Paul Evans (singer/ songwriter "Roses are Red" / "7 Little Girls" / "Midnite Special" / "When" / "Hello, this is Joanie")

Paul joined me to discuss being happy; Earth Angel; taking a year off from college to write a hit; his management changing his age and name; coming from a musical family; his father hating rock 'n' roll; Elvis; making demos in Nashville; Conan O'Brien; The Pointer Sisters; Brill Building; his hits "When" and "7 Little Girls"; "7 Little Girls" being banned in Boston; performing on Dick Clark's Saturday Night show; almost forgetting the words on live TV; The Beatles changing his career to jingle performer and writer; smoking; crooners trying to sing rock; Elvis' success; Col. Tom Parker; Elvis' generosity; Paul Anka; his jazz quarter made of jingle singers 5ive; learning his parts by computer; scat yodeling; his biggest hit "Roses are Red"; being paid to sing at weddings; trying to make a woman cry each time he sings it; his wife Susan; how his book came about; winning a Clio but not getting the award; Arizona uses his song and the case goes to the Supreme Court; "Hello this is Joanie (The Telephone Answering Song)"; wanting to sing a duet with Willie Nelson.