Paul Leim

**Paul William Leim** (wɔwoo no Ɔpɛnima 29, 1950) yɛ Amɛrekani twenebɔ ne nnwontofoɔ a ɔkyere nnwom gu kasɛte so a ɔte Nashville 

## Asetena mu nsɛm
Wɔwoo Leim wɔ Port Huron, Michigan  na wɔtetee no wɔ Troup, Texas . Wɔhyɛɛ no nkuran sɛ ɔmfa ne ho nhyɛ twenebɔ mu berɛ a na ɔyɛ abɔfra berɛ a ɔtee "Skin Deep" a Duke Ellington ne ne Nnwontoɔ kuo a Louie Bellson bɔɔ twene no akyi.  Robin Hood Brians, a ɔyɛ baabi a wɔkyere nnwom gu kasɛte so wura ka kyerɛɛ Leim sɛ ɔbɔ te sɛdeɛ ɔwɔ metronome wɔ ne tirim, na ɔtoo nsa frɛɛ Leim sɛ ɔmmɛbɔ wɔ nnwom nnwom ahodoɔ so. 

Ɔtu kɔɔ Los Angeles wɔ ne mfeɛ aduonu mfimfini  sɛ ɔrekɔtoa ne nnwom adwuma no so, na ɔtu kɔɔ Nashville wɔ afe 1988 mu. 

Leim ne John Williams ( *Jedifo no Sanba* ),  Doc Severinsen,  Berlin Nnwontofo Kuw, London Nnwontofo Kuw, Boston Pops, Lionel Richie,  Dolly Parton, Peter Cetera, Tanya Tucker, Randy Travis, Michael W. Smith, Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers, PUR, Lorrie Morgan, Lyle Lovett, Amy Grant, Collin Raye, Montgomery Gentry, Lonestar, Faith Hill, Bob Seger, Billy Currington, Kenny Chesney,  Shania Twain, .  ne afoforɔ ayɛ adwuma.

Sini ho abasobɔ a wɔde ma Leim no bi ne *The River*, *Tank*, *The Legend of D. B. Cooper*, *Dirty Dancing*, *Elvis ne Me*, Elvis, ne *Star Wars Return of the Jedi* . Television so dwumadi ahorow a ɛkɔ so wɔ bere bi mu ne nea ɛyɛ soronko bi ne *Wonder Woman*, *Knight Rider*, *Dukes of Hazzard*, *Elvis*, *Fall Guy*, *Spencer for Hire*, *The Tonight Show*, *Growing Pains*, *Battlestar Galactica*, *Barbara Mandrell ne Mandrell Anuanom Mmea*, ne *Dolly* . Na ɔyɛ adwumayɛfo wɔ *The Grammy Awards*, mfe awotwe wɔ Dick Clark’s *American Music Awards*, mfeɛ nnan wɔ Academy of Country Music Awards, ne Grand Ole Opry.

Leim ne The Monkees yɛɛ nnwom wɔ wɔn mfeɛ 20 afahyɛ nnwom nkabom mu, *Then and Now*, a "That was Then and This is Now" ka ho. 

Leim yɛ twenebɔfoɔ a wɔayi no mpɛn nwɔtwe wɔ afe no mu Academy of Country Music Nominee mu, wadi nkonim mpɛn pii wɔ Nashville Music Award, "Drummer/Percussionist", ne Nashville Music Row Magazine "Top 10 Music All Stars" abasobɔdeɛ mu nkonimdifoɔ. Nnansa yi ara ɔyɛ nkonimdifoɔ wɔ "Drum Magazine" Drummie of the Year, (Country Category) 4 Years in a Row ne Modern Drummer Magazine "Reader's Poll", Drummer of the Year, (Ɔman Category) afe a ɛtɔ so nwɔtwe a ɛtoatoa so ( 2001 – 2008) na ɔtwerɛeɛ.

* Tom Jones (1977-1978) 
* Randy Travis (1995 ne 1998) na ɔkyerɛwee.
* Neil Diamond (1977, 1999) 
* Tanya Tucker (1978) Ɔde ne nsa kyerɛɛ ne so.
* Gyidi Hill ne Tim McGraw (2006) .
* Elvis: Nnwom no (2005–2012) .
* TCB Band (2005–2012, afe 2021-mprempren)
* Lynda Carter (2008–2011) 
* Mike Nesmith (2013)  

Leim ne ne yere Jeanie na wɔte Nashville. Ɔyɛ wiemhyɛn kafoɔ a ɔwɔ tumi krataa na wanya wiemhyɛn pii. 

## Discography

### 1970–1984 mu
Saa ɔfa yi de nnwom nkabom ahodoɔ a Leim aboa wɔ mu no fa bi kyerɛ.

* 1970: Will Barnes - *No Place But Texas* (Armadillo Country)
* 1976: Doc Severinsen - *Night Journey* (Epic)
* 1976: David Meece - *[[:en:David_(David_Meece_album)|David]]* (Myrrh)
* 1978: Pink Lady - *[[:en:America!_America!_America!|America! America! America!]]* (Victor)
* 1978: Tanya Tucker - *[[:en:TNT_(Tanya_Tucker_album)|TNT]]* (MCA)
* 1979: Michael Nesmith - *[[:en:Infinite_Rider_on_the_Big_Dogma|Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma]]* (Pacific Arts)
* 1979: The Imperials - *One More Song for You* (Dayspring Records)
* 1980: Debby Boone - *[[:en:With_My_Song|With My Song]]* (Lamb & Lion)
* 1980: The Imperials - *Priority* (Dayspring)
* 1980: David Meece - *[[:en:Are_You_Ready?_(David_Meece_album)|Are You Ready?]]* (Myrrh)
* 1981: Joe Chemay Band - *The Riper the Finer* (Unicorn)
* 1981: Kenny Rogers - *[[:en:Share_Your_Love|Share Your Love]]* (Liberty)
* 1982: Shirley Bassey - *[[:en:All_by_Myself_(Shirley_Bassey_album)|All By Myself]]* (Applause)
* 1982: Amy Grant - *[[:en:Age_to_Age|Age to Age]]* (Myrrh)
* 1982: Lionel Richie - *[[:en:Lionel_Richie_(album)|Lionel Richie]]* (Motown)
* 1982: Kenny Rogers - *[[:en:Love_Will_Turn_You_Around|Love Will Turn You Around]]* (Liberty)
* 1983: Lionel Richie - *[[:en:Can't_Slow_Down_(Lionel_Richie_album)|Can't Slow Down]]* (Motown)
* 1983: Kenny Rogers - *[[:en:Eyes_That_See_in_the_Dark|Eyes That See in the Dark]]* (RCA)
* 1983: Kenny Rogers - *[[:en:We've_Got_Tonight_(Kenny_Rogers_album)|We've Got Tonight]]* (Liberty)
* 1983: Amy Grant - *[[:en:A_Christmas_Album_(Amy_Grant_album)|A Christmas Album]]* (Myrrh)
* 1983: David Meece - *[[:en:Count_the_Cost|Count the Cost]]* (Myrrh)
* 1984: Amy Grant - *[[:en:Straight_Ahead_(Amy_Grant_album)|Straight Ahead]]* (Myrrh)
* 1984: Evelyn "Champagne" King - *[[:en:So_Romantic|So Romantic]]* (RCA)
* 1984: Eddie Rabbitt - *[[:en:The_Best_Year_of_My_Life|The Best Year of My Life]]* (Mercury)
* 1984: Kenny and Dolly - *[[:en:Once_Upon_a_Christmas_(Kenny_Rogers_&_Dolly_Parton_album)|Once Upon a Christmas]]* (RCA)
* 1984: Michael W. Smith - *[[:en:Michael_W._Smith_2|Michael W. Smith 2]]* (Reunion Records)
* 1984: Kathy Troccoli - *[[:en:Heart_and_Soul_(Kathy_Troccoli_album)|Heart and Soul]]* (Reunion)
* 1984: Wayne Watson - *Man In The Middle* (Milk & Honey)

### 1985–1987 mu

* 1985: Rosanne Cash - *[[:en:Rhythm_&_Romance_(Rosanne_Cash_album)|Rhythm and Romance]]* (Columbia)
* 1985: Debby Boone - *[[:en:Choose_Life_(Debby_Boone_album)|Choose Life]]* (Lamb & Lion)
* 1985: Amy Grant - *[[:en:Unguarded_(Amy_Grant_album)|Unguarded]]* (Myrrh)
* 1985: Whitney Houston - *[[:en:Whitney_Houston_(album)|Whitney Houston]]* (Arista)
* 1985: Dolly Parton - *[[:en:Real_Love_(Dolly_Parton_album)|Real Love]]* (RCA)
* 1985: Diana Ross - *[[:en:Eaten_Alive_(album)|Eaten Alive]]* (RCA)
* 1985: Maurice White - *[[:en:Maurice_White_(album)|Maurice White]]* (Columbia)
* 1985: Russ Taff - *Medals* (Myrrh)
* 1985: The Imperials - *Let the Wind Blow* (Myrrh)
* 1985: Steve Camp - *[[:en:Shake_Me_to_Wake_Me|Shake Me to Wake Me]]* (Sparrow Records)
* 1985: David Meece - *[[:en:7_(David_Meece_album)|7]]* (Myrrh)
* 1986: Billy Burnette - *Soldier of Love* (MCA / Curb)
* 1986: Belinda Carlisle - *[[:en:Belinda_(Belinda_Carlisle_album)|Belinda]]* (IRS)
* 1986: Peter Cetera - *[[:en:Solitude/Solitaire|Solitude/Solitaire]]* (Warner Bros.)
* 1986: Stacy Lattisaw - *Take Me All the Way* (Motown)
* 1986: Sandi Patti - *Morning Like This* (A&M)
* 1986: Lionel Richie - *[[:en:Dancing_on_the_Ceiling|Dancing on the Ceiling]]* (Motown)
* 1986: Kathy Troccoli - *Images* (Reunion)
* 1987: Air Supply - *[[:en:The_Christmas_Album_(Air_Supply_album)|The Christmas Album]]* (Arista)
* 1987: Richard Carpenter - *[[:en:Time_(Richard_Carpenter_album)|Time]]* (A&M)
* 1987: Duane Eddy - *Duane Eddy* (Capitol)
* 1987: Whitney Houston - *[[:en:Whitney_(album)|Whitney]]* (Arista)
* 1987: Kashif - *[[:en:Love_Changes|Love Changes]]* (Arista)
* 1987: Gladys Knight & the Pips - *[[:en:All_Our_Love|All Our Love]]* (MCA)
* 1987: Meli'sa Morgan - *[[:en:Good_Love_(Meli'sa_Morgan_album)|Good Love]]* (Capitol)
* 1987: Kenny Rogers - *[[:en:I_Prefer_the_Moonlight|I Prefer the Moonlight]]* (RCA)
* 1987: Teen Dream - *Let's Get Busy* (Warner Bros.)
* 1987: Dionne Warwick - *[[:en:Reservations_for_Two|Reservations for Two]]* (Arista)
* 1987: Russ Taff - *Russ Taff* (A&M)
* 1987: The Imperials - *This Year’s Model* (Myrrh)

### 1988–1990 mu

* 1988: Neil Diamond - *[[:en:The_Best_Years_of_Our_Lives_(Neil_Diamond_album)|The Best Years of Our Lives]]* (Columbia)
* 1988: Amy Grant - *[[:en:Lead_Me_On_(Amy_Grant_album)|Lead Me On]]* (A&M)
* 1988: Michael W. Smith - *[[:en:I_2_(EYE)|I 2 (EYE)]]* (Reunion)
* 1988: The Imperials - *Free the Fire* (Myrrh)
* 1988: BeBe & CeCe Winans - *[[:en:Heaven_(BeBe_&_CeCe_Winans_album)|Heaven]]* (Sparrow/Capitol)
* 1988: Bette Midler - *[[:en:Beaches_(soundtrack)|Beaches]]* (Atlantic)
* 1988: Billy Joe Walker Jr. - *Universal Language* (MCA)
* 1989: Animotion - *Animotion (Room to Move)* (Mercury)
* 1989: Scott Grimes - *Scott Grimes* (A&M)
* 1989: Lyle Lovett - *[[:en:Lyle_Lovett_and_His_Large_Band|Lyle Lovett and His Large Band]]* (MCA / Curb)
* 1989: Barry Manilow - *[[:en:Barry_Manilow_(1989_album)|Barry Manilow]]* (Arista)
* 1989: The Oak Ridge Boys - *[[:en:American_Dreams_(The_Oak_Ridge_Boys_album)|American Dreams]]* (MCA)
* 1989: Kenny Rogers - *[[:en:Something_Inside_So_Strong|Something Inside So Strong]]* (Reprise)
* 1989: Randy Travis - *[[:en:No_Holdin'_Back|No Holdin' Back]]* (Warner Bros.)
* 1989: Billy Joe Walker, Jr. - *Painting Music* (MCA)
* 1989: Michael W. Smith - *[[:en:Christmas_(Michael_W._Smith_album)|Christmas]]* (Reunion)
* 1989: Carman - *Revival in the Land* (Benson Records)
* 1989: David Meece - *Learning to Trust* (Star Song Communications)
* 1990: Beth Nielsen Chapman - *[[:en:Beth_Nielsen_Chapman_(album)|Beth Nielsen Chapman]]* (Reprise)
* 1990: Kenny Rogers - *[[:en:Love_Is_Strange_(album)|Love Is Strange]]* (Reprise)
* 1990: Randy Travis - "Heroes & Friends" (Warner Bros.)
* 1990: Tanya Tucker - *[[:en:Tennessee_Woman|Tennessee Woman]]* (Capitol Nashville)
* 1990: Andy Williams - *[[:en:I_Still_Believe_in_Santa_Claus|I Still Believe in Santa Claus]]* (Curb)
* 1990: Steven Curtis Chapman - *[[:en:For_the_Sake_of_the_Call|For the Sake of the Call]]* (Sparrow Records)
* 1990: Michael W. Smith - *[[:en:Go_West_Young_Man_(Michael_W._Smith_album)|Go West Young Man]]* (Reunion)
* 1990: Steve Camp - *[[:en:Doing_My_Best:_Volume_1|Doing My Best: Volume 1]]* (Sparrow)
* 1990: Bruce Carroll - *The Great Exchange* (Word Records)

### 1991–1992 mu

* 1991: Glen Campbell - *[[:en:Show_Me_Your_Way|Show Me Your Way]]* (New Haven)
* 1991: Michael English - *[[:en:Michael_English_(album)|Michael English]]* (Warner Alliance)
* 1991: George Jones - *[[:en:And_Along_Came_Jones|And Along Came Jones]]* (MCA)
* 1991: Shelby Lynne - *[[:en:Soft_Talk|Soft Talk]]* (Epic)
* 1991: Lorrie Morgan - *[[:en:Something_in_Red|Something in Red]]* (RCA)
* 1991: Collin Raye - *[[:en:All_I_Can_Be|All I Can Be]]* (Epic)
* 1991: Mike Reid - *[[:en:Turning_for_Home|Turning for Home]]* (Columbia)
* 1991: Kenny Rogers - *[[:en:Back_Home_Again_(Kenny_Rogers_album)|Back Home Again]]* (Reprise)
* 1991: Jo-El Sonnier - *Tears of Joy* (Capitol Nashville)
* 1991: Les Taylor - *Blue Kentucky Wind* (Epic)
* 1991: Pam Tillis - *[[:en:Put_Yourself_in_My_Place_(album)|Put Yourself in My Place]]* (Arista)
* 1991: Randy Travis - *[[:en:High_Lonesome_(Randy_Travis_album)|High Lonesome]]* (Warner Bros.)
* 1991: Tanya Tucker - *[[:en:What_Do_I_Do_with_Me|What Do I Do with Me]]* (Capitol Nashville)
* 1991: Billy Joe Walker Jr. - *The Walk* (Geffen)
* 1991: Steve Camp - *[[:en:Consider_the_Cost|Consider the Cost]]* (Sparrow)
* 1992: Mark Chesnutt - *[[:en:Longnecks_&_Short_Stories|Longnecks & Short Stories]]* (MCA)
* 1992: Kathie Lee Gifford - *Sentimental Journey* (Heartland)
* 1992: Amy Grant - *[[:en:Home_for_Christmas_(Amy_Grant_album)|Home for Christmas]]* (A&M)
* 1992: Martina McBride - *[[:en:The_Time_Has_Come_(Martina_McBride_album)|The Time Has Come]]* (RCA)
* 1992: Reba McEntire - *[[:en:It's_Your_Call|It's Your Call]]* (MCA)
* 1992: Lorrie Morgan - *[[:en:Watch_Me_(album)|Watch Me]]* (BNA / BMG)
* 1992: Pam Tillis - *[[:en:Homeward_Looking_Angel|Homeward Looking Angel]]* (Arista)
* 1992: Tanya Tucker - *[[:en:Can't_Run_from_Yourself|Can't Run from Yourself]]* (Liberty)
* 1992: Steven Curtis Chapman - *[[:en:The_Great_Adventure_(Steven_Curtis_Chapman_album)|The Great Adventure]]* (Sparrow)
* 1992: 4Him - *[[:en:The_Basics_of_Life|The Basics of Life]]* (Benson Records)
* 1992: Dennis Robbins - *Man With a Plan* (Giant)

### 1993–1994 mu

* 1993: Steve Camp - *[[:en:Taking_Heaven_By_Storm|Taking Heaven By Storm]]* (Warner Alliance)
* 1993: Glen Campbell - *[[:en:Somebody_Like_That|Somebody Like That]]* (Liberty)
* 1993: Mark Chesnutt - *[[:en:Almost_Goodbye|Almost Goodbye]]* (MCA)
* 1993: Darryl & Don Ellis - *Day in the Sun* (Epic)
* 1993: Kathie Lee Gifford - *Sentimental* (Warner Bros.)
* 1993: John Jarvis - *Balancing Act* (Liberty)
* 1993: Tim McGraw - *[[:en:Tim_McGraw_(album)|Tim McGraw]]* (Curb)
* 1993: Kenny Rogers - *[[:en:If_Only_My_Heart_Had_a_Voice|If Only My Heart Had a Voice]]* (Giant)
* 1993: Twila Paris - *[[:en:Beyond_a_Dream_(Twila_Paris_album)|Beyond a Dream (Twila Paris album)]]* (Star Song)
* 1993: Shania Twain - *[[:en:Shania_Twain_(album)|Shania Twain]]* (Mercury)
* 1993: Rhonda Vincent - *Written in the Stars* (Giant Nashville)
* 1993: Michael English - *Hope* (Curb)
* 1993: Carman - *The Standard* (Sparrow)
* 1994: Peter Hofmann - *Country Roads* (Columbia)
* 1994: Prescott-Brown - *[[:en:Already_Restless|Already Restless]]* (Columbia)
* 1994: Mark Chesnutt - *[[:en:What_a_Way_to_Live|What a Way to Live]]* (Decca)
* 1994: Sammy Kershaw - *[[:en:Feelin'_Good_Train|Feelin' Good Train]]* (Mercury Nashville)
* 1994: Sammy Kershaw - *[[:en:Christmas_Time's_A-Comin'_(album)|Christmas Time's A-Comin'<nowiki/>]]* (Mercury Nashville)
* 1994: Lorrie Morgan - *[[:en:War_Paint_(Lorrie_Morgan_album)|War Paint]]* (BNA)
* 1994: Collin Raye - *[[:en:Extremes_(album)|Extremes]]* (Epic)
* 1994: Randy Travis - *[[:en:This_Is_Me_(Randy_Travis_album)|This is Me]]* (Warner Bros.)
* 1994: Clay Walker - *[[:en:If_I_Could_Make_a_Living|If I Could Make a Living]]* (Giant)
* 1994: Bryan White - *[[:en:Bryan_White_(album)|Bryan White]]* (Asylum)
* 1994: Michelle Wright - *[[:en:The_Reasons_Why_(album)|The Reasons Why]]* (Arista)
* 1994: Wayne Watson - *One Christmas Eve* (Word Records)

### 1995–1996

* 1995: 4 Runner - *4 Runner* (Polydor Nashville)
* 1995: Peter Cetera - *One Clear Voice* (River North)
* 1995: Philip Claypool - *A Circus Leaving Town* (Curb)
* 1995: Mark Collie - *Tennessee Plates* (Giant)
* 1995: Ty England - *Ty England* (RCA / BMG)
* 1995: Ty Herndon - *What Mattered Most* (Epic)
* 1995: Shelby Lynne - *Restless* (Magnatone)
* 1995: The Oak Ridge Boys - *Country Christmas Eve* (Capitol Nashville)
* 1995: Point of Grace - *The Whole Truth* (Word / Epic)
* 1995: Clay Crosse - *Time to Believe* (Reunion)
* 1995: Collin Raye - *I Think About You* (Epic)
* 1995: Victoria Shaw - *In Full View* (Reprise)
* 1995: Daryle Singletary - *Daryle Singletary* (Giant)
* 1995: Doug Supernaw - *You Still Got Me* (Giant)
* 1995: Shania Twain - *The Woman in Me* (Mercury Nashville)
* 1995: Steven Curtis Chapman - *The Music of Christmas* (Sparrow)
* 1995: Russ Taff - *Winds of Change* (Warner Alliance)
* 1995: Wayne Watson - *Field of Souls* (Warner Alliance)
* 1996: Neil Diamond - *Tennessee Moon* (Columbia)
* 1996: Ty England - *Two Ways to Fall* (RCA)
* 1996: Ty Herndon - *Living in a Moment* (Epic)
* 1996: George Jones - *I Lived to Tell It All* (MCA)
* 1996: Sammy Kershaw - *Politics, Religion and Her* (Mercury)
* 1996: Barry Manilow - *Summer of '78* (Arista)
* 1996: Mindy McCready - *Ten Thousand Angels* (BNA)
* 1996: Lorrie Morgan - *Greater Need* (BNA)
* 1996: Rich Mullins - *Songs* (Reunion)
* 1996: Danielle Peck - *Danielle Peck* (Big Machine)
* 1996: Collin Raye - *Christmas: The Gift* (Epic)
* 1996: Kenny Rogers - *The Gift* (Curb / MCA)
* 1996: Kevin Sharp - *Measure of a Man* (143 / Asylum)
* 1996: Daryle Singletary - *All Because of You* (Giant)
* 1996: Randy Travis - *Full Circle* (Warner Bros. Nashville)
* 1996: Rhonda Vincent - *Trouble Free* (Giant)
* 1996: Steve Wariner - *No More Mr. Nice Guy* (Arista)
* 1996: Bryan White - *Between Now and Forever* (Asylum)

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