StrongWriter On the Radio

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 169 “DON CHEREL – Telling the Story Of My Miracle Through Music” (AUDIO PODCAST)

June 29, 2019 Dean Olson

Creative entrepreneur DON CHEREL is a jack of so many trades in the field of entertainment. He’s been behind the camera directing feature films and high profile commercials. He’s also been behind the microphone as an audio engineer and music producer. All the while, Don has been telling stories in some form, and this year…

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 168 “GEOFFREY MARK – Composers Who Love Merman and Astaire” (AUDIO PODCAST)

June 17, 2019 Dean Olson

The great GEOFFREY MARK returns to finish the conversation and to answer today’s musical questions: “Why did so many of the greatest composers write for Ethel Merman as well as for Fred Astaire? And why did they often want to keep writing songs with these two greats in mind?” Geoffrey does have some authority on…

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 167 “GEOFFREY MARK – On Your Mark, Get Set, Here’s Geoffrey!” (AUDIO PODCAST)

June 10, 2019 Dean Olson

Award-winning GEOFFREY MARK is a best-selling author, singer and comedian, and he visits with me for a third time. In his previous appearances, he talked about musical history while promoting his incredible book about Ella Fitzgerald. This time, however, will be slightly different. In this first of two episodes, Geoffrey briefly shares the story of…

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 166 “MINDI ABAIR – That’s Pretty Good For A Birthday Girl” (AUDIO PODCAST)

May 24, 2019 Dean Olson

Superstar musician and songwriter MINDI ABAIR took some time to chat with me after finishing her latest album. She’s been recording music for twenty years and over a dozen albums, but this her third studio project as Mindi Abair and the Boneshakers. Mindi shared her musical life story from zero to fifty, as May 23rd…

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 165 “BUNNY DEBARGE – I’m Standing Up and Telling the Real Story” (AUDIO PODCAST)

May 12, 2019 Dean Olson

The one and only lone sister of the 1980’s family musical group DeBarge is back! BUNNY DeBARGE returns to the program to get the real story out as she defends her family’s legacy from a unauthorized biopic that has been in the works. She is very passionate about protecting the DeBarge name and specifically her…

STRONGWRITER ON THE RADIO – EPISODE 164 “ROSLYN KIND – I Think I’ve Found Where I Belong” (AUDIO PODCAST)

March 15, 2019 Dean Olson

ROSLYN KIND and I finish the conversation we started, and it only gets better as it goes along. Rozzie shares from her heart about how her positive attitude and spirituality guided her path through the ups and downs. She recalls her songwriting experience in the eighties when she collaborated on a song called “Light Of…

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 163 “ROSLYN KIND – Brooklyn Girl Saves The Country With A Song” (AUDIO PODCAST)

March 8, 2019 Dean Olson

ROSLYN KIND is a Brooklyn-raised girl whose singing career follows in the footsteps of her famous sibling. Although there is a family resemblance in voice and style, Rosyln’s alluring personality comes through in song and in today’s interview! She shares briefly about her sister Barbra Streisand’s support, how getting “regressed” helped Rozzie to realize her…

StrongWriter On the Radio – Episode 162 “THOMAS GABRIEL – Grandson In Black Follows His Own Road” (AUDIO PODCAST)

November 14, 2018 Dean Olson

THOMAS GABRIEL is making his musical dream come true at last, and all at the tender age of 45. He is the oldest grandson of the legendary Johnny Cash, and much like his grandpa, Thomas learned some hard lessons in his life before releasing his debut CD, ‘The Long Way Home.’ Check out Thomas’ story…

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 161 “THOMAS GABRIEL – My Long Way Home” (AUDIO PODCAST)

November 7, 2018 Dean Olson

StrongWriter On The Radio – Episode 94 “TONI TENNILLE – Read That To Me Once Again” (AUDIO PODCAST)

January 20, 2017 Dean Olson

The one and only TONI TENNILLE returns to the program for another conversation regarding her 2016 book ‘Toni Tennille: A Memoir’ co-authored with her niece, Caroline Tennille St. Clair, This time Toni and I discuss the audiobook version, which was recorded in her own voice. [Part 2 of 2] Dean Olson StrongWriter On the Radio…