Dean Olson’s own contributions to StrongWriter including interviews, music, and articles.
Today’s episode is another special one, and it features a familiar voice of the show, singer and recording artist FRANK SHINER! He is a guest who has done a few interviews with me calling from his phone, but today was a Zoom video call, so it was great to visit with Frank face to face,…
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Today’s episode features yet another very talented guest – a soulful singer/songwriter named MATT LOVELL. This Nashville area based musical artist has quite a story to tell, and the year 2020 finds a lot of that story poured into his latest album “NOBODY CRIES TODAY,” due for its June release. But he has already debuted…
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In May 2020, it was a true pleasure to feature the legendary drummer from Creedence Clearwater Revival on my show. DOUG “COSMO” CLIFFORD is 75 and has released a new album called MAGIC WINDOW. But we go back to the future in 1985 when the recording took place. Doug and I had a long relaxed…
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Today’s episode features a dynamic young woman with a compelling talent for songwriting, and it’s about her life. This is one of those interviews that I tend to smile and think to myself, “IMOGEN CLARK was a very fun artist to interview.” Calling from her native Australia, Imogen’s sweet and positive personality came through clear…
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I am proud to share this epic conversation with musician-songwriters RAY VIETTI and ALEX SALCIDO, the two founding members of the rock group THE HARMED BROTHERS. This is my first ever two hour interview, but it’s definitely worth the time. Although this episode is documentary length, I truly enjoyed talking in depth about their songwriting…
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Today’s episode features my interview with actress/singer/teacher ILENE GRAFF. She is a Grammy-nominated recording artist best known to audiences as Marsha Owens, the mom on the long running ABC comedy Mr. Belvedere. Some of the topics we discussed were Ilene’s television, stage and singing career, her thoughts on auditions and her own acting roles, and…
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ROSLYN KIND Original airing April 16, 2020 Dean Olson StrongWriter On the Radio * Listen to Roslyn’s Interview with Dean! * Featured Guest: ROSLYN KIND Photos courtesy of RoslynKind.com ABOUT ROSLYN KIND Roslyn Kind is a dynamic, multi-talented entertainer who has forged a successful career in all facets of entertainment from critically acclaimed recordings to…
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In today’s episode, I met a very special woman who crafts the most intriguing art in the form of alternative pop songs. ELLEN STARSKI is an imaginative singer songwriter whose musical compositions are dreamy and often dramatic. She showcased eleven of these songs into her sophomore project, SARA’S HALF FINISHED LOVE AFFAIR, and was all…
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Today’s episode features incredible guitarist and songwriter HAMISH ANDERSON from Melbourne, Australia. At 28 years old with two EP’s and two albums to his credit, Hamish has been riding a wave of successful music-making and concert gigs, taking him around the world. The latest album ‘Out Of My Head,’ although released in May 2019, still…
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The slightly satirical content warning heard at the start of each episode genuinely applies today as I talk music and life with singer songwriter musician COLIN KYFFIN. Indeed, there will be “motivational language” but regular listeners know that it is de riguer for all of my featured guests to inspire listeners with their story. Colin…
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