The Paul Leslie Hour

227 - Julie Budd Julie Budd is one of the truly great signers with credits ranging from television to film, stage, and symphonies nationwide. Her professional career in the entertainment business started at twelve years of age, after she met the record producer & orchestrator Herb Bernstein. He introduced her to Merv Griffin at a recording session in New York City. The rest is history. This in...

226 - Terry Woodson Terry Woodson is the conductor for The Percy Faith Orchestra and for many years was the conductor and producer for Frank Sinatra, Jr. He's worked with such greats as Don Ellis, Henry Mancini and countless others. This interview was recorded an hour or two before the passing of Frank Sinatra, Jr. We were at the Hilton Garden Inn. The two were going to perform a concert of "Sinat...

225 - Dale Corn Singer, entertainer, performing and recording artist Dale Corn is a man with two unique old school passions: Trains and the Great American Songbook! Corn has wowed audiences in clubs and concerts around the world with his one of a kind interpretations of jazz standards, classic pop songs and tunes from the Great American Songbook. He sings, he conducts and he is at home in the reco...

224 - Jackie Martling Jackie Martling is a comedian who got his start with music. He was a legendary cast member on The Howard Stern Show . In this interview, the humorous Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling discusses several things including his record album Happy Endings as well as the highlights from his time on Howard Stern’s radio program. Sometimes Martling’s sense of humor can be suggestive, if...

223 - Joe Franklin We live in a world of constant transition. Our modes and models change incessantly. Nowhere is that so true as in the entertainment industry. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able, at once, to reach back into the good ol’ days while still keeping pace with the new entertainers? The Atlas of those conjoined entertainment worlds, without a doubt, would be Joe Franklin . The first man to...

222 - Gene Watson In the world of country music, Gene Watson is the singer's singer. It's not just his incredible abilities as a vocalist. Gene Watson has always had a great instinct in picking fabulous country songs. He's had an astounding 50 plus years in the music business and is known for his hit songs including "Love in the Hot Afternoon," "Fourteen Carat Mind" and his signature song "Farewel...

221 - Alan Kalter Alan Kalter was the announcer for The Late Show with David Letterman, a role he held from 1995 to the very last episode in 2015. Alan Kalter began his broadcasting career on radio stations. He was the announcer for many New York-based television shows including To Tell the Truth, The $10,000 Pyramid, The Money Maze, and The $128,000 Question. His voice has been heard in many radi...

220 - Lookla Watching television late at night I kept seeing this Jaguar car commercial. Every time I saw it, I found myself fascinated by the mysterious, beautiful song included in it. I was entranced. I used Siri to ask "What song is this?" It turns out the song was called "The King is Dead." I was intrigued. The song was written, performed and recorded by the independent musical duo Lookla , ba...

219 - Gary Burton Gary Burton is a jazz vibraphonist, composer, performing & recording artist as well as educator. He retired from music in March of 2017, but is kind enough to spend some time with us. A prolific recording artist, Gary Burton has collaborated with many greats in jazz from Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, the late Stephane Grappelli, Keith Jarrett just to name a few. He’s also appeare...

218 - Jenna Suru Jenna Suru is a director, screenwriter, producer, actress and founder and CEO of Belle Époque Films. She visited The Paul Leslie Hour to discuss L'Âge d'Or , a film set in May 1967. L'Âge d'Or tells the story of a penniless French-American producer who meets an ambitious French theater actress in Paris. They are both desperate to change the world and decide to undertake an artisti...

217 - Little Anthony of the Imperials Yes, the one and only singer Little Anthony . The legendary vocal group, Little Anthony and the Imperials sold millions of albums. Their iconic recordings of songs like "Tears on My Pillow," "I'm on the Outside (Looking In)," and "Goin' Out of My Head" continue to be heard on the radio decades after their debut. What about Anthony? He's as vital as ever and sh...

216 - Gap Mangione Gap Mangione is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger & big band leader Gap Mangione. This telephone interview goes back to the radio days. At that time I was playing the Gap Mangione album called Stolen Moments , a pretty diverse collection of tunes, composed by everyone from Paul Simon to Henry Mancini and of course a couple written by Gap Mangione himself. Gap Mangione, born...

215 - Charlie Midnight Charlie Midnight is a songwriter, record producer, author and mentor. Midnight is responsible for the writing, conceptualization and production of albums throughout his career that have sold more than 50 million albums throughout his career. This interview recorded over the telephone was done a few years back and is being brought out for your listening enjoyment. You want to...

214 - Roger Guth Good things come to those who wait. That adage could definitely be applied to getting the opportunity to interview the brilliant composer, songwriter and drummer Roger Guth . Well known for drumming with Jimmy Buffett and Peter Mayer for 30 years, Roger Guth is also a solo singer-songwriter and recording artist having released the albums Scotch and Cowboy Ballet . In 2016, he took...

213 - Ingrid Alli Ingrid Alli is an artist with an indefinable presence. Originally from Richmond, Virginia her creative endeavors lead her to the Big Peach. Alli graduated Magna cum laude from Point Park University with a degree in the performing arts. She has acted on stage and screen and also writes and perform her poetry as a spoken word artist. A very versatile actor, she puts her heart into...

212 - Lori Lieberman Did you watch the 2019 Grammys? Did you see the performance Alicia Keys did that included the song "Killing Me Softly with His Song" Lori Lieberman is best known for her song “Killing Me Softly” written during her Troubadour days in Los Angeles when she saw the legendary Don McLean in concert. Lori Lieberman was born in California, but raised in Switzerland. She was influenced...

211 - Adam Duritz of Counting Crows The Paul Leslie Hour is honored to welcome Adam Duritz. He is a singer, songwriter, record producer and frontman for the band Counting Crows , which has sold more than 200 million records internationally. Adam Duritz is also co-host of the podcast "Underwater Sunshine," a conversation series he does with author & journalist James Campion. He is also the Exec...

210 - John Pizzarelli John Pizzarelli is a first-rate jazz guitarist, singer, songwriter, recording artist and co-host of the radio program "Radio Deluxe." John Pizzarelli is a bandleader, but has also accompanied such musical legends as Sir Paul McCartney, Michael McDonald, Rosemary Clooney and James Taylor. Pizzarelli has just released a study album: For Centennial Reason: 100 Year Salute to Nat...

209 - Bertie Higgins Bertie Higgins is first and foremost a storyteller. He's mostly known as a singer-songwriter, but he's also an actor, director and producer. He is perhaps most known for the classic hit song "Key Largo," which he wrote and recorded, but he is also known interntationally for the quadruple platinum song "Casablanca." Bertie Higgins is a prolific recording artist with about 2 doz...

208 - Don McLean This interview with Don McLean took place in 2011 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the classic song “American Pie” and the American Pie LP and on the 8th year anniversary of The Paul Leslie Hour. Don McLean talks in great detail about the album and his perspectives on songwriting. This interview is being presented 60 years after "The Day the Music Died," a tragic, historical e...

207 - Al Schmitt 23-time Grammy award winning recording engineer Al Schmitt gives his perspectives on artists he has worked with who have recorded songs from the American Songbook including Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Robert Davi and of course Frank Sinatra. He talks about how he got into recording and what is most important to keep in mind if you are an engineer. Schmitt has worked on the albums o...

206 - Bobby Bare Country music legend Bobby Bare dropped in on The Paul Leslie Hour to talk about his latest album Things Change. Bobby Bare is an inductee of the Country Music Hall of Fame, a Grammy award winning recording artist with more than 30 Top 20 Hits and a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Bobby Bare is truly a country music giant and has worked with and known them all. His appeal beyond the...

205 Melissa Errico Melissa Errico is an actress and singer of the Broadway stage. She has starred in Broadway musicals and is also a recording artist. This in-depth interview explored the release of Melissa Errico’s album Legrand Affair, a collection of songs composed by Michel Legrand. Michel Legrand was one of the greatest composers in the world as well as a songwriter, pianist, performing and r...

204 - Andy Murray We’re welcoming restaurateur & chef Andy Murray . Andy Murray is the man behind the Murray Bros Caddyshack Restaurant. It was along with his friend, the entrepreneur Mac Haskell that the original idea was formed to take the classic golf comedy film “Caddyshack” and create a restaurant based on it. The original location opened in St. Augustine Florida in 2001 (which I’ve been...

203 - Paula Atherton Paula Atherton's music exists at the crossroads of jubilation and class. A saxophonist, vocalist, performing and recording artist, she recently released her fifth album entitled "Shake It." Versatility seems to be her forte. Perhaps this is because of the wide variety of music that influenced her. Whether she's recording/performing her own compositions or interpreting a standa...