The Paul Leslie Hour

402 - Gordon Lightfoot Returns Gordon Lightfoot is one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time and that's not an exaggeration. The greatest songwriters were influenced by him, Bob Dylan has frequently cited him as the best. The most iconic singers, everyone from Elvis Presley to Barbra Streisand have performed and recorded Lightfoot's songs. This is my second interview with the legendary Go...

401 - Al Di Meola It's a great privilege to interview one of the most important, acclaimed and revered guitarists in the world. Al Di Meola is a performing and recording artist, a composer, bandleader, and collaborator with the greatest artists in jazz and rock. His latest album "Across the Universe," is Al Di Meola's interpretations of the incredible songs of the Beatles. It is his second release...

400 - Joe Ely It's Episode #400 of The Paul Leslie Hour! He's been called one of the greatest songwriters of our time and his music has drawn inspiration and influenced country music, rock and roll and Tex-Mex. Joe Ely is a singer, songwriter, a performer with thousands of shows under his belt, and a prolific recording artist with many critically acclaimed albums to his name. His latest record ent...

399 - Brandon Maggart It's a great honor when you're joined by an all around storyteller. Brandon Maggart is an actor, writer, poet, author and painter. As an actors he's worked in film, television and on Broadway. As a book author he writes the Papa's Footprints series, the most recent entitled Whisky, Women and Banana Peels , with an upcoming book entitled Where Possums Dance and the Willow Sing...

398 - Dana Nielsen It's a great pleasure to present the Dana Nielsen interview, a man with multi-faceted talents when it comes to music, in particular the recording arts. Dana Nielsen is a record producer, mixer, recording engineer, songwriter and saxophonist. You want to talk about diversity of styles! Dana has worked on projects for Adele, Bob Dylan, Smashing Pumpkins, Justin Timberlake, Neil Di...

397 - Jack Phillips Jack Phillips is a songwriter, a singer and a recording artist. He joined us to talk about his album Café Nights in New York, an album that was influenced in short by many nights of listening to the late great Bobby Short singing at the Cafe Carlyle in New York City. The album features the late Eddy Davis and Conal Fowkes from the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band featuring Wood...

396 - Conal Fowkes Conal Fowkes is a great pianist, vocalist, double bassist, teacher and performer who has been featured on Woody Allen soundtracks as well as performing with the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band. As a recording artist, he's made one of the most interesting albums entitled "Dizzy Fingers," which is a solo piano and vocal. The songs on the album are not as well known gems from the...

395 - Eddy Davis Banjoist Eddy Davis was born September 26, 1940 and passed away April 7, 2020. This interview with Mr. Davis was recorded in December 2008. The word "legend" gets thrown around a lot, but Eddy Davis certainly was one. An extremely talented banjoist, for anyone who listens to this interview you'll also find he was a great storyteller. To a lot of people he was known for leading the...

394 - Cynthia Basinet Cynthia Basinet is a crooner carrying on the classic tradition of singing the Great American Songbook. Cynthia Basinet is most known as a singer, recording artist and a concert performer. She's interpreted some of the greatest classics in American music. She has worked an actress, a model and is known for her humanitarian work. It's a soulful, in-depth interview with a vocali...

393 - Liz Sheridan Today’s a great day because it is Liz Sheridan’s birthday. I’m bringing out this interview with her in celebration. She is most known for her role as Helen Seinfeld, mother of Jerry Seinfeld in the hit sitcom “Seinfeld.” Liz Sheridan is an actress and the author of the book “Dizzy and Jimmy: My Life with James Dean, a Love Story.” The book tells the story of her love affair with...

392 - Alex Harvey On this particular show we’ll be celebrating the songwriter Alex Harvey . Mr. Harvey was born in 1947 and passed away on April 4, 2020. A singer-songwriter, performing and recording artist, he is most known for the hit songs he wrote "Delta Dawn," (recorded by Tanya Tucker and Helen Reddy) "Reuben James," (recorded by Kenny Rogers) "Hell and High Water" (recorded by T. Graham Bro...

391 - Sheldon Harnick On this particular sojourn, we welcome one of the renowned lyricists in musical theatre, Sheldon Harnick . Originally from Chicago he is regarded and revered as a legendary songwriter. A lot of his most beloved work he cowrote with composer Jerry Bock. Possibly the most beloved and famous musical he worked on would be Fiddler on the Roof, which debuted on Broadway in 1964. "F...

390 - George Shapiro This interview George Shapiro gave is glorious. He is one of the most influential talent managers in entertainment and a television producer. He's represented the best of the best and some of the funniest people in history: Jerry Seinfeld, Carl Reiner, the late Andy Kaufman and others. George Shapiro produced the television show "Seinfeld," called by many the greatest sitcom o...

389 - Johnny Farina of Santo & Johnny It was just the other day I asked the question on Facebook, what is your all time favorite instrumental song, you’re all time favorite instrumental tune. There were more than 200 comments. I appreciate every single answer. There were some good ones, great answers and some that I wasn’t familiar with. One answer came up quite a few times. It was mentioned b...

388 - Marshall Chapman Marshall Chapman is one of the absolute greatest American songwriters and a one of a kind vocalist. I had pursued an interview with her for years, and finally an interview took place in Decatur, Georgia at Eddie's Attic. Her album Big Lonesome was one of the greatest albums released in 2011 and was a memorial to the great songwriter Tim Krekel. She had also released a book e...

387 - Tim Krekel Originally broadcast on the radio many years ago, the Tim Krekel interview is being brought out now. This is an interview recorded in the hotel room of Tim Krekel prior to a performance he did with Marshall Chapman and Tommy Womack. A man from Louisville, Kentucky, he was born October 10, 1950 and he passed away June 24, 2009. Tim Krekel was a singer, songwriter, guitar player and...

386 - Arthur Hamilton This is a rare and in-depth interview with Arthur Hamilton , legendary songwriter of the standard "Cry Me a River," along with other songs like "She Needs Me," "Sing a Rainbow," and "Rain Sometimes." Recorded in May of 2016, this interview was originally broadcast on the radio. Hamilton's songs have been recorded by the likes of Julie London, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Ba...

385 - Pablo Dylan Returns The interview was supposed to happen in person, while Pablo Dylan's tour with Mod Sun. The international Coronavirus pandemic caused the tour to be delayed. Pablo Dylan is a singer-songwriter, performing and recording artist. The stories he tells are enthralling and the melodies are different and alluring. His debut full-length album "Notes from Columbia" was released Feb...

384 - Tommy Emmanuel The road lead me to Birmingham, Alabama at the Lyric Theatre. I was with Tommy Emmanuel in his dressing room interviewing him and you are invited to hear what transpired. Tommy Emmanuel has composed, recorded and performed music that really captures the imagination. Born in Australia in 1955, his music has resonated with people of all ages around the globe. He is a respected g...

383 - Mason Williams I knew the times called for something special. It's the Mason Williams special featuring an interview and musical selections! Mason Williams is internationally famed as a composer, guitarist and recording artist. HIs iconic hit song "Classical Gas" remains one of the most well-known and beloved instrumental songs in history. He was also a television writer and one of the creat...

382 - Ray Walker Ray Walker , bass singer with The Jordanaires (from 1958 until 2013 when they called it a day) has the most recorded voice in history and has sang on the recordings of Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Buffett and too many artists to list. What a lovely, kind, fascinating man! This interview is being presented today, his 86th birthday. Please let me kno...

381 - Laila Biali Singer, pianist, songwriter, performing and recording artist Laila Biali stopped into the studio for an in-depth interview and played a few of her songs. A Canadian-born artist, the Juno Award-winning Laila Biali was performing a concert in Georgia prior to this interview. Biali is multi-talented: a powerful and emotive singer, an exquisite pianist and a great writer. She has wor...

380 - Ben Wylen Singer, songwriter and recording artist Ben Wylen has recently released his new, debut single "People Say." He recorded 12 tracks with producer Danton Supple at State of the Ark studio in London, UK. He'll be releasing one song each month until November 2020 when all the songs will be released as a full album, his first. It's an exciting time for the artist and for the growing numb...

379 - Freddie Roman It's an exclusive interview and comedy with the legendary stand up comic Freddie Roman right here on The Paul Leslie Hour . Freddie Roman is one of the most iconic, beloved comics of all time. He created and starred in the stage show Catskills on Broadway. Freddie Roman has appeared in films and on television countless times. It's an honor to present an interview with a veteran...

378 - Tony Scalzo of Fastball Fastball is the much loved trio from Austin, Texas. I'm a longtime fan. You've got to give them credit for their longevity - they've been together for 26 years. Tony Scalzo is a singer, songwriter and recording artist as well as founding member of this great rock 'n roll band. Their new release entitled "The Help Machine" came out in 2019 on CD, vinyl and digital. The...