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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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#433 - Beth Leonard Rucker Jul 13, 2020

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433 - Beth Leonard Rucker of Just Be You

This episode of The Paul Leslie Hour features a very heartfelt interview with Beth Leonard Rucker. Beth is the founder of Just Be You, a non-profit with a mission to help teens. Their website is found at http://www.justbeyou.org

Just Be You's aim is to build teen's confidence through self-compassion and self-love. The organization concentrates on the daily challenges in lives of the modern teen, and provides a safe environment of kindness, sharing, learning and growth.

There's plenty of food for thought in this interview with Beth Leonard Rucker, an enthusiastic, great communicator and very thoughtful woman. You'll enjoy meeting her here on The Paul Leslie Hour.

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.

#432 - Gary Sefton Jul 10, 2020

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432 - Gary Sefton

Gary Sefton gave a rare interview on The Paul Leslie Hour and we are pleased to present an exclusive playing of the demo of his song "Isn't This America." The interview was recorded on Independence Day 2020.

Gary Sefton is an award-winning songwriter, singer, recording artist, producer, occasional performer, magazine columnist and expert turkey hunter. As a songwriter he's had great success in country music. More than 100 great artists have recorded his work including Tom T. Hall, John Anderson, Bobby Bare, Waylon Jennings, Chris Ledoux, Norma Jean and others. Originally from Florida he now hangs his hat in Tennessee.

It is an honor to present an interview with a great storyteller, right here on The Paul Leslie Hour.

#431 - Brian Minick Jul 08, 2020

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431 - Brian Minick of ZeroBounce

Imagine how many emails are whizzing around the planet at this very moment. Care to take a guess how many? The total email traffic last year was about 300 billion. That's an average of more than 800 million a day. That's a lot of emails!

Most of you subscribe to email newsletters. Some of you maybe want to start a newsletter. You have good reasons. It's huge! Brands ask you for your email address because it's bar none the best way to stay in contact.

What are some of the most important things you need to be aware of when sending emails?

I wanted to invite an expert on board The Paul Leslie Hour. Brian Minick is the Chief Operating Officer of ZeroBounce, an email validation company. ZeroBounce cleans email lists of bad addresses to make sure everybody's emails reach the inbox.

Brian Minick is a wealth of information. If you have an email list, want to start one or just want to learn more about emails, you'll be glad you listened to this interview with an authority on email!

#430 - Jason Burge - It's Still Billy Joel to Me - Vol. 1 Jul 06, 2020

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430 - Jason Burge - It's Still Billy Joel to Me - Vol. 1

This is a special edition of The Paul Leslie Hour. It's going to be coming out every month and it's a somewhat in-depth discussion about the singer-songwriter, pianist and recording artist Billy Joel.

I believe Billy Joel to be one of the most important American recording artists. He's sold more than 150 million records since his debut in 1971.

I'll be joined in each episode of this series with a music reviewer Jason Burge, who has reviewed more than 100 albums. Burge is a writer, classically-trained pianist, and commentator. He is also a connoisseur of Billy Joel's music.

On each episode we'll discuss in chronological order, all of Billy Joel's studio records. It starts with Cold Spring Harbor in 1971 and the last studio album was the classical album Fantasies and Delusions that came out in 2001. So it will be a 13-part look at all of the albums.

Volume 1 explores Billy Joel's debut album: "Cold Spring Harbor," produced by Artie Ripp. It was recorded in July 1971 and released November 1, 1971.

You are invited to listen to the discussion right here on The Paul Leslie Hour.

#429 - Bob Liberman Jul 03, 2020

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429 - Bob Liberman

It has been said Bob Liberman is a "hell of a storyteller" and has "really led an interesting life," that's how author Ryan White described him. The Bob Liberman certainly has an interesting cast of characters ranging from Jimmy Buffett to Bob Dylan and the people from a circus tour. He was Jimmy Buffett's tour manager for a number of years and traveled with Bob Dylan on the Rolling Thunder Revue tour. He's traveled the world and has the pictures to prove it.

Keep these stories to himself? Bob is not that kind of guy. He was generous to share some of his tales with us right here on The Paul Leslie Hour. Is there a book in Bob Liberman? At least one! Listen to this interview with Liberman and you'll only find yourself wanting more tales. I know I did.

#428 - John Scofield Jul 01, 2020

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428 - John Scofield

John Scofield, known to many in the music world simply as "Sco," makes his debut appearance on The Paul Leslie Hour. He's one of the most influential guitarists around and a composer, performer and recording artist.

Scofield has released a trio recording on ECM Records entitled "Swallow Tales." The album consists of 9 compositions by jazz bassist Steve Swallow. It is a great thing to sit down and converse with Sco and you are invited to listen in to this episode of The Paul Leslie Hour.

#427 - Clinton Heylin Jun 29, 2020

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427 - Clinton Heylin

On June 19, 2020 Bob Dylan released "Rough and Rowdy Ways," his 39th studio album, 8 years since his last album. To discuss the new record and more, I was joined by Clinton Heylin, the world's foremost Bob Dylan scholar. A prolific writer on many musical subjects, but in particular a number of highly regarded books on Bob Dylan. A historian, author and real authority on music, it is an honor to have Clinton Heylin on The Paul Leslie Hour.

Special thanks to Jeff Rosen and Parker Fishel.

#426 - Greg Cohen Jun 26, 2020

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426 - Greg Cohen

On this episode we meet Greg Cohen, bassist with the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band featuring Woody Allen. Cohen is an artist known for not only his humbleness, but also his incredible knowledge of music. Born in Los Angeles, his love for music began early and by 1978 he began working with the legendary Tom Waits.

In 1984 Cohen ended up in New York, where he currently lives. His work has ranged from producing, composing, arranging and performing in public. His bass playing has been featured on artists ranging from Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, Keith Richards, Lou Reed, and Bob Dylan. His love for many styles lead him to work with the late, great banjo legend Eddy Davis as well as New Orleans jazz enthusiast Woody Allen, an association that continued for many years. Greg Cohen also performs with avant garde/experimental artist John Zorn. With a variety of artists, his bass playing has been heard all around the globe.

#425 - Cynthia Sayer Jun 24, 2020

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425 - Cynthia Sayer

On this episode we meet Internationally renowned jazz banjoist and vocalist Cynthia Sayer. The New York Times had this to say about our special guest: "Miss Sayer finds lively banjo harmonies and provocative phrasing ... a rare jazz banjoist." She joins us to talk about her latest album "Attractions" and also the many musical legends she has performed and recorded with.

A woman of many talents, Sayer composes songs, sings, and in addition to the banjo, she performed on the piano as a 10-year veteran of the Eddy Davis & Woody Allen New Orleans Jazz Band. Cynthia Sayer is a woman who is changing the way the banjo is perceived and appreciated by the public--both in terms of who plays the instrument, but also with respect to the many styles which can be performed on the banjo.

#424 - Simon Wettenhall Jun 22, 2020

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424 - Simon Wettenhall

Simon Wettenhall was born in Australia and started his study of music with the piano. Hearing a recording of the legendary Louis Armstrong began his lifelong passion for the trumpet. After studying with two Australian masters of the orchestral trumpet, Wettenhall eventually found himself exploring the earlier music of New Orleans, the city that is unequivocally the birthplace of jazz.

His devotion to the trumpet and early jazz lead him to become a member of the Woody Allen New Orleans Jazz Band, but along the way he has been involved with a diverse variety of groups including Niaggra, the Oceanic Orchestra and many others. A man dedicated to his craft, he also expresses himself by composing and recording his own work.

With the Woody Allen New Orleans Jazz Band, Simon Wettenhall's trumpet and voice brought the traditional music of New Orleans to music venues around America and Europe. It's a pleasure to present this interview for your listening pleasure.