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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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#513 - Tim Rice Jan 15, 2021

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513 - Tim Rice

The Tim Rice is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

Tim Rice is known to many for different reasons, but in the popular culture will forever be known as the lyricist of songs like "A Whole New World" and "The Circle of Life," famous for both being radio hits, but also their incredible contribution to the world of Disney animated films.

The great lyricist Sir Tim Rice is a songwriting collaborator of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alan Menken, Elton John and many others.

In this interview he talks about his great career in writing songs for theatre and film. Sir Tim Rice co-wrote songs for Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Evita and many others as well as Disney animated films like Aladdin and The Lion King.

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.

#512 - Lucie Arnaz Jan 13, 2021

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#512 - Lucie Arnaz

The Lucie Arnaz Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

Lucie Arnaz has been entertaining people for 50 years now. It all started in television, working with her mother the legendary Lucille Ball on The Lucy Show.

Lucie Arnaz is a an actor of the stage and screen and also a great performer. She sings, acts and is a great recording artist. Her creative expressions continue to endure.

It's a pleasure to feature this interview with Lucie Arnaz. It's right here on The Paul Leslie Hour.

#511 - Ellen Hunter Ulken Jan 11, 2021

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#511 - Ellen Hunter Ulken

The Ellen Hunter Ulken Interview is presented on The Paul Leslie Hour.

This episode of The Paul Leslie Hour you’re about to hear deals with one of America’s all-time greatest songwriters. I’m talking about Stephen Foster.

Stephen Foster wrote such songs as “Oh! Susanna,” “Old Folks at Home,” “Hard Times Come Again No More,” “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair,” “Beautiful Dreamer,” and others. It’s been said he was the most famous songwriter of the nineteenth century. His songs endure to this day. Everyone from Bing Crosby, James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash… and in recent times even actor Bill Murray have recorded his work.

I’m a proponent of songwriter Stephen Foster and was able to interview Ellen Hunter Ulken who wrote a book that was both entertaining and interesting, “BEAUTIFUL DREAMER: The Life of Stephen Collins Foster.” I traveled down to Peachtree City, Georgia to record this interview it was a few years back. It originally broadcast on the radio.

It's a pleasure to present this to the online listeners, right here on The Paul Leslie Hour.

#510 - Bill Boggs Jan 08, 2021

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#510 - Bill Boggs

The first Bill Boggs interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

Our special guest is a four-time Emmy award-winning television host, and an interviewer of legends. Bill Boggs is a TV personality, a public speaker and an author.

In this interview, we cover the early years of Bill Boggs in Philadelphia and his love for music. Frank Sinatra plays a big part in the Bill Boggs story as you will hear.

Why is Bill Boggs an interviewer? How did he learn the art of interviewing? Which interviewers does Bill Boggs respect the most? He sheds a lot of light on all of this in this interesting exchange.

Don't miss Bill Boggs. He's right here on The Paul Leslie Hour!

#509 - Ignasi Terraza Jan 06, 2021

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#509 - Ignasi Terraza

Ignasi Terraza is a special guest on The Paul Leslie Hour.

Pianist and composer Ignasi Terraza is one of Spain's top jazz musicians. Born in Barcelona, he has been blind since he was 10 years old. Studying computer engineering, his love for jazz eventually lead him to follow his passion of being an artist.

He has performed around the world and is a prolific recording artist. Ignasi Terraza has also accompanied many respected vocalists as well as other instrumentalists.

It's a great honor to present an interview with a man who has created some very beautiful music. Ignasi Terraza is right here on The Paul Leslie Hour.

#508 - Conal Fowkes Returns Jan 04, 2021

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#508 - Conal Fowkes Returns

The second interview with Conal Fowkes is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

Conal Fowkes received acclaim and respect as the pianist and sometimes double bassist for The Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band featuring Woody Allen. He is also a recording artist who released a solo album entitled "Dizzy Fingers."

With the late Eddy Davis he also formed the Eddy Davis & Conal Fowkes duo. Davis & Fowkes released a DVD: "Eddy Davis & Conal Fowkes Live in Concert," filmed in the Café Vienes at the Hotel Casa Fuster in Barcelona, Spain.Conal Fowkes singing and playing have been heard in Woody Allen's films in recent years.

This was my second interview with Conal Fowkes. In large part, this interview focuses on the "Eddy Davis & Conal Fowkes Live in Concert" DVD and the time he spent in Spain during the film's creation.

#507 - Will Friedwald Jan 01, 2021

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#507 - Will Friedwald

Will Friedwald is a special guest on The Paul Leslie Hour, the first of 2021!

Will Friedwald is a champion of jazz, the great American Song sand the great men and women who sing them. He is the author of 10 books, including Sinatra! The Song is You, Stardust Melodies, and most recently Straighten Up and Fly Right: The Life and Music of Nat King Cole. He also writes about music and popular culture for The Wall Street Journal and Vanity Fair. Friedwald has written the liner notes for more than 600 CDs.

It's a great honor and privilege to welcome author and music historian Will Friedwald right here on The Paul Leslie Hour!

#506 - Jeff Barry Dec 30, 2020

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#506 -Jeff Barry

Jeff Barry is a special guest on The Paul Leslie Hour.

On this episode of The Paul Leslie Hour, we're in the presence of one of the top songwriters of all time. Although Jeff Barry has filled other roles like record producer, he's an inductee in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He's cowritten songs like Then He Kissed Me, Be My Baby, Da Doo Ron Ron and Montego Bay just to name a few.

This interview goes off the beaten path and Jeff and I discuss a variety of topics, including his lesser known work. Jeff Barry is certainly a fascinating guy and he's right here on The Paul Leslie Hour!

#505 - Deana Martin Dec 28, 2020

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#505 - Deana Martin

The Deana Martin Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

It has been 25 years since the passing of icon Dean Martin, one of the greatest singers, actors and recording artists the world has ever known. This is an interview with singer and recording artist Deana Martin, the daughter of Dean Martin. It was originally broadcast on FM radio in Charleston, South Carolina. Deana Martin has released 5 acclaimed studio albums.

The most recent "Swing Street" features swing interpretations of songs like New York State of Mind, Georgia On My Mind, Strangers in the Night, and Bye Bye Blackbird as well as newer songs. In this interview she discusses the album and other interesting subjects are broached. It has not been heard since it was broadcast over the radio airwaves, and it's a pleasure to bring it out of the archives and into the world.

You don't want to miss Deana Martin! She's right here on The Paul Leslie Hour.

#504 - Dave Mason Dec 25, 2020

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#504 - Dave Mason

Dave Mason is a special guest on The Paul Leslie Hour.

It's a great honor to welcome one of the finest musicians: Dave Mason to the show. He's a wonderful singer and songwriter known for both his solo career and also as a founding member of Traffic. Mason has performed with the all time greats and is an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Dave Mason was kind enough to join us from Maui to talk about his 2020 album "Alone Together (Again)," a re-imagination of his 1970 debut. It's a brief chat with a prolific legendary figure in music, right here on The Paul Leslie Hour.