John Poveromo is a comedian born in Brooklyn, but raised in Jersey. He’s been featured in the New York Times and the Asbury Park Press and has performed his standup at the Jersey City Comedy Festival, The New York Underground Comedy Festival. He’s also the author of the book Drawings from
Ralph MacDonald was a percussionist, producer, songwriter, performer and Grammy-award winner who lived from 1944-2011. He had roots in the Caribbean, but was born in New York. His songs were recorded by artists like Bill Withers, Grover Washington Jr, Roberta Flack, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Buffett and others. The son of Calypsonian
Ben de la Cour has been called a “master storyteller,” a “true troubadour,” “an enigma,” and a “revitalizing force.” A singer-songwriter, guitarist and recording artist, his album The High Cost of Living Strangeis out now. The artist is interviewed here on The Paul Leslie Hour, and performs a few acoustic
Gene Wilder was born June 11, 1933. He was an iconic actor and director, but also a writer and painter. He passed away on August 29, 2016 and today would have been his birthday. This was one of my all-time favorite interviews. Or Listen on YouTube: Here is the original introduction
Todd Snider is one of the most insightful, humorous and clever singer-songwriters in American music. The first radio station to air one of my interviews was Jimmy Buffett’s Radio Margaritaville, which may explain some of the context for things Snider said. The interview was recorded at the old Georgia Theatre,
Jerry Jeff Walker is a legend in country and folk music and is known as a songwriter and also interpreter of other artists’ songs. He is the writer of the classic song “Mr. Bojangles.” This interview was recorded back in 2006 for an early incarnation of this talk show. A
Cesária Évora was an internationally known singer and recording artist from Cape Verde, an island country off the coast of West Africa. She was known as “the Queen of Morna,” morna being the national music of Cape Verde and was also called “the Barefoot Diva” for performing without shoes. Cesária
Hey. It’s me. There are certain artists who continue to touch the world ever since they presented their art to the world. For our guest the French-born Cyrille Aimée, that artist was the Belgian-born French Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. When you hear the recordings of this incredible vocalist,