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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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#623 - Heidi Hyatt Sep 29, 2021

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#623 - Heidi Hyatt

Heidi Hyatt is a special guest on The Paul Leslie Hour.

It's a great honor to welcome Heidi Hyatt on The Paul Leslie Hour. She keeps the legacy of her husband the late Walter Hyatt going, through King Tears Music which she heads. She manages the catalog of Walter Hyatt and his influential Uncle Walt's Band.

Uncle Walt's Band included Walter Hyatt, Champ Hood and David Ball. They made some truly exceptional recordings with unique songs and influenced some renowned artists: Marcia Ball, Lucinda Williams and some of our past guests: Lyle Lovett, Willis Alan Ramsey and Jimmie Dale Gilmore.

Walter Hyatt sadly passed away in 1996 and the following year Austin City Limits broadcast a tribute featuring Lyle Lovett, Willis Alan Ramsey, David Ball, Champ Hood, Marcia Ball, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Junior Brown, David Halley, Allison Moorer and Shawn Colvin.

On October 1, 2021 Omnivore Records is releasing the 11 songs from that ACL broadcast on CD and digital. Also included will be songs that didn't get aired and some previously unreleased Walter Hyatt recordings. The release is entitled "Mighty Fine: An Austin City Limits Tribute to Walter Hyatt."

Heidi Hyatt makes a great interview, and we hope you enjoy. Do yourself a favor and check out the album. You'll be very glad you did.

The Paul Leslie Hour is a talk show dedicated to “Helping People Tell Their Stories.” Some of the most iconic people of all time drop in to chat. Frequent topics include Arts, Entertainment and Culture.

#622 - Ben E. King Sep 27, 2021

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#622 - Ben E. King

The Ben E. King interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

This interview with the late Ben E. King was originally broadcast on the radio. King is best known for being the singer and co-writer of "Stand By Me," one of the greatest popular songs. He was also the lead singer of the legendary vocal group The Drifters.

This interview with Ben E. King was originally broadcast on the radio. He discussed his very last album "Heart & Soul," which is a collection of jazz standards. We talked about the album and other subjects.

September 28, 1938 was Ben E. King's birthday, which is part of the reason I'm publicizing this interview. Enjoy!

#621 - Dan Gold Sep 24, 2021

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#621 - Dan Gold

Dan Gold is a special guest on The Paul Leslie Hour.

It's a special music-filled episode with a man who has done a lot of things and has gone by a few names.

Dan Gold is a songwriter and a producer, studio owner, and a voice actor, formerly a media personality. As a broadcaster, he worked as a radio host and disc jockey. With his wife Ruby Hice, he's written songs recorded by the best singers in American music... in many styles of music.

Let's list a few of those recording artists, shall we: all 3 of the singing Sinatras: Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Jr. and Nancy Sinatra. Also, Dionne Warwick, Ray Price, Melba Montgomery, Anne Murray, Reba McEntire, Ray Charles, Gladys Knight, Tammy Wynette, Barbara Mandrell, Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius, Faron Young, Hank Snow, among others.

He's been known as Danny Hice, Danny Samson, Dan Daly and these days he goes by his birth name, Dan Gold.

It's a great pleasure to welcome this talented man and play many great selections of his songwriting.

#620 - Tony Trischka Sep 22, 2021

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#620 - Tony Trischka

The Tony Trischka Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

It was a great pleasure to talk to five-string banjo player Tony Trischka. This was broadcast on the radio shortly after the release "Great Big World." A banjo player and teacher, recording artist and producer, Tony Trischka talked about his lucky life and his love for the banjo.

You won't want to miss Tony Trischka right here on The Paul Leslie Hour.

#619 - Béla Fleck Sep 20, 2021

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#619 - Béla Fleck

The Béla Fleck Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour

This interview with Béla Fleck was originally broadcast on The Paul Leslie Hour. He joined us to talk about the history of the banjo, his recording career with the Flecktones, his journeys to Africa and the many world musicians he has performed with.

It's a pleasure to present an interview with performer, recording artist and composer Béla Fleck right here on The Paul Leslie Hour.

#618 - Chris Renaldo Sep 17, 2021

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#618 - Chris Renaldo

Chris Renaldo is a special guest on The Paul Leslie Hour!

I first met Chris "the Professor" Renaldo at There: a gastropub in Brookhaven, Georgia. He's a great raconteur and has a variety of entertaining and insightful anecdotes. He's knowledgeable about his profession: bartending. He's interested in the art of cocktail creation and is also a published writer. He's a music and film buff and also knows about things like good food.

Chris Renaldo makes an impression on people. It's one of the qualities of being an original. I was honored to interview him. You'll enjoy listening or watching. After all, people listen to Chris Renaldo's stories all the time when they're at There. If you can't get to There at the moment, we've got you covered.

#617 - David Frizzell Sep 15, 2021

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#617 - David Frizzell

David Frizzell is a special guest on The Paul Leslie Hour.

Singer-songwriter and recording artist David Frizzell is a great, authentic voice in American music. An authentic country singer, we're celebrating 40 years since his song "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma," one of CMT's Top 10 Duet Songs of All Time. He also recorded one of CMT's Top Drinking Songs of All Time: "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home."

An accomplished recording artist and performer, David Frizzell is also going to be featured in an upcoming documentary about his brother, the late legendary Lefty Frizzell. David Frizzell is an artist who likes to stay busy and loves performing.

His energy is infectious in this interview. David Frizzell dropped in on The Paul Leslie Hour, welcome to it!

The Paul Leslie Hour - Helping People Tell Their Stories is a talk show with new episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Some of the most iconic people of all time drop in to chat. Frequent topics include Arts, Entertainment and Culture.

#616 - G. Love Sep 13, 2021

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#616 - G. Love

The G. Love Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

The blues is quite a musical art form. It's origins are in the Southeastern United States, but has had an influence that has spread around the world and continues to this day.

This interview was recorded backstage in Atlanta, Georgia. The artist in question is a singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist. Birth name Garrett Dutton, he goes by G. Love and hails from Philadelphia. A serial performer, he's been known to do around 150 shows per year. As a solo artist and with his group Special Sauce, he's released more than a dozen albums.

Speaking of the blues, the other day I went to check the mail and was in for a nice surprise. It was the most recent Jack Jones CD, but as I opened the jacket saw the handwriting of Jack Jones himself. He wrote a beautiful inscription. It's a great album and I really love it. I drove around and listened to it from beginning to end several times. Thank you Jack Jones and thank you to his team.

Now, I'm going to take you back to that hot night where I sat down with G. Love. He was just about to take the stage, but gave me a few minutes. It was a great show and now you can listen to what we talked about. The G. Love interview is right here on The Paul Leslie Hour.

#615 - Rhett Akins Sep 10, 2021

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#615 - Rhett Akins

Rhett Akins is a special guest on The Paul Leslie Hour.

It's a great pleasure and honor to welcome Rhett Akins on the show. A man who has had great success as a major recording artist, but also as a hit songwriter. In fact, we're celebrating 25 years of his successful creative work.

There is news in the world of Rhett Akins. It's been announced that he'll be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. There's good reason for this, with 31 #1 songs and 40 BMI awards.

The songs of Rhett Akins have been recorded by top recording artists: recently Jon Pardi, Blake Shelton, Justin Moore, Thomas Rhett, Brooks & Dunn, Billy Currington, Aaron Lewis, Josh Turner and many more.

Rhett Akins has also released 6 studio albums and is a touring artist. The songs of Rhett Akins are here to stay.

Tune into the very interesting interview with Rhett Akins, right here on The Paul Leslie Hour.

#614 - Tony Hatch Sep 08, 2021

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#614 - Tony Hatch

The Tony Hatch Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

British songwriter Tony Hatch is one of the world's most successful songwriters. An inductee of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, his songs like "Downtown" have been recorded by the biggest names in music.

A record producer, arranger, conductor and songwriter, Tony Hatch is a great musical talent. His songs have been featured on television, in countless films and on many albums. Some fo the recording artists who have sung Tony Hatch songs include Petula Clark,Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Jack Jones, Paul McCartney, George Shearing, Ella Fitzgerald, Pearl Bailey, Dolly Parton, Nancy Wilson and Shirley Bassey just to name a few.

Tony Hatch makes for a great interview guest. He's a really lovely man and you'll be glad you listened. Right here on The Paul Leslie Hour.