Dean Olson

StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 53) “Leslie Becker – Amazing Grace and Incredible Songwriting”

October 9, 2015 Dean Olson

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047503}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047504}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047505}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047505}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047506}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047507}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047508}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047509}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047509}”] “Leslie Becker – Amazing Grace and Incredible Songwriting” featuring the songs “Get Yourself a Cowboy” and “A New Bro Country Song”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]The wait is over! Here is the conclusion of my conversation with singer-songwriter-actress Leslie Becker. If you missed the previous episode featuring Leslie,…

StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 52) “Leslie Becker – Broadway Does Nashville”

October 2, 2015 Dean Olson

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292180}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292181}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292182}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292182}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292183}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292184}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292185}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292185}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292186}”] “Leslie Becker – Broadway Does Nashville” featuring the songs “Nothin’ Between Us” “I Cried” and “Green Eyed Girl”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]I love finding treasure. Every once in a while, treasure finds me. Or to be specific, one day recently, a lovely woman tweeted a polite request to…

StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 51) “Natalia Segura – Who I Really Am”

September 25, 2015 Dean Olson

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StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 50) “Natalia Segura – It’s a Beautiful Day For Conscious Pop”

September 18, 2015 Dean Olson

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833721}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833722}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833723}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833724}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833724}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833725}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833725}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833726}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833727}”] “Natalia Segura – It’s a Beautiful Day For Conscious Pop” featuring the songs “Beautiful Day” and “World Peace”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]Today, “My Mind’s Made Up” to have a “Beautiful Day” with my featured guest Natalia Segura! This lovely young woman calls herself a conscious music…

Homeless Vet Travels From Sarasota Streets To Play At NFL Game

September 14, 2015 Dean Olson

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StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 48) “Brenda Epperson – Don’t Give Up If You Believe”

September 4, 2015 Dean Olson

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1440123995414}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1440123995415}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1440123995416}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1440123995416}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1440123995417}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1440123995417}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1440123995418}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1440123995418}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1440123995419}”] “Brenda Epperson – Don’t Give Up If You Believe” featuring the song “I Cry Freedom”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]I hope you heard the previous episode, in which I featured beautiful music and conversation with Brenda Epperson. (If you missed it, go back and hear it here.) In…

StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 47) “Brenda Epperson – She Cries Freedom”

August 28, 2015 Dean Olson

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StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 46) “Bunny DeBarge – I Want To Say I Knew You”

August 21, 2015 Dean Olson

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StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 45) “Bunny DeBarge – God Is Good For The Kept Ones”

August 14, 2015 Dean Olson

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StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 44) “The War and Treaty – Tanya Takes the Mike”

August 7, 2015 Dean Olson

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