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#53 - Sammy Nestico Feb 07, 2018

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Sammy Nestico is a composer and arranger who has worked with the most legendary artists in music. Loras Schissel of the Library of Congress said "Sammy Nestico and his music are a national treasure." Involved in all aspects of the music industry, he's most known as a composer and arranger, although he is also a conductor and has recorded albums under the banner of "The Sammy Nestico Orchestra." Nestico has arranged and/or conducted albums for the likes of Frank Sinatra, Phil Collins, Barbra Streisand, Bing Crosby, Natalie Cole, Ronnie Milsap, Pia Zadora, Sarah Vaughan, and so many others. Although not as known for his songwriting, he has collaborated with Johnny Mercer, Stan Freberg, Bobby Troupe and Steve Allen. For 14 years he was the composer/arranger for the Count Basie Orchestra.

Sammy Nestico told his life story in his autobiography The Gift of Music. Recorded the day before his 94th birthday, we hope you will listen in! There is more to learn about than just music. Join us as we celebrate a venerable legend in music - Mr. Sammy Nestico.

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#52 - Dick Hyman Feb 06, 2018

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Dick Hyman is a pianist, organist, arranger, performing & recording artist, composer and music director. If one word could describe Hyman's career in music, it would be "prolific." With more than 100 albums recorded under his own name, his albums have been interpretations of all eras of American music, from ragtime and early jazz, to recordings of the great composers like Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers and Duke Ellington. Dick Hyman has extensive experience as a studio musician. Dick Hyman has worked with artists as diverse as Benny Goodman and Art Garfunkel. He's contributed to countless movies as a film scorer (Moonstruck, The Lemon Sisters, etc.). Hyman is perhaps the most significant musical contributor to the films of Woody Allen, among them Zelig, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Broadway Danny Rose, Stardust Memories, Hannah and Her Sisters, Radio Days, Bullets Over Broadway, Mighty Aphrodite, Everyone Says "I Love You", Sweet and Lowdown, The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion and Melinda and Melinda.

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#51 - Dave Mackay Feb 02, 2018

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Dave Mackay is a pianist, keyboardist, singer-songwriter, accompanist and recording artist. Originally from Leicestershire, England his fascination with music and the art of recording has been lifelong. Mackay moved to the United States and studied at the Berklee College of Music. Currently based in Los Angeles, he's continued his craft of writing and recording songs. Since 2016 he's been performing alongside guitarist Tab Laven as the touring band of singer Art Garfunkel. The same year he also released his full length record of original songs entitled Restart.

We're pleased to welcome Dave Mackay to The Paul Leslie Hour to discuss his multifaceted musical life!

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#50 - Bonnie Montgomery Jan 31, 2018

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Bonnie Montgomery is a classically trained opera singer, but also a singer-songwriter in the country music genre. She's traveled the world singing and performing and even wrote a modern folk opera: Billy Blythe, written about the childhood of Arkansas native Bill Clinton. She joins us to talk about all of this as well as her forthcoming independent studio album: Forever.

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#49 - Kate McGarry Jan 30, 2018

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Kate McGarry is a jazz vocalist and songwriter. Called "a voice that soars with abundant hope," she joins us to talk about her first trio album, The Subject Tonight is Love. McGarry and her collaborators Keith Ganz and Gary Versace will be celebrating the release of the album with a performance at The Velvet Note in Alpharetta, Georgia on February 2nd and 3rd. Future performances will be held in New York City and Durham, North Carolina.

We learn about the album and the artist who created it, right here on The Paul Leslie Hour!

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#48 - Dan Barrett Jan 27, 2018

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Dan Barrett is a trombonist, cornetist and musical arranger in a unique world of jazz known as the "traditional" form. Barrett has performed and/or recorded with the likes of Benny Goodman, Rosemary Clooney, Doc Cheatham, and many others. He's played music for many motion pictures such as The Cotton Club and Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Woody Allen’s films Mighty Aphrodite, Everyone Says I Love You, and Bullets Over Broadway. Barrett is seen in the documentary film Wild Man Blues, about the European tour of Woody Allen's New Orleans jazz band.

In addition to an in-depth interview, Barrett demonstrates his musical talent with a couple of musical performances.

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#47 - David Was Jan 24, 2018

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David Was is a man who lives at the corners of journalism and music. He goes by "David Was" in the world of music, and he is the stage brother and other half of the writing/producing collaboration Was (Not Was). A Detroit, Michigan native, his journey into the public sphere began as a journalist and jazz critic. David Was has had a big mark in the music world not just with his band, but also as a producer. He's worked with the likes of Bob Dylan, Mel Tormé, Iggy Pop, Ricky Lee Jones, Roy Orbison and many others. Going back to the journalism, under his given name of David Weiss, his byline has appeared in Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone and Newsweek. Whether you call him David Was or David Weiss, he's here on The Paul Leslie Hour for an unprecedented in-depth interview.

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#46 - Pia Zadora Jan 23, 2018

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There's never been a story like the Pia Zadora story. Her stage career began at age 7. She's been featured in major motion pictures, received numerous awards and has won over many people with her music. A performing and recording artist of several genres, Pia Zadora's life has intersected with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Don Rickles, Jermaine Jackson and many others. On the cusp of releasing her latest album of standards from the American Songbook, we were honored to sit down and get to know this beloved artist.

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#45 - Jordan Critz Jan 20, 2018

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Jordan Critz is an award-winning composer and producer based in Nashville. Critz's music has been heard on many recordings as well as in film and television including Disney, National Geographic, Apple, CBS, PBS, ABC, NBC, ESPN, Lifetime, TEDx. It is our pleasure to present an interview with a very talented and versatile artist whose work will continue to be heard and enjoyed by many.

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#44 - Pete Seeger Jan 19, 2018

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Folksinger, banjoist, performing and recording artist Pete Seeger (May 3, 1919 - January 27, 2014) definitely made his mark on the world. He earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a Harvard Arts Medal, the Kennedy Center Award, The Presidential Medal of the Arts, Two Grammys, and membership in both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Many would say that Pete Seeger was arguably the most important American folk musician.

This interview was recorded in 2012 or 2013. It remains an important musical artifact shared here on The Paul Leslie Hour.

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