California singer-songwriter Rain Perry sat down in her semi-mobile studio space.and took some quality time to chat with me. Her current album is a socially conscious collection of well crafted tunes, called “A White Album” A lot of topics we highlighted were the subjects of her songs, which dealt with social inequality in one form…

Today’s episode gave me the opportunity to visit with a lovely lady country singer whose fairytale career started when she was just into her early thirties. CARLA WILLIAMS was raised in Mobile, Alabama and now resides in Nashville with her husband and four children. She had been singing and recording songs over the last thirteen…

Today’s latest episode is “Just In Time For Christmas” and features my interview with singer-songwriter JEFF FOWLER. He is based in Los Angeles and creates tunes with his bandmate friends that range from heartfelt to twisted to happy. Whatever mood hits Jeff will influence his material, including original and cover tunes. And the videos are…

My interview with DAVID BECK and DEES STRIBLING of the Austin, Texas band DAVID BECK’S TEJANO WEEKEND Dean Olson StrongWriter On the Radio *Watch and Listen to David’s Interview with Dean! * Featured Guest: DAVID BECK with DEES STRIBLING Photos courtesy of DavidBecksTejanoWeekend.com ABOUT DAVID BECK’S TEJANO WEEKEND THE SUMMER OF 2017 FOUND TEXAS NATIVE…

My interview with Seattle-based musician and songwriter IAN JONES. Lots of fun conversation swirling around his latest album ‘THE EVERGREENS’ available October 2021. Ian also performs a live version of “Hallelujah” for the show! Enjoy 🙂 Dean Olson StrongWriter On the Radio *Watch and Listen to Ian’s Interview with Dean! * Featured Guest: IAN JONES…

Follow up interview with 16 year old singer-songwriter WALLIS SCHRIVER who, in 2020, launched her debut holiday single “Lonely Christmas” which went viral. We talked about her life growing up and singing with her two sisters Maren and Soleil, both whom are featured on Wallis’ new song “ANOTHER DAY” [Originally aired 08-25-21] Dean Olson StrongWriter…

I LOVE when one of my guests returns to have another conversation about making music and whatever else comes up. In this episode, I get to visit again with my buddy BOB GENTRY who has been busy revealing his newest record and shooting cool videos out in his kingdom of Palm Springs. The album is…

Full episode featuring BEAU COOPER, keyboardist and songwriter for the Nashville based “Alt Southern Rock” band THE VEGABONDS. Featuring music from their current album SINNERS AND SAINTS. Dean Olson StrongWriter On the Radio * Listen to Beau’s Interview with Dean! * Featured Guest: BEAU COOPER of THE VEGABONDS Photos courtesy of TheVegabonds.com ABOUT THE VEGABONDS…

it was a true pleasure to feature the return of legendary Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame drummer DOUG “COSMO” CLIFFORD – a.k.a. founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival – to my show. Having just celebrated his 76th birthday, Doug reached into his musical vault and revealed a remastered treasure – a new album called…

Full episode with WILLA AMAI, a 16 year old singer songwriter with a new album called “I Can Go To Bed Whenever” [Originally broadcast 06-09-21] Dean Olson StrongWriter On the Radio * Listen to Willa’s Interview with Dean! * Featured Guest: WILLA AMAI Photos courtesy of WillaAmai.com ABOUT WILLA AMAI At nine years old, Willa…