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DEAN OLSON is a songwriter, radio host and producer of two acclaimed interview series: "StrongWriter On the Radio" and "Dean Olson Hollywood Interview" "StrongWriter" is a conversational long form music interview program - now a podcast with selected episodes streaming on iHeart Radio. Occasional, Dean cleanses the listeners palette with shows featuring actors, authors and entertainers in his "Hollywood Interview" series. One element ties the two series together: The triad of faith, hope & encouragement. Dean is based out of Orange County in Southern California.

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 274 “3 PAIRS OF BOOTS (ANDREW STERN & LAURA ARIAS) – The Power Of Mighty Love

Today, I returned to San Francisco for a second visit with a wonderful pair of guests. Professionally, the married duo of ANDREW STERN and LAURA ARIAS calls themselves 3 PAIRS OF BOOTS, and their third studio album MIGHTY LOVE is all set for a September 2 release. And it sounds awesome. Get set set to…

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StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 267 ”CHRIS HADDOX – Musical Tales Of West Virginia”

Full interview with West Virginia singer-songwriter CHRIS HADDOX {Originally aired 02-15-22] Dean Olson StrongWriter On the Radio * Listen to Chris Haddox’s Interview with Dean! * Featured Guest: CHRIS HADDOX Photos courtesy of ChrisHaddox.com ABOUT CHRIS HADDOX Chris Haddox is a West Virginia born (Logan) and based (Morgantown) musician who’s never met a stringed instrument…

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StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 266 “WILLIE HEATH NEAL & KIRA ANNALISE (THE WAYMORES) – Willie and Kira’s Stone Sessions Of Love and Music”

The Waymores Interview…. Dean Olson StrongWriter On the Radio * Listen to Willie & Kira’s Interview with Dean! * Featured Guest: WILLIE HEATH NEAL & KIRA ANNALISE of The WAYMORES Photos courtesy of TheWaymores.com ABOUT THE WAYMORES ATLANTA, GA — On their sophomore album, Stone Sessions, The Waymores play authentic country music with an Americana…

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StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 265 ”RAIN PERRY – Gotta Talk About The Money And Other Issues”

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…

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StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 264 ”CARLA WILLIAMS – It’s Carpenters Once More”

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…

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StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 263 “JEFF FOWLER – Christmas Songs Of My Heart”

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…

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StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 261 “DAVID BECK & DEES STRIBLING – Welcoming The Tejano Weekend Warriors” [AUDIO & VIDEO PODCAST]

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…

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StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 258 “IAN JONES – My Love Of Music Is Evergreen” [AUDIO & VIDEO PODCAST]

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…

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StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 257 “WALLIS – I Can Dance Through Another Day” [AUDIO & VIDEO PODCAST]

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…

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StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 256 “BOB GENTRY – Fortune Favors The Fifty” [AUDIO & VIDEO PODCAST]

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…

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