released track from Richie Lawrence?
How about superb song-writing?
We've got two tracks written by the late David Olney.
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
—M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
The Orphan Brigade, Sheryl Crow,
John Hiatt and Keb' Mo' —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic country?
How about Crystal Gayle?
Get off on great blues?
Check out a Maria Muldaur song you might have overlooked!
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Jimmie Rodgers, Allison Krauss,
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Lizz Wright, Creedence Clearwater Revival,
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Ray Charles, Solomon Burke,
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Leonard Cohen, Jennifer Warnes,
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John Hiatt, Beau Jennings,
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Roger Miller, Los Lobos,
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Emily Barker, John Mellencamp,
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Aaron Neville, Rhonda Vincent,
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Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor,
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Bob Dylan, Greg Brown,
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Creedence Clearwater Revival,
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Love great jazz vocals?
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John Prine, Mama Cass,
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The Surfaris, Karen Jonas,
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all on the same podcast?
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Love summertime soul?
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It's great fun. And it's free!
-- M.D.
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Mitch Ryder, Karen Jonas,
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all on the same podcast?
Absolutely!
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Love finding great new music?
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Tracy Chapman, Loudon Wainwright III,
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all on the same online radio show?
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Love guitar blues?
How about Freddie King?
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Can't beat the late Keith Whitley!
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Steve Forbert, Susan Tedeschi,
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Love the blues?
How about Jimmy Reed or Junior Wells?
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Roy Orbison, Grey DeLisle,
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Love the blues?
Keb' Mo's in a Dangerous Mood!
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Willie Nelson, REM,
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The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
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Love deep blues?
Hey, John Lee Hooker!
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The Byrds, ZZ Top,
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Check out Ian Tyson!
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Guy Clark was among the best!
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Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton,
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The latest edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
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Love great song-writing?
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Whitney Houston at her best!
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Keith Whitley, Marianne Faithful,
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The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
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Like your country rowdy?
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Love discovering great new music?
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Don't miss Aaron Neville , The Temptations and Gladys Knight!
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ZZ Top, Bob Bradshaw,
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The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
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Like your country quirky?
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John Prine, Gretchen Peters,
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all on the same amazing podcast?
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The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic country?
Two words: Johnny Cash
Great new music turn you on?
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americana has to offer?
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Judy Collins, The Ink Spots,
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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.
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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)?
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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!
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-- M.D.
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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.
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— M.D.
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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!
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all great.
And all free, as well.
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And crank it!
— M.D.
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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!
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— M.D.
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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.
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— M.D.
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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!
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(That would be me . . . )
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— M.D. Spenser
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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
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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!
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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!
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— M.D.
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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?
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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
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— M.D.
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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!
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— M.D.
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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.
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— M.D.
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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!
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And all free, as well!
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– M.D.
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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.
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And all free, as well!
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— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
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!
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Karen Jonas, Drew Holcomb,
Peach and Quiet and Malcolm McWatt —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
A fond look back at some
of the best new music to come
our way in 2023.
Love new country?
Get a load of Peach & Quiet!
Great americana turn you on?
Check out Robert Rex Waller Jr!
How about super new folk?
Check out a 2023 offering from Meredith Moon!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
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— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
B.B. King, Mean Mary,
Randy Travis, Sam Cooke
and EmmyLou Harris —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
A special Christmas edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Like your Christmas bluesy?
We've got a Bonnie Raitt-Charles Brown duet!
How about some Yuletide country?
Get a load of Randy Travis!
How about some rockin' gospel?
Check out Paul Simon!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well.
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— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
B.B. King, Ray Charles,
Mean Mary and Pokey LaFarge —
all on the same podcast?
Yessiree, Bob!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Crave classic jazz?
We're playing Peggy Lee!
Well, how's about classic soul?
Doesn't get much better than Ray Charles!
Superb songwriting?
Jesse Winchester was one of the best.
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety
online today. All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Guy Clark, Eliza Gilkyson,
Mean Mary and J.J. Cale —
all on the same podcast?
Yessiree, Bob!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Got the blues for Christmas?
Charles Brown knows the feeling!
Like your pop operatic?
How's about a few tunes from Roy Orbison?
Love you some soul?
Otis Redding is Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay!
How about one of the finest singers country music has ever known?
We're playing EmmyLou Harris!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online!
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— M.D.
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The Mills Brothers, Glen Campbell,
Charlie Musselwhite and Boz Scaggs —
on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love classic county?
How about Johnny Cash?
Great blues turn you on?
We're got Charlie Musselwhite\2
Super blues your thing?
Get a load of Charles Brown!
All genres, all eras -- all great!
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-- M.D.
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Leonard Cohen, The Beatles,
Gordon Lightfoot and Rhiannon Giddens —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
Check out Marcia Ball!
Cool country swing get you movin'?
How about Asleep at the Wheel?
Great new music get you excited?
Check out Camille Trail!
All genres, all eras — all free!
The finest musical variety online today.
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— M.D.
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Tracy Chapman, Old Crow Medicine Show,
Wilson Picket and Old Californio —
all on the same podcast?
Can only mean one thing!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
We're playing a great track from Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa!
Super soul turn you on?
How about Wilson Pickett?
Get off on full-throated rock?
Get a load of Joe Cocker!
All genres all eras — all great!
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— M.D.
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Delbert McClinton, Grand Funk Railroad,
Little Eva and Joe Cocker —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great song-writing?
We're got Gretchen Peters!
Fine country music?
Can't beat Jim Lauderdale.
How about super soul?
Gotta love Gladys Knight!
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well!
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— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Roy Orbison, John Hiatt, Keb' Mo'
and Session Americana —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great song-writing?
How about Roy Orbison?
Great harmonies turn you on?
Get a load of The Cox Family!
How about super soul?
We've got Mavin Gaye!
All genres, all eras — all great!
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— M.D.
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Bob Bradshaw, James Taylor,
Amelia White and Ciara Sidine —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great blues?
Check out Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa!
Great soul music turn you on?
We're playing Ray Charles
Classic country float your boat?
Check out Eddy Arnold!
Plus loads of wonderful new music that's
been premiered on this show over
the last seven-plus years.
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
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— M.D.
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The Avett Brothers, Dave & Phil Alvin,
Dwight Yoakam and Keb' Mo' —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Like jazz guitar?
We're playing George Benson!
Great new talent your thing?
Check out Pokey LaFarge!
Super soul turn you on?
Get a load of Bill Withers!
All genres all eras — all great.
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— M.D.
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Karen Jonas, Guy Clark,
Rhiannon Giddens and Marvin Gaye —
all on the same podcast?
You know it.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love great soul blues?
How about Little Milton?
Does great song-writing turn you on?
Check out Nathan Bell!
How about great country guitar?
We're playing Vince Gill!
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— M.D.
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Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Jayhawks,
Rhiannon Giddens and Charles Aznavour —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love the blues?
How about Otis Rush?
Enjoy classic country crooning?
Get a load of Eddie Arnold!
Great new music float your boat?
We're playing Imogen Moon!
All genres, all eras — all great.
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— M.D.
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Ben E. King, Tracy Chapman,
Bob Bradshaw and Gordon Lightfoot —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love mixing styles together?
How about a Willie Nelson-Julio Iglesias duet?
How about light-hearted jazz?
Can't beat Bobby McFerrin!
Super country rock float your boat?
We're playing John Cougar Mellencamp!
All genres, all eras — all great!
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— M.D.
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Gram Parsons, Crystal Gayle,
k d lang and Jim Croce —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love the blues?
Get a load of Delbert McClinton!
How about classic country?
We're playing Crystal Gayle.
Classic country rock float your boat?
How about Gram Parsons?
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety
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— M.D.
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Charlie Rich, Maria Muldaur,
Marvin Gaye and Louis Armstrong —
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 Chris Izaak?
Great soul blues float your boat?
Can't beat Bobby "Blue" Bland!
Plus a tribute to Johnny Cash
on the 20th anniversary of his death.
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
All eras, all genres — all great!
And all free, as well.
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— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix,
Keb' Mo' and The Mavericks —
all featured on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety
online today.
And it's all free!
Love deep blues?
We've got Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown.
Wonderful singing your thing?
Check out Lizz Wright on this weeks's show
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
And it's all free!
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— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Steve Winwood, The Isley Brothers,
Roy Orbison and Cheryl Wheeler —
all on the same podcast?
You know what that means!
The new edition of
The Big Bat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
And this week — a special two-hour edition means
even more great music than usual!
Love the blues?
How about Junior Wells & B.B. King?
Great country turn you on?
We're playing Patsy Cline
and Kenny Rogers!
How about super jazz?
We've got the clarinettist Dr. Michael White
and the pianist Diana Krall.
Two hours of the finest music variety online today.
All genres, all eras -- all eras.
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— M.D.
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The Doobie Brothers, Ian and Sylvia,
plus Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic country?
How about Patsy Cline?
Wonderful folk float your boat?
We're playing Ian and Sylvia.
Incredible vocals light your fire?
How about k d lang?
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
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— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
The Doobie Brothers, Ian and Sylvia,
plus Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic country?
How about Patsy Cline?
Wonderful folk float your boat?
We're playing Ian and Sylvia.
Incredible vocals light your fire?
How about k d lang?
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
All eras, all genres — all free!
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— M.D.
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John Mellencamp, Nina Simone,
Nathan Bell and Little Milton —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic soul?
How about Sam & Dave?
Great new music light your fire?
Check out Bob Bradshaw!
How about super country?
We're playing Jimmy Dean!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online today.
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And all free, as well.
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— M.D.
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Delbert McClinton, Dave Alvin
and Imogen Moon —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love deep blues?
How about Albert King?
Terrific new alt-country your thing?
We've got a new track from Karen Jonas!
Great song-writing float your boat?
None better than the late Jesse Winchester!
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The finest music variety online today.
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— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Imogen Moon, J.J. Cale,
Jennifer Warnes and Jesse Winchester —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Fancy a song sung by Mama Cass?
How about a duet from Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong?
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
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— M.D.
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Ray Charles, Karen Jonas,
Ray Wylie Hubbard and Maria Muldaur —
all on the same podcast?
Yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love the blues?
We're playing Duke Robillard!
Classic country soothe your soul?
How about Don Gibson?
Great song-writing turn you on?
Can't do better than Jesse Winchester!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, too!
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— M.D.
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Lucinda Williams, Al Green,
Bob Bradshaw and Diana Krall —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great soul/blues?
Check out Little Milton!
Great song-writing float your boat?
Gretchen Peters is one of the best!
Classic country get you going?
How about Les Paul and Mary Ford?
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online!
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— M.D.
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Sam Cooke, Bob Bradshaw,
Tracy Chapman and Karen Jonas —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love guitar blues?
Check out Susan Tedeschi!
Classic country your thing?
How about Rosanne Cash?
Great soul turn you on?
Can't beat Bill Withers!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
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And all great listening, as well.
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— M.D.
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J.J. Cale, David Olney,
EmmyLou Harris and Etta James —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love discovering great new music?
Check out Bob Bradshaw!
Killer blues lights your fire?
We've got Delbert McClinton, with Tom Petty on backing vocals!
Steamy jazz fog your windows?
How about Peggy Lee with "Fever?"
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
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— M.D.
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Dolly Parton, John Hiatt,
Po' Girl, The Flatlanders
and Karen Jonas —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
Get a load of Delbert McClinton!
Love high-powered soul?
Can't beat an Aretha Franklin-George Michael duet!
Love classic americana?
Can't do better than The Flatlanders!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
All genres, all eras, all great — and all free, as well!
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— M.D.
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Pokey LaFarge, Jennifer Warnes,
Jesse Winchester and Aretha Franklin —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
Check out Charles Brown!
How about classic americana?
Get a load of Kelly Willis!
Crave great new music?
Give Dean Owens a listen!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online today.
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And all free, as well.
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— M.D.
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EmmyLou Harris, Paul Thorn,
Bob Bradshaw and The Crystals —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes! Da Doo Ron Ron!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now!
Love great blues?
Get a load of Junior Wells!
How about amazing singing?
Check out Lizz Wright!
Love classic country?
Get a load of Conway Twitty!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
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— M.D.
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James Taylor, Keb' Mo',
Guy Clark and Carole King —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love great blues?
We're playing B.B. King!
Super songwriting your thing?
We've got Gretchen Peters and Jesse Winchester!
Great jazz turn you on?
Nina Simone wants some sugar in her bowl!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
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And it's all free, too!
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— M.D.
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ZZ Top, Roy Orbison,
Roger Miller and Linda Ronstadt —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great rock?
We've got Dire Straits!
Crave authentic blues?
How about Jimmy Reed?
Love great new music?
Get a load of Bob Bradshaw!
The finest musical variety online.
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And all free, as well!
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— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
The Spencer Davis Group,
Aretha Franklin, Pokey LaFarge
and Gretchen Peters —
all on the same podcast?
Can only mean one thing.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
How about Susan Tedeschi?
Classic country your thing?
We're playing Johnny Cash!
Great soul lift you up?
How about Aaron Neville?
All eras, all genres, all great —
that's our motto!
It;'s entirely free. Click now to listen.
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— M.D.
mdspenser
Neil Young, Eddie Rabbitt,
Tift Merritt and Bob Bradshaw —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great blues?
We're playing Taj Mahal!
Smooth jazz your thing?
How about Nat King Cole?
Great americana float your boat?
Hard to beat Jesse Winchester!
What about super alt-country?
Get a load of Tift Merritt!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
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And all free, as well.
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— M.D.
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Etta James, Bing Crosby,
Bruce Springsteen and John Cougar Mellencamp —
all on the same podcast?
Can only mean one thing!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great country?
Can't beat Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard!
The blues -- do they move you?
Get a load of Muddy Waters!
Autobiographical country touches your heart?
Just listen to Dolly Parton.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, too!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
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— M.D.
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The Foundations, Alison Krauss,
Junior Wells, plus Tony Orlando and Dawn —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
You know what that means!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great blues?
How about Howlin' Wolf?
Crave great songwriting?
We're playing Nathan Bell!
Classic pop float your boat?
We've got lightning striking, with Lou Christie!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
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— M.D.
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B.B. King, Eagles,
Willie Nelson and Gordon Lightfoot —
all on the same podcast?
You know what that means!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great blues?
Check out Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa!
Crave classic oldies?
How's about Paul Simon with Kodachrome?
Wonderful country classics turn you on?
We've got Willie Nelson doing "Stardust."
All genres, all eras — all great!
All all free, as well.
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
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— M.D.
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Delbert McClinton, Ian Tyson,
Iris DeMent and Dr, John —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, you know what that means!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic country?
Can't beat Hank Williams Sr!
Great jazz — the kind you can listen to?
How 'bout Louis Armstrong?
Classic rock your thing?
We're playing Fleetwood Mac!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online!
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— M.D.
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Pokey LaFarge, Chet Atkins,
Etta James, and The Jayhawks —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
We're playing Muddy Waters!
Classic country your thing?
How about Tammy Wynette?
Love rock 'n' roll?
Get a load of Chuck Berry!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
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— M.D.
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John Prine, Bonnie Raitt,
Three Dog Night and Lyle Lovett —
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're playing Junior Wells!
Classic country your thing?
How about Johnny Cash?
Great country rock float your boat?
Get a load of John Cougar Mellencamp!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
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And all free, as well.
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— M.D.
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Tom Russell, Keb' Mo',
EmmyLou Harris and Guy Clark —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now!
Love the blues?
None better than B.B. King!
Great country your thing?
How about Alison Krauss & Union Station?
Like jazz you can actually listen to?
We're playing George Benson, and Kenny G, to boot!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
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— M.D.
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Ray Wylie Hubbard, Rhiannon Giddens,
Taj Mahal and James Taylor —
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're playing Charles Brown!
Superb songwriting?
We've got Applewood Road!
Great harmonies your thing?
How about The Dixie Chicks?
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
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— M.D.
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Bonnie Raitt, Karen Jonas,
Roberta Flack,
plus a Willie Nelson-Merle Haggard duet —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great new alt-country?
We're playing Karen Jonas!
Like deep blues?
Check out Charlie Musselwhite!
Crave classic soul?
How about a Marvin Gaye—Tammy Terrell duet?
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free.
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— M.D.,
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Jesse Winchester, Roberta Flack,
Taj Mahal, Ray Wylie Hubbard,
and, holy smokes, Yo-Yo Ma —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love the blues?
We're playing Taj Mahal!
Classic country your thing?
How about Patsy Cline?
Love great soul?
We're playing Al Green!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, as well!
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour
Nina Simone, Jesse Winchester,
Dolly Parton, and The Four Tops —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Like your music southern and swampy?
We're playing Tony Joe White!
How about music that's just Cooler-N-Hell?
Check out Ray Wylie Hubbard!
What about hard-driving country rock?
Get a load of John Mellencamp at his best!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas,
Herb Alpert, and Buddy and Julie Miller —
all on the same show?
Oh, yes!
All that, plus a tribute to
the prolific songwriter and hit-maker Burt Bacharach,
who has died at age 94.
It's The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
— online now!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
It's free! Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D. Spenser
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Taj Mahal, Michelle Shocked,
Delbert McClinton and Aaron Neville
— all on the same show?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great song-writing?
We're playing Jesse Winchester!
Superb singing turn you on?
We've got Jennifer Warnes!
True country your thing?
How about Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys?
All genres, all eras — all great!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
It's completely free. Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
John Prine, Diana Krall,
Lucinda Williams and Boz Scaggs —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love deep blues?
How about Elmore James?
Classic soul?
How about Stevie Wonder?
Country swing your thing?
We're playing Walter Hyatt!
All genres, all eras.
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety
online today.
Entirely free!
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Bonnie Raitt, Doc Watson
Jimmie Dale Gilmore and the Pointer Sisters —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love deep blues?
We're playing Junior Wells!
Get off on classic country?
Merle Haggard fits the bill!
Wonderful soul float your boat?
Get a load of Etta James!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
All genres, all eras — and all free, as well!
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Lizz Wright, Tom Petty
and Jesse Winchester —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
Love the blues?
How about Charles Brown?
Crave great soul?
We're playing Stevie Wonder!
How about wonderful songwriting?
Just listen to Jesse Winchester!
All genres, all eras — all great.
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Kenny Loggins, k d lang,
Shawn Colvin and Alison Krauss —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic country?
How about Patsy Cline?
Western swing your thing?
We've got Asleep at the Wheel!
How about some hard-rockin' blues?
Can't beat ZZ Top!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online today.
All genres, all eras — all great"
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mspenser
Van Morrison, Karen Jonas,
Guy Clark and Eliza Gilkyson —
all on the same show?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
How about Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa?
Wonderful country singing?
How about Willie Nelson?
Great soul turn you on?
We've got Etta James!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
Ninety minutes of the finest music
variety online.
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Charles Brown, Tom Petty,
and the Eagles —
all singing Christmas songs on the same show?
Oh, yes.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
And not only carols,
but soul, rock, country, blues
and more!
Ninety minutes of
the finest musical variety online
It's free. Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Ray Charles, Tift Merritt,
EmmyLou Harris and Lizz Wright —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love swampy blues?
We're playing Tony Joe White!
Like unapologetic country?
How about Dwight Yoakam?
Classic soul float your boat?
We're playing The Temptations!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
And it's all free!
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Maria Muldaur, Rosanne Cash
and Jim Lauderdale —
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 Howlin' Wolf?
Classic americana your thing?
We've got Jimmie Dale Gilmore!
Super country singing float your boat?
We've got a track from the late Keith Whitley!
All genres, all eras — all great.
And all free, too!
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And crank it!
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Boz Scaggs, Bonnie Raitt,
Carole King and Smokey Robinson —
all featured on the same podcast?
Holy smokes, you know what that means!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great folk-rock?
How about Loggins & Messina?
Crave super blues?
Can't beat a Roy Buchanan-Delbert McClinton collaboration!
Fabulous songwriting?
It doesn't get better than Gretchen Peters!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free!
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And crank it!
—M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
The Jayhawks, Tracy Chapman
and John Cougar Mellencamp —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
We've got Junior Wells
Classic country turn you on?
How about Tennessee Ernie Ford?
Super soul your thing?
We're playing Stevie Wonder!
All genres, all eras — all great!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online!
And it's free!
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Otis Redding, Emily Barker,
Merle Haggard and Etta James —
all on the same podcast?
You know what that means!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love great blues?
We've got Taj Mahal!
Great country float your boat?
How about The King of Country Music, Roy Acuff?
Super new americana what you're looking for?
Get a load of Old Californio!
All genres, all eras — all free!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today"
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Delbert McClinton, Peter Mulvey,
Etta James and Old Californio —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Country, folk, soul, pop, jazz — you name it.
All genres, all eras — all great.
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour
Louis Armstrong, Marcia Ball,
Cheryl Wheeler and Jesse Winchester —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Ninety minutes of the finest
musical variety available online.
All genres, all eras — all great fun!
And all free, as well.
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Tom Russell, k d lang,
Taj Mahal and Michelle Shocked —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online.
Entirely free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Jimmie Dale Gilmore (above), Giulia Millanta,
Tony Joe White and Maria Muldaur —
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 Roger Miller?
Great blues your thing?
We've got Taj Mahal!
Super folk float your boat?
What about Gordon Lightfoot?
The finest music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And it's free, too!
So click now. And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Gretchen Peters, Tift Merritt,
Delbert McClinton and Lizz Wright —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Love great blues?
We're playing Susan Tedeschi!
Classic folk-rock your thing?
How about Paul Simon?
Feel-good jazz does your heart good?
We've got Louis Armstrong!
Ninety minutes of the finest
music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great!
And all free, as well.
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Leonard Cohen, Taj Mahal,
Jennifer Warnes and Lizz Wright —
all on the same podcast?
You know what that means.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great country music?
We've got Merle Haggard!
Super soul turn you on?
How about Ray Charles?
Wonderful songwriting work for you?
How about Jesse Winchester?
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Gram Parsons, Gretchen Peters,
Tom Petty and Etta James —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great blues?
Don't miss Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa!
Classic country float your boat?
We're playing Crystal Gayle!
Incredible song-writing light your fire?
We've got Gretchen Peters, Jesse Winchester and more!
All genres, all eras — all great.
Ninety minutes of the
finest musical variety online today.
And it's free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
—M.D.
Keb' Mo', Mac Davis,
Bettye LaVette and Willie Nelson —
all featured on the same podcast?
Yes, the new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love true blues?
How about a Buddy Guy-Mavis Staples duet?
Maybe you love classic soul?
We've got The Temptations!
Unbeatable country turn you on?
How about Willie Nelson at his best?
Ninety minutes of
the best music variety online!
And it's free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
B.B. King, John Mellencamp
and Jesse Winchester —
all on the same show?
Oh yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
Check out Marcia Ball!
Classic country float your boat?
We're playing Roger Miller!
Super soul?
How about Otis Redding?
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
All genres, all eras — all great!
And it's free!
Click to listen. And crank it!
— M.D. Spenser
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Chris Isaak, Maria Muldaur,
John Mellencamp and The Eurythmics —
all on the same podcast?
You know what that means!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great country?
We've got Merle Haggard!
Great blues your thing?
Check out Johnny Adams"
Got a thing for great soul?
Check out Miss Bettye LaVette!
Ninety minutes of
the finest music variety online.
And it's all free!
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Alison Krauss & Union Station,
Delbert McClinton, Ray Charles
and, OMG, Loudon Wainwright III —
all on the same podcast?
Yessiree!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is here!
Rock, country, bluegrass, folk,
soul, blues, classic tracks
and brand new songs, too.
The finest musical variety online.
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Alison Krauss & Union Station,
Delbert McClinton, Ray Charles
and, OMG, Loudon Wainwright III —
all on the same podcast?
Yessiree!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is here!
Rock, country, bluegrass, folk,
soul, blues, classic tracks
and brand new songs, too.
The finest musical variety online.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
The Mavericks, Delbert McClinton
and Aretha Franklin —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Ninety minutes of
the finest musical variety online.
And it's free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
The Mavericks, Delbert McClinton
and Aretha Franklin —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Ninety minutes of
the finest musical variety online.
And it's free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Karen Jonas, Rhiannon Giddens,
Aaron Neville and Suzy Bogguss —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
All that, plus a 70th birthday tribute
to the great singer/songwriter
John Hiatt
All on the new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour.
Online now!
Ninety minutes of the best musical variety online today.
All eras, all genres — all great.
And it's entirely free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Jesse Winchester, Big Mama Thornton
and Lyle Lovett —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The latest edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great blues?
Get a load of Delbert McClinton!
Super country-folk float your boat?
How about a Nanci Griffith-EmmyLou Harris duet?
Classic americana your thing?
We've got Lucinda Williams!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical
variety online today!
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Jesse Winchester, Big Mama Thornton
and Lyle Lovett —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The latest edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great blues?
Get a load of Delbert McClinton!
Super country-folk float your boat?
How about a Nanci Griffith-EmmyLou Harris duet?
Classic americana your thing?
We've got Lucinda Williams!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical
variety online today!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
John Mellencamp, Karen Jonas
and Lucinda Williams —
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've got B.B. King!
Classic soul your thing?
How about Wilson Pickett?
Wonderful country?
We've got Glen Campbell!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online today.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And it's all free!
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Bruce Springsteen, Jimmie Dale Gilmore
and Kelly Willis —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
How about Keb' Mo'?
Classic americana?
We've got Guy Clark!
Superb songwriting?
Check out Gretchen Peters!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
And it's all free!
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericana #mdspenser
Bruce Springsteen, Jimmie Dale Gilmore
and Kelly Willis —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
How about Keb' Mo'?
Classic americana?
We've got Guy Clark!
Superb songwriting?
Check out Gretchen Peters!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
And it's all free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericana #mdspenser
Don Henley, Karen Jonas
and Tony Joe White —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great bluegrass?
Can't beat Alison Krauss!
Super soul your thing?
How's about Sly and the Family Stone?
Excellent country songwriting float your boat?
We've got Robert Earl Keen!
Ninety minutes of the
finest musical variety
online today!
Entirely free!
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Jesse Winchester,
Peggy Lee and Howlin' Wolf —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
And what are they singing?
"The Only Show In Town" ... "Fever" ... and "Goin' Down Slow!"
Yes, ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to this special
host-with-COVID edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour!
Love country classics?
How about Buck Owens?
Hey, do the blues float your boat?
How about Keb' Mo'?
Great new music turn you on?
Give a listen to Jesper Lindell!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And it's free!
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
John Hiatt, Tom Russell and Jesse Winchester —
all on the same podcast?
PLUS an interview with the
wonderful alt-country artist
Karen Jonas. With three
of her songs.
All on the new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour —
online now!
All that plus Joni Mitchell,
Kim Richey, Ray LaMontagne and more.
The best music variety online.
All era, all genres — all great!
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericahour #mdspenser
Emily Barker, Neil Diamond,
Vince Gill — and The Beatles?
On an Americana podcast?
Yes, the new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
Listen to George Harrison's explanation
and you'll understand why The Beatles
absolutely belong on an americana show!
Yes, the best music variety online today?
Love the blues?
We've got Charlie Musselwhite!
Great soul?
How about O.V. Wright?
Mournful country?
We've got Patty Loveless!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And it's entirely free.
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And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Pokey LaFarge, Ray LaMontagne and Dolly Parton —
all on the same podcast?
Can only mean one thing!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great blues?
How about Otis Rush?
Great country your thing?
We've got The Cox Family!
Super blues?
Check out Otis Rush!
All genres, all eras — all great!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Gordon Lightfoot, Etta James,
Jesse Winchester and Louis Armstrong —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great blues?
We've got Gary Moore!
Superb songwriting?
How about Gretchen Peters?
Great new music?
What do you say to Ray LaMontagne?
All genres, all eras — and all great.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
Jesse Winchester, Karen Jonas,
Pokey LaFarge and Rhiannon Giddens —
all on the same podcast?
Yep, the new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
How 'bout Keb' Mo'?
Great soul?
Can't beat The Temptations!
Current hot americana?
We've got Ray LaMontagne!
Ninety minutes of the best music variety online
Click now to listen.
It's free!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Maria Muldaur, Sheryl Crow
and The Spencer Davis Group —
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've got Delbert McClinton!
Crave great soul?
How about Aretha Franklin?
Looking for great new bluegrass?
Check out The Rollers!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
It's free. Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Etta James, Keb' Mo',
Jesse Winchester and Rosanne Cash —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The latest edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great blues?
We've got Delbert McClinton!
Classic country?
Can't beat Roger Miller!
Great soul your thing?
How about Ray Charles?
Ninety minutes of the finest
musical variety online today!
All genres, all eras — all great
And it's free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Rosanne Cash, Duke Ellington,
The Manhattan Transfer and Procol Harum —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes, the new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great new bluegrass?
Check out The Rollers!
Classic blues your thing?
How's about Howlin' Wolf?
Great soul float your boat?
We've got The O'Jays!
Ninety minutes of the best music
variety online today.
All genres, all eras — all great!
Great fun, and entirely free, too!
Click now to listen. And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Otis Redding, Gretchen Peters
and Delbert McClinton —
all on the same podcast?
PLUS ... a special tribute
to Taj Mahal on his 80th birthday?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
We've got Charlie Musselwhite!
Crave great soul?
How about Aretha Franklin?
Classic country?
How about Crystal Gayle?
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online today.
All genres, all eras — all great!
And it's free.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Tom Russell, Peggy Lee,
Keb' Mo' and
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss —
all on the same pocast?
Yessiree!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Ninety minutes of
the best musical variety around —
and it's all free!
Click now to listen
And crank it!
—M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Glen Campbell, Taj Mahal,
Emily Barker and The Righteous Brothers —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, you know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
We've got Keb' Mo'!
Super new bluegrass?
Check out The Rollers!
Classic soul your thing?
Can't beat The Rev. Al Green!
Ninety minutes of the best musical variety online!
Click anytime to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour mdspenser
Jesse Winchester, Karen Jonas
and Robert Cray —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
Can only mean one thing.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great blues?
We've got Delbert McClinton.
Super soul your thing?
How about Bill Withers?
Wonderful new bluegrass?
We've got The Rollers!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
And it's all free.
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Rosanne Cash, Chris Smither
and Bonnie Raitt —
all on the same podcast?
All that PLUS an interview with
the stellar musician Annie Keating,
along with songs from her newest album!
Oh, yes, you know what that means!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
We've got Chris Smither!
Classic country your thing?
How's about Loretta Lynn?
Classic rock 'n' roll?
We've got Jerry Lee Lewis!
Love great songwriting?
We've got Gretchen Peters!
Super country?
How's about Rodney Crowell?
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online!
All genres, all eras — all great!
It's all free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Laura Nyro, Vince Gill,
Keb' Mo' and Pokey LaFarge —
all on the same podcast?
You know what that means!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love piano blues?
We've got Marcia Ball!
Love great country guitar?
We've got Vince Gill!
Great soul your thing?
How about Otis Redding!
Ninety minutes of the best music vareity online,
And it's entirely free!
Click now.
And crank it!
— M.D. Spenser
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Greg Brown, Rosanne Cash
and Bonnie Raitt —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, you know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
How about B.B. King?
Love great country?
How about The Cox Family?
Super soul float your boat?
How's about Marvin Gaye?
Click anytime to listen. And crank it!
Ninety minutes of the best music variety online
And it's completely free!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Sorry, ladies and gentlemen,
I accidentally led off the show with
the wrong Roy Orbison song for
this week's make-remake feature.
Here is the show,
fixed up like new,
with Orbison singing
"Blue Bayou," as announced.
Your humble announcer begs forgiveness.
In six years, he can be forgiven one
mistake -- right?
Here is the show, set right.
Enjoy!
-- M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour
Roy Orbison, Louis Armstrong
and Herb Alpert —
all on the same podcast?
You know what that means.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great blues?
We've got Delbert McClinton!
Super country singing your thing?
Keith Whitley was one of the best!
Incredible soul?
You don't get any better than Aretha Franklin!
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online
And it's all free.
Click now to join the fun!
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Delbert McClinton, Alison Krauss,
Chuck Berry 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 blues?
How about Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa?
Classic country your thing?
Few can equal Roger Miller!
Great soul turns you one?
We've got Ray Charles!
Ninety minutes of the finest music variety online.
And it's free!
All genres, all eras.
You got it here!
Click now.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfawideamericanahour #mdspenser
The Jayhawks, Nina Simone,
Eva Cassidy and Annabelle Chvostek —
all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The latest edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love deep blues?
We've got Charlie Musselwhite!
Country-rock your thing?
We've got Gram Parsons!
Great new music?
How about Anna Ash?
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online!
And it's all free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Jennifer Warnes, Leonard Cohen
and Johnny Cash —
all on the same show?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great soul?
How about Marvin Gaye?
Classic country your thing?
We've got Patsy Cline!
Timeless jazz?
How's about Duke Ellington?
All genres, all eras — all great!
Click now to listen to the podcast.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Michelle Shocked, Dolly Parton
and Keb' Mo' —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love deep blues?
Charlie Musselwhite's got 'em!
Classic pop?
How 'bout Billy Swan doing "I Can Help?"
Horny rock your thing?
We've got Joe Cocker doing "You Can Leave Your Hat on!"
Ninety minutes of the best
music variety online today!
And it's all free!
So click now ...
and crank it, baby, crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Loggins & Messina, Waylon Jennings
and Emily Barker — all on the same podcast?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic americana?
We've got Guy Clark!
Wonderful jazz?
How about Nina Simone?
Great soul?
Get a load of Ray Charles!
Ninety minute of the best music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Steve Forbert, Nanci Griffith,
Keb' Mo' and Roberta Flack —
all on the same podcast?
Oh, yes!
You know what THAT means!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love classic soul?
How 'bout Ray Charles?
Super folk-rock your thing?
We've got Paul Simon!
True blue country?
Don Gibson fits the bill!
Ninety minutes of the best music variety online today.
Click anytime to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Tracy Chapman, Kim Richey,
Gretchen Peters and Patsy Cline —
great women of song.
Along with a special segment
on the wonderful music that
came out of the Fame Studio in
Muscle Shoals, Alabama!
Oh, yes! the new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour#
is online now!
Love the blues?
We've got Muddy Waters!
Crave great soul?
How about Percy Sledge?
Superb country music your thing?
We've got EmmyLou Harris¬
The best music variety online!
All genres., all eras — all great.
It's entirely free! Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Taj Mahal, Jennifer Warnes
and Sheryl Crow —
all on the same podcast|?
Can only mean one thing.
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great new blues?
We've got Keb' Mo'!
Classic pop?
How about Mac Davis?
Incredible singing?
Hey, we've got Jennifer Warnes this week!
Ninety minutes of the best music variety online anywhere.
Ranked the second-best americana podcast in the world!
Click anytime to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
The Eagles, The Be Good Tanyas,
Bobby Darin and Sam Cooke —
all on the same radio show?
You know what that means!
The latest edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love incredible blues?
Can't beat Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa!
Got a taste for great jazz?
How's about Bobby Darin?
Classic americana your thing?
How about Lucinda Williams?
Ninety minutes of the best miusic variety online today.
Judged the Number 2 Americana broadcast in the world todayt!
Click now to hear The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour.
It's totally free!
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Cherokee people, Cherokee tribe . . .
You mean, we've got Paul Revere & the Raiders,
as well as Rosanne Cash, Louis Armstrong,
and many others —
all on the same show?
Oh yes! You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
We've got Bonnie Raitt!
Super country guitar?
Get a load of Vince Gill!
Wonderful soul?
Check out Clarence Carter!
Ninety minutes of the best
music variety online today!
All from the show rated
the #2 americana podcast
in the world!
Click now to listen
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
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
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
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
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
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
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
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:
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The Youngbloods — Get Together
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O.C. Smith — Little Green Apples
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Rhiannon Giddens — Tomorrow is My Turn
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Jon Randall — Sweet Loretta
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Gregory Page — I Say Adios
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The Little Willies — Wide Open Road
-
The Little Willies — Wide Open Road
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Mabeline — Running Cirles
-
Kirsty McGee — Sparks
-
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
-
Peggy Lee — Fever
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Count Basie — Dr. Feelgood
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Dr. John — Satin Doll
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Louis Armstrong — Jeepers Creepers
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Barb Jungr — Who Do You Love
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Robert Cray — Nothin' But a Woman
-
Keb' Mo' — Dangerous Mood
-
Elvin Bishop — Fooled Around and Fell in Love
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The Spaniels — Goodnight Sweetheart
-
Little Milton — We're Gonna Make It
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Bobby Allison & Gerry Spehar — Bite the Bullet
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Kieran Kane — (That's What You Do) When You Love Somebody
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Jim Lauderdale — The Opportunity to Help Somebody Through It
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Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore — Get Together
All genres, all eras — all great!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
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:
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ZZ Top — Sharp Dressed Man
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Peter Wolf — Long Way Back Again
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Johnny Cash — Big River
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Reckless Kelly feat. Joe Ely — The Ballad of Elano De Leone
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The Little Willies — For the Good Times
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Lari White — High
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Jennifer Warnes — Ain't No Cure for Love
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George Benson — Tell It Like It Is
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Mose Allison — Your Mind is on Vacation
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Greg Brown —Mose Allison Played Here
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Lloyd Spiegel — Track Her Down
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Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown — I Got My Mojo Working
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B.B. King — Hummingbird
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Maria Muldaur — Get Up Get Ready
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Bettye LaVette — Seeing the Real You At Last
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Terry Evans — Big Bad Daddy Good
17, Lizz Wright — Leave Me Standing Alone
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Tift Merritt — Trouble Over Me
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Jesse Winchester — Pushover
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Charley Musselwhite — Big River
-
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
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
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
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
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
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
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:
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Steve Forbert — Romeo's Tune
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John Mellencamp — Rooty Toot Toot
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Gram Parsons — Ooh Las Vegas
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EmmyLou Harris — Boulder to Birmingham
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Patsy Cline — Crazy
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k d lang — Three Days
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John Prine —Hello in There
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Jimmie Dale Gilmore — My Mind's Got a Mind of Its Own
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Crystal Gayle — Don't It My My Brown Eyes Blue
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Guy Clark — Baton Rouge
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Gretchen Peters — Wichita
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Sheryl Crow — All I Wanna Do
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Chubby Checker — The Twist
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Delbert McClinton — You Were Never Mine
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Roy Buchanan w/ Delbert McClinton — The Chokin' Kind
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Ray Wylie Hubbard — Cooler-N-Hell
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Bettye LaVette — Things Have Changed
-
Ray Charles — Hit the Road Jack
-
Grace Potter — Back to Me
20 Emily Zuzik — Magic
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Jesse Winchester — That's What Makes You Strong
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Tom Russell — The Rose of the San Joaquin
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Cowboy Junkies — Ooh Las Vegas
-
Etta James — At Last
All genres, all eras — all great.
Click here to listen anytime.
And crank it
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Jayhawks, Johnny Adams,
Glen Campbell,
and Linda Ronstadt —
all on the same show?
You know what that means!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Got The American Blues?
Check out Nathan Bell!
Is great new soul your thing?
Check out Black Pumas,
and Grace Potter!
Great americana?
Get a load of Gretchen Peters!
New tunes, classic tracks — all genres, all eras.
It's entirely free. Click anytime to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahhour #mdspenser
Bobby "Blue" Bland, Jesse Winchester,
Gretchen Peters and Marvin Gaye —
all on the same show?
You know what that means!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Crave classic country?
Check out Patsy Cline.
Like blues that stands for something?
Hey, we got Nathan Bell!
How 'bout blues that'll break your heart?
Get a load of Delbert McClinton!
All genres, all eras — all great.
Ninety minutes of the best music variety online today.
Click now to listen! It's entirely free.
— M.D.
The Beach Boys! The Surfaris!
Sly & the Family Stone!
A special edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
dedicated to the songs of summer
is online now!
Ninety minutes of pure summer fun!
And it's all free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
-- M.D.
Michelle Shocked, Waylon Jennings,
Sam Cooke and Shannon McNally —
all on the same show?
Oh, yes!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
How about classic piano blues from Charles Brown?
All-star country?
Can't beat a Willie Nelson-Merle Haggard duet!
Great new music?
Check out Bob Bradshaw and Gretchen Peters!
Ninety minutes of the best music variety online today!
Aretha! Jennifer Warnes!
Dolly Parton! Yola!
It's all free. Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
Johnny Cash, Dr. John and Henry Mancini —
all on the same show?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
Get a load of Taj Mahal!
Great americana?
Can't beat Guy Clark!
Super songwriting?
What about Gretchen Peters?
All genres, all eras — all great.
And it's entirely free!
Click now for 90 minutes of
the best music variety online.
And crank it!
— M.D.
Delbert McClinton, Vince Gill and Crystal Gayle -- all on the same show?
You know what that means:
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
All genres, all eras -- all great
Click now to listen. It's entirely free.
-- M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Louis Armstrong, Gretchen Peters,
Alison Krauss and Delbert McClinton —
all on the same show?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
How about Taj Mahal?
Great songwriting?
We got Jesse Winchester!
Classic rock your thing?
How about The Animals?
Ninety minutes of the best music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great.
And it's entirely free!
So click now! And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Steve Earle, Bobby Darin and Gladys Knight —
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 blues?
Check out Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa!
Super soul?
Can't beat Sam Cooke!
Eerie country?
Hey, Chris Isaak fits the bill!
This week's playlist:
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Steve Earle — You're Still Standin' There
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Del Shannon — Runaway
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Chris Isaak — Wicked Game
-
Chet Atkins — Mr. Sandman
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Chet Atkins w/ Dolly Parton — Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
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Guy Clark — L.A. Freeway
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Lucinda Williams —Big Red Sun Blues
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Emily Zuzik — Magic
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Lloyd Spiegel — Track Her Down
-
Delbert McClinton — Blues as Blues Can Get
-
Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa — Why Don't You Do Right
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Gary Moore — Still Got The Blues (For You)
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Bobby Darin — Mack the Knife
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The Mills Brothers — Lazy River
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Peach & Quiet — Shoreline After a Storm
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Sam Cooke — Bring It On Home to Me
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Bettye LaVette — If I Can't Be Your Woman
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Gladys Knight — Midnight Train to Georgia
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Jackie Wilson — So Much
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Sam & Dave — Soul Man
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Grace Potter — Back to Me
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Annie Keating — Kindred Spirit
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Neil Diamond — Sweet Caroline
-
The Cox Family —Runaway
All genres, all eras — all great! And it's entirely free!
Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser
Alison Krauss, Buddy Miller,
Gretchen Peters and John Lee Hooker —
all on the same show?
Oh, yes!
Plus a special retrospective
on the stellar messages
All on the new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour!
Click now to listen.
Ninety minutes of the finest musical variety online today.
And it's all free!
— M.D. Spenser
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Lizz Wright, Shelby Lynne and Gretchen Peters —
all on the same show?
Oh, you betcha!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love create country?
How about a Willie Nelson-Merle Haggard duet?
Love some rockin' blues?
Try B.B. King teaming up with U2!
How about classic soul?
Can't beat Marvin Gaye!
Ninety minutes of finest music variety online!
All genres, all eras — all great!
And it's all free.
Click anytime to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
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Billy Preston, Maria Muldaur and Nalani Rothrock —
all on the same show?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
How 'bout Keb' Mo;?
Classic soul?
We got The Four Tops!
Authentic country?
Can't beat Waylon Jennings!
All genres, all eras — all great!
The finest musical variety online!
It's entirely free.
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And crank it!
— M.D.
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Jennifer Warnes, Rosanne Cash
and Susan Tedeschi —
all on the same show?
Yep!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love deep blues?
We got Junior Wells!
Incredible songwriting?
Can't beat Jesse Winchester!
Classic soul?
Get a load of Percy Sledge!
The finest musical variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great!
Click anytime to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, Lyle Lovett
and Three Dog Night —
all on the same show?
That can only mean one thing!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana
is online now!
The best music variety online
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And crank it!
— M.D.
Bobby Darin, Chris Smither and Guy Clark —
all on the same show!
You know what that means!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love the blues?
Check out Junior Wells & Alvin Youngblood Hart!
Great country/bluegrass?
We got The Cox Family!
Heart-warming jazz?
Listen to Nat King Cole sing with his two pre-teen daughters!
The best music variety online.
And it's free.
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And crank it!
— M.D.
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Jesse Winchester, Alison Krauss & Union Station,
Dr. John and Taj Mahal —
all on the same show?
You know what that means!
The latest edition of
The Big Fat Wide American a Hour
is online now!
Love great folk?
How about Iris DeMent?
Super country?
Can't beat The Mavericks!
Super new Gospel?
Check out The McCrary Sisters!
The best music variety online!
All genres, all eras — all great!
It's free. And darn good fun.
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And crank it!
— M.D.
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Johnny Cash, Etta James, Howlin' Wolf and Tom Russell —
all on the same show?
You know what that means!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
The best music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great!
Click now. It's entirely free. And great fun, too!
— M.D.
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Tennessee Ernie Ford, Maria Muldaur
and The Orphan Brigade —
all on the same online radio show?
Only on the new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour!
All that and so much more —
plus a special tribute to Roy Orbison
on what would have been
his 85th birthday.
Ninety minutes of great music!
The best music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great!
And wonderful fun.
Click anytime to listen
And crank it!
— M.D.
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Three Dog Night, The Avett Brothers, Bettye LaVette
and Chuck Berry — all on the same show?
You know it!
The latest edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
All genres, all eras — all great!
Click anytime to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
Rodney Crowell, Otis Redding and The Mills Brothers —
all on the same show?
You know what that means!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
The best music variety online!
Click anytime to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
Joe Cocker, Billie Holiday and EmmyLou Harris — all on the same radio show?
You know it! The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now.
The best music variety online. Click anytime to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
The Devil Makes Three, Louis Armstrong, The Eagles, Bobby McFerrin and Rhiannon Giddens — all on the same show?
Oh, yes! You know what that means. The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now!
Blues, pop, americana, soul, folk, rock, country — we've got it all. New music, classic tracks, the best music variety online.
Click anytime to listen. And crank it!
— M.D. Spenser
The thrill is gone!
B.B. King, Ray Charles, Tony Joe White, The Mavericks and Dolly Parton off their best break-up songs as we take a look at the grief of moving on after the love dies.
The Cox Family, Rosanne Cash, Dave Alvin, The Righteous Brothers and others all express their grief, anger and disappointment.
All genres, all eras -- all of it great music.
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— M.D.
Bob Bradshaw, Pokey LaFarge 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!
Jesse Winchester, Robert Earl Keen Jr.
Nina Simone, Bettye LaVette
and so many more —
all together on the same great radio show.
Click now to visit. And crank it!
— M.D.
Robert Cray, Peter Wolf, Delbert McClinton
and Junior Wells — all on the same show?
You know it!
The latest edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
The best music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great!
Click anytime to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
Janis Joplin, Eddie Rabbit,
Charlie Musselwhite and The Weavers —
all on the same radio show?
And what a show it is!
The latest edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
The best music variety online.
All genres, all eras — all great!
Click now to listen to the show.
And crank it!
— M.D.
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Maria Muldaur, Jesse Winchester
and John Mellencamp —
all on the same show?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now.
The best in blues, folk, soul, pop,
country and more.
All genre, all eras — all great!
Click now to listen to the show
And crank it!
— M.D.
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Maria Muldaur, Etta James and Rhiannon Giddens
-- all on the same show?
Oh yes, you know it!
The latest edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
New music, classic stuff, rock, blues,
country, soul, folk and more.
The finest musical variety online!
Click now to listen. And crank it!
— M.D.
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Jesse Winchester, Betty LaVette and Robben Ford — all on the same show?
You know what that means! The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
All genres, all eras -- all great! The finest musical variety online today.
Click now to listen. And crank it"
— M.D
Ray Charles! Dave and Phil Alvin! Willie Nelson! Guy Clark! Tom Russell! ... and Bettye LaVette — all on the same show?
Oh, you know it! The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now!
Featuring this week the work of more mature artists — lifetime musicians who wouldn't for all the world make a living in any other way besides making music.
Click here anytime to listen. And crank it!
— M.D.
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Sam Cooke, Jimmy Dean and Keb' Mo' — all on the same show?
Oh, you know it! The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now.
The best music variety online today Soul, country, blues and more
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— M.D.
Irma Thomas, Jennifer Warnes and Jimmy Buffett singing about Jamaicans trying to shoot his private plane out of the sky — all on the same show?
You know what that means! The latest episode of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now. All genres, all eras — all great!
Don't miss this one. Click now to listen. And crank it!
— M.D.
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Kris Kristofferson, The Little Willies, Ray Price and so much more ... the new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now!
All genres, all eras — all great! Click now to listen!
And crank it!
— M.D.
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Here we present five hours of the best new songs we have featured in the five years The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour has been broadcasting.
The Devil Makes Three ... Alison Krauss & Union Station ... Bob Bradshaw ... Emily Zuzic ... Loudon Wainwright III ... and so many more! New songs from 2016-2020!
Turn it on and leave it on as you clean house, take down the tree, clean house and write thank you cards -- five full hours of music. All genres, all great!
Happy New Year!
— M.D.
Here we present five hours of the best new songs we have featured in the five years The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour has been broadcasting.
The Devil Makes Three ... Alison Krauss & Union Station ... Bob Bradshaw ... Emily Zuzic ... Loudon Wainwright III ... and so many more! New songs from 2016-2020!
Turn it on and leave it on as you clean house, take down the tree, clean house and write thank you cards -- five full hours of music. All genres, all great!
Happy New Year!
— M.D.
Here we present five hours of the best new songs we have featured in the five years The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour has been broadcasting.
The Devil Makes Three ... Alison Krauss & Union Station ... Bob Bradshaw ... Emily Zuzic ... Loudon Wainwright III ... and so many more! New songs from 2016-2020!
Turn it on and leave it on as you clean house, take down the tree, clean house and write thank you cards -- five full hours of music. All genres, all great!
Happy New Year!
— M.D.
Tom Petty! Charles Brown! Kenny & Dolly! Aaron Neville! The Mavericks!
A special two-hour special holiday edition of The Big Fat Wide American features some of the best pop, soul, blues and country Christmas songs ever recorded!
All genres, all eras — as always.
Enjoy! And Merry Christmas from The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour to you and your loved ones.
— M.D.
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Tami Nielson, Nathaniel Rateliff and Robert Cray — all on the same show?
Only on The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour! A special edition featuring two hours of the most enjoyable new music of 2020/
Soul, country, rock, folk, and more! The best music variety online.
Click now to listen. And crank it!
— M.D.
Emmylou Harris, Frank Sinatra, Emily Zuzik and Dr. John — all on the same show?
You know it. The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now! Folk, blues, soul, country and who knows what else?
The finest musical variety online. Click now to listen!
And crank it!
— M.D.
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Terry Evans, Maria Muldaur and Paul Simon — all on the same show?
You know it! That and so much more. The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now!
Pop, rock, folk, soul, country -- and a couple of new Christmas songs, to boot! The best music variety online.
Click now to listen. And crank it!
— M.D.
Billy Preston, Jesse Winchester and Del McCoury — all on the same show?
Yes! That and so much more. The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now!
Country, folk, pop, rock, blues, soul, old stuff, new stuff — the best music variety online. And so much fun!
Click now to listen. And crank it!
— M.D.
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Guy Clark, Loudon Wainwright III and Percy Sledge — all on the same show?
Only on The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour! Rock, folk, soul, country and more. New songs, classic tracks, we've got it all.
The best music variety online. Click now to listen.
And crank it!
— M.D.
Bo Diddley, Lyle Lovett and Dave & Phil Alvin — all on the same show?
You know it! The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now. Country, blues, pop and more — the best music variety online!
Click now to listen. And crank it!
— M.D.
Buffalo Springfield, Alison Krauss & Union Station, and Willie Nelson — all on the same show?
You bet! All that and so much more! Soul., rock, folk, blues — we have it all! The best music variety online!
Click now to listen. And crank it!
— M.D.
Rosanne Cash, Louis Armstrong and John Lee Hooker — all on the same show?
That and so much more on The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour. All eras all genres. The best music variety online.
Click now to listen. And crank it!
—M.D.
Gram Parsons, Tony Joe White, Emily Barker and Cowboy Junkies — all on the same show?
You know it! The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now!
The best music variety online -- new music, classic hits, americana, rock, soul, blues, country and more. This show is just a darn good time!
Click now. And crank it!
— M.D.
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Solomon Burke, Tanya Tucker and Delbert McClinton — all on the same show?
You know it. The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana is online now!
The finest music variety online — soul, country, blues and more. All genres, all eras — all great. And darn good fun!
Click now to listen. And crank it!
— M.D.
Jeannie C. Riley, The War & Treaty and Curtis Salgado — all on the same show?
Only on The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour! Online now! The best musical variety online. New music, classic tracks, country, pop, soul, blues, folk — whatever's good!
Click now to join the fun. And crank it!
— M.D.
Tracy Chapman, Eliza Gilkyson and The Manhattan Transfer — all on the same show?
You know it! That and so much more. Only on The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour. Rock, folk, blues, country, soul and more. The best musical variety online!
Old stuff, new stuff — all of it great listening and wonderful fun. Click now to listen. And crank it!
— M.D.
Margo Price, Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, and The Mills Brothers -- all on the same show?
You bet! The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana is online now. The best music variety anywhere. All genres, all eras -- all great!
Don't miss this week's show. Click now to listen.
And crank it!
-- M.D.
LeAnn Rimes, the Louvin Brothers and Ray Charles -- all on the same show?
Oh, yes! You know it. The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now!
All genres, all eras -- all great! Don't miss this one. Click now to listen!
And crank it!
-- M.D.
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B.B. King, Matthew McDaid and Dwight Yoakam all on the same show! All genres, all eras -- all great, on The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour!
Quite simply good fun.
Hosted by M.D. Spenser
The Byrds, Nikki O'Neill and Jimmy Reed -- all on the same show!
You know it! That and so much more! The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online is now!
Click now to listen. And crank it!
-- M.D. Spenser
Gordon Ligfhtfoot, Jesse Winchester and Keb' Mo' -- all on the same show?
You know it! The latest edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now!
All genres, all eras -- all great!
Hosted by M.D. Spenser
Click now to listen!
Huey Lewis & the News, Karen Jonas and Stevie Ray Vaughan -- all on the same show?
You know it! That and so much more. The latest edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now. All genres, all eras -- all great!
Hosted by M.D. Spenser
Frank Sinatra, Eliza Gilkyson and Gretchen Peters -- all on the same show? Each weeks' show includes a broad variety of American music. All genres, all eras, all great: The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour.
Show Number 228.
Wide variety of American music, old and new.
This week including Eva Cassidy, Rhiannon Giddens, Guy Clark and the Mavericks ... and many more.
Hosted by M.D. Spenser
The Mavericks, Eliza Gilkyson and Black Pumas
-- all on the same show?
Yes, that and so much more!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online.
All genres, all eras -- all great!
Click anytime to listen to the show.
And crank it!
-- M.D.
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Pokey LaFarge, The Box Tops, and Al Green --
all on the same show?
You know it!
The new edition of
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour
is online now!
Love great blues?
How about a Roy Buchanan/Delbert McClinton duet?
Super soul?
Can't beat Clarence Carter!
New protest music?
You'll love Eliza Gilkyson!
Other artists featured on this week's show:
Three Dog Night * Joe Cocker
Kelly Willis * Dave Fields
Eddie Hope & The Mannish Boys
Justin Wells * Tony Joe White
Keith Whitley * Smokey Robinson
Nat King Cole * LeAnn Rimes
Mike O'Donovan
All genres, all eras -- all great!
Click here anytime to listen to the show.
And crank it!
-- M.D.