The Paul Leslie Hour

Dub Cornett and Victoria Lily Shaffer are the producers of the new unscripted comedy show "Bill & Brian Doyle-Murray's Extra Innings," with a new episode every Monday exclusively on Facebook Watch. Viewers get to see brothers Bill Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray interacting with the fans and players of minor league teams at games across the country. Behind the scenes, the producers of "Extra Innings" are as down-to-earth as America's pastime with a shared love of dogs, comedy and music. Don't touch that dial, Dub Cornett and Victoria Lily Shaffer are up next.

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Elizabeth Cook had an incredible concert in Atlanta at the Variety Playhouse and the very next day she comes in for a face-to-face interview on The Paul Leslie Hour. Cook is one of the preeminent country music singer-songwriters. We talk about plenty in this episode: her Florida roots, hundreds of appearances on the Grand Ole Opry, friendship with David Letterman and the importance of honesty.

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Charlie Daniels is a certifiable legend in music. Last year he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and this year he's released a book about his life. Entitled "Never Look at the Empty Seats: A Memoir," the Grammy award-winning Charlie Daniels who has sold more than twenty million albums and is known for such songs as "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is as down to earth as they come. In this interview we gain his perspectives on his life, the responsibilities of fame, his work with Bob Dylan and why he wrote his autobiography.

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Jillian Cardarelli is a singer-songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts who went to Nashville to pursue her dream of being a country music singer-songwriter. In a short time, her work ethic and talent has allowed her to share the stage with the classic and contemporary singers of country music. Rolling Stone put her in the list of the 10 New Country Artists you need to know. Whether in the recording studio or on stage, it's clear that singing is what Jillian Cardarelli was born to do. Meet her on The Paul Leslie Hour!

“Cardarelli's recordings blend the heritage and the modern, with her upcoming EP's tracks cut via old school full band takes at a non-Music Row studio.” -Rolling Stone

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This interview with Travis Turk was recorded on April 17, 2017. It was held onto to await the release of the Jimmy Buffett collection "Buried Treasure." It may strike you what a voice Travis Turk has. It's probably not a surprise that he has had so much success as a voice over talent. In fact, sound has played a very big part in his life. He's worked as a radio disc jockey, an audio engineer and was the very first record producer of Jimmy Buffett and as you'll hear several recordings before Buffett's debut album.

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How important is it to have fun? If you’re Mike Veeck, the special guest on this episode of The Paul Leslie Hour, it’s one of the most important things in the world. Mike Veeck applies fun to everything he does. He’s a speaker, enterepeneur, college professor, minor league baseball team owner, restauranteur and all around idea-man. His first book entitled “Fun is Good” tells how the philosophy of fun can make businesses more profitable and create a culture of creativity. There’s so much he can talk about!

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The guest on this episode of The Paul Leslie Hour, is Vanessa Perez, a classical pianist, performing and recording artist, born in the United States, but raised in Venezuela. Perez has released critically acclaimed records and performed internationally. In this interview, she takes us into her world, a life of passion and art. Recently, Vanessa Perez has embarked on a new live performance project called “New Worlds” with German cellist Jan Vogler, Chinese violinist Mira Wang and American actor Bill Murray. New Worlds features recitations of classic American poetry and literature concurrent with performance of musical pieces. The debut "New Worlds" studio album just dropped. We hope you enjoy this inside look on The Paul Leslie Hour.

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We want you to meet a cellist named Jan Vogler, his classical music foundation, infectious passion and ability at his instrument are some of the reasons he is seen and heard performing with the most celebrated conductors and orchestras around the world. In addition to performing the cello in concert, the German born Jan Vogler is fruitful as a recording artist on SONY records, with many releases and more to come. Classical music can be blended with other performing arts such as acting, dance and even spoken word poetry. Along with Chinese violinist Mira Wang, Venezuelan pianist Vanessa Perez, American actor Bill Murray and our special guest Jan Vogler have presented a live performance called New Worlds. It’s an evening of music and literature featuring Bill Murray as singer and narrator performing American songs from Stephen Foster to Gershwin along with recitations of classic American poetry and literature.

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Melora Hardin is an actor, singer and director known to many for playing the character "Jan Levinson" on the hit sitcom "The Office," but her artistic experience is expansive! She's graced the television and film screen as well as the stage. Acting, dancing and directing are just a few of her talents. Then, there's her musical side. A singer-songwriter, she's a concert performer and a recording artist with 3 albums to her credit. It's an interview with depth yet not an ounce of pretension. Listen and find out why Melora Hardin is beloved by so many audiences.

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Shozan Jack Haubner is the pen name of a Zen monk who wrote the book Single White Monk: Tales of Death, Failure, and Bad Sex as well as Zen Confidential. He joins us on The Paul Leslie Hour to talk about the dual interests of writing and the practice of Zen. Many topics are discussed, including misconceptions about Buddhist monks and the positives of being "a nobody."

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