041 - Paul Leim :: What 5 Decades of Music Business Success Sounds Like - The Rich Redmond Show Ep 41
Paul Leim is one of the most recorded drummers in history. His musical drumming has helped artists he has worked with sell over 300 million records! He has successfully bridged the gap between touring, recording and work in TV and film.
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Paul was raised in Troup, Texas. He was inspired to take up drumming when he heard The Beatles at age 14. He moved to Los Angeles in his early twenties to further pursue his music career, and relocated to Nashville in 1988.
Leim has worked with John Williams, Doc Severinsen, The Berlin Orchestra, The London Symphony Orchestra, Lionel Richie, Dolly Parton, Peter Cetera, Tanya Tucker, Shania Twain, Randy Travis, Reba, Kenny Rogers, Amy Grant and many more. Motion picture credits for Leim include The River, Tank, The Legend of DB Cooper, Dirty Dancing, Elvis and Me, Elvis, and Star Wars Return of the Jedi.
Episodic television series and specials include 'Wonder Woman, Knight Rider, Dukes of Hazzard, Elvis, Fall Guy, Spencer for Hire, The Tonight Show, Growing Pains, Battlestar Galactica, Barbara Mandrel and the Mandrel Sisters, Dolly and many more. He was a staff musician on The Grammy Awards, eight years on Dick Clark's American Music Awards, four years with the Academy of Country Music Awards, and the Grand Ole Opry.
Leim is an eight-time Academy of Country Music drummer of the year Nominee, multiple winner of Nashville Music Award, "Drummer/Percussionist", and Nashville Music Row Magazine's "Top 10 Music All Stars" award winner. Most recently he is the winner of "Drum Magazine" Drummie of the Year, (Country Category) 4 Years in a Row and Modern Drummer Magazine "Reader's Poll", Drummer of the Year, (Country Category) for an Eighth year in a Row (2001 – 2008).
A few things that came up:
-Having $250 million worth of hits
-Growing up in Tyler TX -Being a cigar guy
-Getting into Dallas
-American Airlines jingles
-Angels who believe in you more than you do
-Playing with James Taylor
-Story about his kids and leaving for a year
-Playing at the White House
-Weighing yourself before and after a show
-Neil Peart and Rush documentary
-Remaking Delta Dawn with Tanya Tucker
-Elvis' drummers
-Buddy Harmon
-Hal Blaine
-Love and Mercy Movie
-Playing sleigh bells in July
-The changes in the music business
-Tool's record selling strategy
-Differences between real orchestra vs a laptop
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