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**The Paul Leslie Hour**

For 22 years, The Paul Leslie Hour has been about one thing: helping people tell their stories. From legends of arts and entertainment to today’s cultural voices, Paul Leslie brings conversations you won’t hear anywhere else. New episodes every week.

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#653 - Ellen Kaye Dec 08, 2021

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#653 - Ellen Kaye

The Ellen Kaye Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

On this episode you’ll hear Paul Leslie’s interview with Ellen Kaye, a singer you should keep your eyes and ears tuned to.

Ellen Kaye describes herself as a Night Club Singer. She is also the owner of the restaurant Moscow 57 in New York, New York. Her love for music and the restaurant business is a deep one.

From 1947 to 1996, Kaye’s family operated and owned The Russian Tea Room, the famed Manhattan Russo-Continental restaurant. Scenes from many iconic films were shot in the restaurant including “Tootsie” and the Woody Allen film “Manhattan,” “When Harry Met Sally” and many others.

Ellen Kaye is also a recording artist who has released 3 albums. As a performer she sings not only at her own restaurant, but also at celebrated New York venues such as The Metropolitan Room and the Iridium Jazz Club.

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#652 - Robert Creighton Dec 06, 2021

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#652 - Robert Creighton

The Robert Creighton Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

It’s a good day today because we have Robert Creighton as the guest. We’ll be playing Paul’s interview with the great, versatile artist.

Robert Creighton is one of those all-arounders. He is a singer, actor, dancer, composer, author, recording artist and on top of that, a very friendly gentleman. The great thing about Creighton is the selection of songs he records. His debut album entitled “Ain’t We Got Fun!” was produced by Georgia Stitt. There are singers of the American Songbook classics who interpret the same songs. Don’t get us wrong, we love “My Funny Valentine” and “Moon River,” but Creighton goes back even further. He covers the George M. Cohan classic “Yankee Doodle” and “Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams,” an obscure song originally recorded by Bing Crosby. Creighton even wrote his own song for the album.

Talent? Creighton has it in spades. It all started with those black and white films…

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#651 - David Burnham Dec 03, 2021

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#651 - David Burnham

The David Burnham Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

Hello ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, moms and dads. It’s The Paul Leslie Hour. Welcome to it. This episode features Paul’s interview with David Burnham.

David Burnham. My goodness! What a voice! That was the thought when we first had the opportunity to hear his record “One Day.” Along with some new original songs, Burnham tackles “Bridge Over Troubled Waters” and “Unchained Melody,” and let me tell you the results are pretty spectacular! Then there is this interview. David Burnham is a Broadway singer and joins us to talk about his background and this album, which is a follow-up to his debut recording “David Burnham.” Burnham sings with symphonies all over the country and his solo concerts have reached Europe in addition to the United States and Canada.

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We hope you enjoy this interview with the great singer, David Burnham.

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#650 - Lee Lessack Dec 01, 2021

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#650 - Lee Lessack

The Lee Lessack Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

The special guest on this one is Lee Lessack, an MAC and Bistro award winning recording artist. Lee Lessack talked with Paul Leslie about his CD, “Chanteur” a celebration of the songs from the French Songbook.

Lee Lessack sings the songs on “Chanteur” in both English and French, taking you, the listeners, from the streets of Paris to the Broadway stage.

BILLBOARD magazine called “Chanteur” : “Cabaret Romanticism of a higher order.” Lee Lessack hails from Philadelphia and attended the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts. In 1996, he founded the record label “LML Music,” the home of many vocal recording artists and performers.

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#649 - Shepley Metcalf Nov 29, 2021

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#649 - Shepley Metcalf

The Shepley Metcalf Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

Jazz is one of the great artforms, and we have an interview with a dedicated jazz singer. In this interview Shepley Metcalf talks with Paul Leslie about her album "Something Irresistible" featuring the songs of lyricist Fran Landesman and composer Simon Wallace.

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Now, we present, Paul Leslie’s interview with Shepley Metcalf.

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#648 - Jerry Costanzo Nov 26, 2021

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#648 - Jerry Costanzo

The Jerry Costanzo Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

The Great American Songbook is one of the greatest exports America has ever had. Paul’s always felt that way, and I know a lot of you do too.

On this episode we present an interview with Jerry Costanzo. Singer, bandleader & recording artist Jerry Costanzo is dedicated to the preservation of the American Songbook. He has made several recordings and performs live in concert. His influences include Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Count Basie, Mel Tormé, Jerry Vale and Nat King Cole.

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#647 - Peter Stormare Nov 24, 2021

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#647 - Peter Stormare

The Peter Stormare Interview is featured on _The Paul Leslie Hour _

Peter Stormare is known for a lot of his acting roles, including as “the wood chipper guy” from the movie “Fargo,” or “the nihilist” from “The Big Lebowski.” At the time of this interview, he was playing the role of John Abruzzi on the popular television show “Prison Break.” And ladies and gentlemen, he’s also been in the news quite a bit lately for the movie he stars in The Grand Duke of Corsica.

What you may not realize is that he is an incredibly talented songwriter and recording artist. It was U2’s Bono who first encouraged him to make albums. In this interview, Peter Stormare talks about his music, his friendship with Jeff Bridges, his band “Blonde From Fargo,” and the television show “Prison Break.”

We hope we have the chance to welcome Peter Stormare again!

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#646 - Jack Jones Nov 22, 2021

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#646 - Jack Jones

Jack Jones is a special guest on The Paul Leslie Hour.

One of the great icons in entertainment, Jack Jones is with us. He is a veritable legend in music, a Grammy award-winning recording artist, Jack Jones is known as "the Singer's Singer." A prolific recording artist and performer, he's released more than 60 albums.

His latest album Every Other Day I Have the Blues, is a sojourn into blues music. Recorded at Capitol Studios and Big Surprise Music, the album was produced by Jack Jones and Tom Scott on the Cavalry Productions label.

The renowned jazz critic and journalist Will Friedwald had this to say: "It's hardly surprising that Mr. Jones should surprise us with a new album of fresh songs that all have ties to blues form and harmony, delivered with stunning arrangements and a swinging band and soloists."

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Jack Jones!

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#645 - Billy Gill Nov 19, 2021

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#645 - Billy Gill

The Billy Gill Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

Hey amigos! It’s time for another installment of The Paul Leslie Hour, award-winning content that has tracked listeners in more than 100 countries.

On this episode, we offer up something intimate, entertaining and interesting. Singer-songwriter Billy Gill came by to tell the story of how he came to be and played a few of his songs “live” and “unplugged.” The songs make him feel groovy, and he hopes they make you feel groovy too.

Listen in and dig the Billy vibe!

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All right, I see no reason not to get this ball rockin’ and rollin’. Here’s Billy Gill, only on The Paul Leslie Hour.

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#644 - Michael Eagleson Nov 17, 2021

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#644 - Michael Eagleson

The Michael Eagleson Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

Well hello there! Thank you for choosing to tune into The Paul Leslie Hour, purveyor of interviews with creative people as heard on the radio airwaves, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible and countless other platforms. We have an interview from the archives with a mainstays of the Atlanta singer-songwriter scene. This episode features Paul Leslie’s in-studio interview with Michael Eagleson. He sings, he writes songs, he plays the guitar, as well as a little harmonica just a bit of drums and some piano now and again. Eagleson is a very talented songwriter and has made some really great albums.

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Now, let’s see what Michael Eagleson has to say. It’s right here on The Paul Leslie Hour! Enjoy folks.

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