Paul Slavens, who hosts "The Paul Slavens Show" on Sundays on KXT 91.7 FM, recently released his new album, "Alphabet Girls Vol. II."Many people know Paul Slavens from the anything-goes music show he’s hosted for nearly 20 years on Dallas public radio.
He planned to make an all-instrumental album until Trey Johnson, the State Fair Records co-founder who died in January, persuaded him to add lyrics to several songs. On 2010′sThe songs on Paul Slavens' new album, "Alphabet Girls Vol. II," are all about women, running the alphabetical gamut from Naomi to Zelda.“When I added lyrics, I realized a lot of the songs are like movies in my mind,” he says.
Other tunes like “Queenie” and “Robin” took shape after Slavens — a longtime Denton resident — recruited a handful of stellar musicians who’d attended the University of North Texas, his alma mater.