Dean Olson

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 181 “JASON LEE McKINNEY – Create Because You’re Creative” (AUDIO PODCAST)

February 5, 2020 Dean Olson

Today’s episode features a soulful blues artist whose eponymous JASON LEE McKINNEY BAND has been hitting all the right chords with critics and fans alike for about a decade. Jason Lee McKinney is not only a talented singer and songwriter; but having achieved a DBA, MBA and a BA, he also a doctor. And he…

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 180 “LISSET DIAZ – Rock Music Wishes and Technicolor Dreams” (AUDIO PODCAST)

January 31, 2020 Dean Olson

Recently, I was given the opportunity, and the honor, to interview a wonderful young woman who travelled from her homeland of Havana (with her four bandmates) to shape a shared musical dream. LISSET DIAZ is the voice and face of SWEET LIZZY PROJECT, an exciting rock band whose debut album ‘Technicolor’ is featured throughout our…

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 179 “ROBERT VINCENT – Own This Town Before We All Get Owned” (AUDIO PODCAST)

January 24, 2020 Dean Olson

It was just a couple of short weeks before Valentine’s Day 2020, when I set up a time to interview Liverpool based singer and songwriter ROBERT VINCENT. He was a standout at the 2019 AmericanaFest in Nashville with his multi-influenced style of folk music that sounds like it was homegrown in this country. Today’s episode…

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 178 “TAMI NEILSON – CHICKABOOM! Packing 10 Tonnes Of Dynamite” (AUDIO PODCAST)

January 21, 2020 Dean Olson

I am so happy that I recently got the opportunity to feature an exciting female artist from the City Of Sails, where the Kiwi proudly play! I’ll put it another way: TAMI NEILSON is an incredible singer who hails from Auckland, New Zealand, and I am proudly presenting her latest album and my conversation as…

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 177 “DEANA MARTIN – Baby, It’s Cold Outside, Again!” (AUDIO PODCAST)

December 21, 2019 Dean Olson

Today’s episode is musically and holiday themed as I feature a very special guest DEANA MARTIN. It was truly an honor to chat with a princess, actually the daughter of crooning legend Dean Martin, as we discuss her famous father and his music. Specifically, the 1944 Frank Loesser penned Christmas favorite “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”…

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 176 “CHARLES WALLERT – Lessons From The Singer’s Producer” (AUDIO PODCAST)

December 17, 2019 Dean Olson

Today’s episode features a very special guest who has stood behind songwriters and artists for about forty-five years. He is “The Singer’s Producer” CHARLES WALLERT, and I was fortunate to spend an hour learning about his illustrious journey through the music business, which continues into the present day. Along the way, Charles has made many…

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 174 “EMILY MURE – Sad Songs, Oboes, Busking and Waltzing” (AUDIO PODCAST)

December 5, 2019 Dean Olson

Today’s episode puts the spotlight on a young female singer-songwriter who has toured the country, busked in Galway, Ireland, and yet she hasn’t drifted far from her island. What I’m referring to is EMILY MURE’s hometown on Roosevelt Island in New York City, the setting in which she and I began to narrate her story….

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 173 “ANSON WILLIAMS – The Most Important Thing I’ve Ever Done” (AUDIO PODCAST)

October 20, 2019 Dean Olson

Today’s episode features a man who wears many hats in the entertainment industry. ANSON WILLIAMS earned a special place in the hearts of TV viewers as Warren “Potsie” Weber on the ABC-TV series ‘Happy Days.’ After ten seasons in front of the camera on that hit show, Anson continued with many endeavors, including a very…

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 172 “BOB BRADSHAW – Long Live Our Noble Queen Of the West” (AUDIO PODCAST)

October 7, 2019 Dean Olson

Today’s episode features a self-proclaimed troubadour who, though born and raised in Ireland, is a longtime resident of the Boston area. He is songwriter/musician BOB BRADSHAW and he spent some time sharing his life and songwriting knowledge which was enhanced by the famed Berklee College of Music. He and I talked in detail of his…

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 171 “ORI NAFTALY – You Better Play It Like You Mean It” (AUDIO PODCAST)

September 9, 2019 Dean Olson

It’s always a great thrill to hear a talented band whose star is rising and starting to shine, and then getting to share that band by getting the story from one of its founding members. The blues-based group, SOUTHERN AVENUE, is born out of Memphis and raised lovingly by its guitar player and prominent songwriter…

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