Hear the classics of tomorrow -- today!

Lloyd Spiegel

Great new music XLLS​​

this week on

The Big Fat Wide

AmericanaHour!

Brand new stuff from

Matt Patershuk,

Lloyd Spiegel and

Ciara Sidine. The classics of tomorrow -- hear them today!

Also, new music from Bill Booth, Amelia White and Jim Byrnes. This show's a winner!

Alsofeatured this week:

The Band * The Weavers

Patty Loveless * Alison Krauss

Johnny Otis * Etta James

Amos Garrett * Maria Muldaur

and more!

Don't miss this one! Hear it here.

And crank it!

-- M.D. 

Where Did Our Love Go?

Diana Ross

Baby, baby ... yes, we have Diana Ross and the Supremes on this week's Big Fat Wide Americana Hour, with the first of their 10 U.S. number one hits.

And for lovers of classic soul, we also have Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye. Great stuff!

We have great blues with B.B. King, John Hammond and Marcia Ball. And classic Americana with Dave Alvin as well as Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch and Fats Kaplan.

And so much more!

Among the artists featured this week: 

Dwight Yoakam * Dolly Parton

Whitney Houston * The Righteous Brothers

Leonard Cohen * Bob Dylan 

Roy Orbison * Fleetwood Mac

All in all a great show! Don't miss it! Hear it here!

And crank it!

-- M.D. 

Great producers, great tracks!

Don Was

Sometimes even the best artists can't break through until they work with the right producer. Take Bonnie Raitt -- who, despite nine fine albums, was still more or less a cult figure.

Her 10th album, Nick of Time, produced by Don Was, won the 1989 Grammy for Album of the Year, and catapulted her to broader fame. That was no coincidence.

This week's Big Fat Wide Americana Hour presents a couple of great songs from each of three of the most successful music producers ever -- Willie Mitchell, Don Was and Owen Bradley.

Plus, of course, our usual eclectic variety -- soul, americana, folk, blues, country and more. Some of it classic. Some of it brand new!

Among the artists featured:

Delbert McClinton * John Mellencamp

Al Green * Ray Charles

Matt Patershuk * Amelia White

Patsy Cline * Crystal Gayle

Peter Wolf * Emily Barker

And so many more. Don't miss it.  Hear it here. And turn it up!

-- M.D. 

Blues, Soul & High-Octane Country!

Big Maybelle

Like great blues?

How about Big Maybelle,

Walter Trout 

and Charles Brown?

Classic soul?

How about The Temptations, 

The Four Tops and

The 5th Dimension?

High-octane country?

What about Kelly Willis, 

Kim Richey and Allison Moorer?

That and so much more on the new edition of

The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour.

Among the other artists featured:

Boz Scaggs * Peter Wolf

Matt Petershuk * Pokey LaFarge 

Jerry Douglas * Lyle Lovett

And so much more! Hear it here!

And turn it up!

-- M.D. 

Variety -- the Spice of Life!

John Hiatt

This week, 

The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour celebrates the 65th birthday of 

John Hiatt -- one of the best Americana songwriters ever.

We rejoice in one of his best songs, and we enjoy a couple of great covers of his other songs by artists in different genres.

Plus, of course, we have our usual wonderful variety -- folk, blues, country, soul, etc.-- from all eras right up to the present day.

Among the artists featured this week:

Roy Orbison * Jesse Winchester

Gretchen Peters * Greg Brown

Bonnie Raitt * Aaron Neville

 

Plus:

Brand new stuff from 

Walter Trout and Bill Booth

Classic stuff from 

Linda Ronstadt and Jeannie C. Riley

And so much more!

Hear it here!

-- M.D. 

Elvis, 40 years on ...

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley died 40 years ago this week,

at the age of 42.

On The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour,

we remember him with two of his songs plus a great cover by one of the people you'd think would be least likely to do one.

All that and our regular variety -- soul, country, bluegrass, jazz, blues, you name it.

Among the artists featured:

Nathan Bell * Alison Brown * Dolly Parton

Dr. John * Delbert McClinton * Fontella Bass

Lizz Wright * Fleetwood Mac * Big Mama Thornton

Clare Lynch * Justin Johnson * Eden Brent

... and many more.

Here it here.

-- M.D. 

Gentle On Our Minds

Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell rose from small-town Arkansas to the top of the music world, selling more than 45 million records and having no fewer than 80 of his songs make it onto one chart or another. 

And at the end, when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, he bravely shared the diagnosis with the public, recorded an album, and embarked on a farewell tour of the world.

For all that he is familiar to us, he had a bigger hand in shaping modern American music than many of us realize. Before he hit the big-time, he was a session musician much in demand for his guitar skills. He backed up stars too numerous to list -- Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, the Beach Boys, the Righteous Brothers, Dean Martin, the Monkees and on and on.

The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour is celebrating the life and music of Glen Campbell, through his songs and those of others. Join us, won't you? As one and all lift their voices and make a joyful noise.

See you there. Click here to hear the show.

-- M.D. 

Best Variety, Most Fun!

Robert Cray

Great new soul from 

Robert Cray! 

Great old soul from 

Joe Tex!

Great old country from 

                                       Roger Miller! 

Great new folk from 

Applewood Road!

Bluegrass, americana, rock 

and everything in between. 

On The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour.

Plus incredible stuff from ...   

Terry Evans * J.J. Cale

Ciara Sidine * Robert Earl Keen w/ Lyle Lovett 

Steve Earle * Keith Whitley

Tift Merritt * Buddy Miller

Tony Joe White * Marcia Ball

Delbert McClinton * Z.Z. Hill ... and more!

Don't miss it! Hear it here! 

-- M.D. 

From Satchmo to Jimmie!

Louis Armstrong

The latest edition of The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour brings you music ranging from Louis Armstrong to Jimmie Dale Gilmore -- and everything in between!

The widest variety, and the most fun, of any radio show online! We've got soul, blues, country, folk, bluegrass, jazz and more! Don't miss it!

Among theother music featured this week:

Great soul from Sam & Dave and Percy Sledge

New country from Amanda Ann Platt & The Honeycutters 

Bluegrass from Jerry Garcia & David Grisman

Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Blues from Luther Allison and Guy Davis 

Americana from Los Lonely Boys, not to mention Bob Dylan

And so much more! Don't miss it. Hear it here.

And turn it up! I mean, crank it!

-- M.D. 

Keep On Running!

Bruce Springsteen

Yes, we've reached back to The Spencer Davis Group, for "Keep On Running," as we bring you the widest variety 

of American music of any show online.

That was originally a Jamaican ska song.

The Spencer Davis Group's version was a hit in 1966. And the shouting you can hear in the background? 

That's Jimmy Cliff, who was in the studio, 

whooping with excitement

as the band laid the track down.

We've got it all this week on 

The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour

-- soul, blues, country, bluegrass, and loads of fun.

And we've got a few songs where 

the backup singer was as famous 

as the lead performer -- or even more so.

Hold on a second, is that really Bruce Springsteen

in the background there on a Joe Ely song?

Sure is.

Among the other performers featured this week:

Gladys Knight, Rhiannon Giddens, Marvin Gaye

*

Paul Simon, Randy Newman, Delbert McClinton

*

Robben Ford, Rhiannon Giddens

Martin Harley & Daniel Kimbro

*

Carly Simon, Taj Mahal and Robben Ford

Not to mention some very famous backup singers.

Enjoy! And crank it!

-- M.D.

War! Good God, y'all!

Edwin Starr

We've got some 

great soul on this week's edition of

 The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour 

-- including Edwin Starr, Clarence Carter and Betty LaVette.

But that's not all. 

Not by a long shot. 

Our specialty is all genres, all eras

 -- all good.

We've got new bluegrass from The Orange Circus Band.

And new country from Amanda Ann Platt & The Honeycutters.

And classic country, too -- and classic blues!

Among the artists featured this week:

Little Milton, Steve Forbert and Reba McEntire
*
Rosanne Cash, Big Maybelle and Shirley Bassey
*
Kane, Welch &; Kaplan as well as Diana Krall
*
The great Emily Barker 
and the equally great Delbert McClinton
*
Not to mention Greg Allman 
and Derek and the Dominos! 

What a lineup. Here it here!

And crank it!-- M.D. 

Brenda Lee

Great women of song? How about Brenda Lee,

Nanci Griffith, Billie Holliday and Aretha?

Wonderful variety? Steve Forbert, Dion and Elvis!

Plus a tribute to the producer John Hammond, 

through some of the musicians he helped

 -- including Bob Dylan.

All on The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour!

This week's show also features:

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, The Byrds

Old Crow Medicine Show, Tom T. Hall 

Ray Charles, plus some Northern Soul

Little Milton, Alvin Youngblood Hart

And more!

Don't miss it. Hear it here.

-- M.D.  

Boom-Bapa-Boom!

Jimmie Vaughan

Have we got variety for you this week on

The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour!

Jimmie Vaughan singing

"Boom-Bapa-Boom."

And of course, his younger brother,

Stevie Ray Vaughan, is on the show, too.

Also featured:

Old stuff from Three Dog Night and Aaron Neville.

New stuff from Alison Reynolds and The Orange Circus Band.

Blues from John Lee Hooker, John Hammond 

and Lowell Fulson.

Not to mention great music from:

Chris Smither, Nina Simone, Dave Alvin

Dwight Yoakam, Ruthie Foster

Paul Thorn and Mavis Staples.

Don't miss it! Hear it here.

-- M.D. 

Americana Crosses The Atlantic!

Maria Muldaur

This week we feature a wonderful diversity of styles on The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour – Taj XLLM    Mahal's blues, some soul from Maria Muldaur, some rock 'n roll from Roy Orbison.

Plus, a special section on American-European collaboration. Remember The Traveling Wilburys? How about U2 & B.B. King?

Also on the show this week:

Greg Brown, Gretchen Peters, Rosanne Cash

*

Nat King Cole, Barb Jungr, Curtis Salgado

*

State of the Union, Hans Theesink & Terry Evans

*

Betty LaVette, Chris Smither

*

And the great Guy Clark!

The best musical variety online! Don't miss it. Click here to listen!

Your friend,

M.D. 

Splitsville!

Bob Dylan

Get your hankies out! This week,

The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour

brings you a selection of the best break-up songs ever.

Featuring:

Bob Dylan (right), Dolly Parton

Roger Miller, Kevin Welch

Kirsty McGee, Jesse Winchester

The Del McCoury Band

Robert Cray, Susan Tedeschi

B.B. King, Etta James 

The Temptations, The Righteous Brothers

Whitney Houston and Alison Krauss & Union Station

Great songs! Turn it up!

-- M.D. 

True American Originals!

Janis Joplin

Great music from true blue American originals

on The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour!

Including:

Janis Joplin, Nathan Bell, Rhannon Giddens

Bobby "Blue" Bland, 

Alison Krauss, Pure Prairie League

Roger Miller, Keith Whitley

Robert Cray, Tom Petty

                               Dean Martin, The Mills Brothers

                                 Tony Joe White, Aretha Franklin

                         and more!

         All genres, all eras!

Don't miss it. Click here to join the fun!