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 —

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 

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