212 - Lori Lieberman

Did you watch the 2019 Grammys? Did you see the performance Alicia Keys did that included the song "Killing Me Softly with His Song" Lori Lieberman is best known for her song “Killing Me Softly” written during her Troubadour days in Los Angeles when she saw the legendary Don McLean in concert. Lori Lieberman was born in California, but raised in Switzerland. She was influenced by Francoise Hardy, Tom Rush, Cat Stevens and other American singer-songwriters. Lori Lieberman went on to attend University in Boston and signed her very first record deal with Capitol Records. Lori Lieberman toured the United States with artists like Randy Newman, Billy Joel, Leonard Cohen, John B. Sebastian and Rick Nelson. This interview took place promoting the fourteenth album entitled Bend Like Steel. The CD features songs Lieberman wrote along with songs others wrote like Paul Simon’s “Cecilia.”

Lori Lieberman is a part of the great American songwriting tradition. It is a pleasure to present the interview here on The Paul Leslie Hour.

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