The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour

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!   How about a soul genius who defied the "blaxperts?" Bill Withers, none other!   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

Ruthie Foster, Keith Whitley, Beth Hart and Louis Armstrong — all on the same music podcast?   Yes, ma'am! A special New Year's Edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now!   Love the blues? How about Gary Moore? Plus Delbert McClinton!   Great soul work for you? How about a Marvin Gaye—Tammi Terrell duet?   And how about a couple of superb renditions of Auld Lang Syne?   Ninety minutes of the best musical variety online All genres, all eras — all great! And all free, as well!   A special way to kick the New Year off right!   Click now to listen. And blast it!   — M.D. #bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser

B.B. King, Jesse Winchester, Ruthie Foster, Louis Armstrong and Aretha Franklin — all on the same podcast?   You know it!   A special two-hour edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now!   Got the Christmas blues? So does Charles Brown!   Want songs that offer insight into the real meaning of Christmas --  the birth of Christ and the ways in which he instructed us to live?   How about Christmas for the kids? Hey, Kenny and Dolly believe in Santa Claus (and Satchmo does, too.)   Two hours of musical joy and revelation. All great. All free.   Click now to listen. Crank it, baby! And sing His praises.   — M.D. #bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser  

Sam Cooke, Grey DeLisle, The Weavers and Tom Waits — all on same podcast?   You know it, baby!   The latest edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now!   Love good blues? Check out Roomful of Blues!   How about a great country duet? Just listen to Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss!   And ... can you name the only band that never existed, which, nevertheless, scored a U.S. Number 1?   Not telling ... ya gotta listen!   All genres, all eras — all free! And all great!   Click now to listen. And crank it!   — M.D. #bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspensert

Jimmie Rodgers, Allison Krauss, The Byrds, and Harry Belafonte — all on the same podcast?   You know it, bro!   The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now.   Love the bluesd? How about Howlin' Wolf?   Musical humor tickle your fancy? Check out Allan Sherman!   Feel-good pop just what you need? We're playing King Harvest!   Ninety minuts of the best musical variety online! All genres, all eras — all great. And all free, ass well!   Click now to listen. And crank it!   — M.D. #bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser  

Lizz Wright, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Danni Nicholls and Karen Jonas — all on the same podcast?   You know it!   The new edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is online now!   Want to hear the best-selling blues track of the 20th Century? Check out Z.Z. Hill!   Cool vocal harmonies turn you on? Hey — The Manhattan Transfer!   Want to hear a classic anti-war track? Are you kidding me — The Monkees?   How about a musical take-down of the most narcissistic leader the U.S. has ever had? Tim Grimm lays out the truth for all to see.   Ninety minutes of the best musical 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

Ray Charles, Solomon Burke, Nathan Bell, k d lang and Alice Dimicele --  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 Junior Wells?   Classic soul your thing? Give it up for Wilson Pickett!   Great song-writing? Cheryl Wheeler ranks high!   All genres, all eras -- all great. And all free, too!   Click now to listen. And crank it!   -- M.D. #bigfatwideamericanahour #mdspenser