The Greatest Duets: It Takes Two
Hosted by Kenny Loggins, this one-hour special features a collection of music videos and TV performances by superstar artist pairings such as Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”), Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (“[I’ve Had] The Time Of My Life”), Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt (“Don’t Know Much”), Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton (“We’ve Got Tonight”) and many more. In a celebration of the best-loved and most popular duets of all-time, Loggins shines a light on 12 artist pairings covering a wide range of the pop music landscape, including classic hit songs from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.
The German Americans
Vintage film footage, family photos and personal recollections reveal the impact German culture has made on American life. The German Americans explores the immigrant experience and celebrates the cultural ties that still bind generations after 400 years in the US. The film celebrates German Americans who became true American icons, including President Eisenhower, Babe Ruth, Lawrence Welk and Charles Schulz.
Legends of Folk: The Village Scene
Hosted by Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul & Mary, this show celebrates the folk era in Greenwich Village in the 1960s. Legends of Folk features rare performances by Bob Dylan (“Blowin’ in the Wind”), Simon & Garfunkel (“The Sound of Silence”), Joan Baez (“It Ain’t Me Babe”), The Lovin’ Spoonful (“Do You Believe in Magic”), The Mamas and the Papas (“California Dreaming”), Neil Diamond (“Solitary Man”), John Denver (“Leaving on a Jet Plane”), Peter, Paul & Mary (“If I Had a Hammer”) and more. Enjoy interviews with Peter Yarrow, Tom Paxton, Michelle Phillips, Don McLean, John Sebastian, Maria Muldaur and John Cohen.
Malt Shop Memories: The Concert
Join hosts Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell and Fabian as they take you back in time to record hops, cars with big fins, pony tails and beehives. Twelve of the living legends from the late ’50s and early ’60s perform their greatest hits in this Atlantic City concert, including songs such as The Angels’ “My Boyfriend’s Back,” The Drifters’ “There Goes My Baby,” The Tymes’ “So Much in Love” and Brian Hyland’s “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.” The special also includes archival footage from The Four Seasons, Martha and The Vandells’ and The Beach Boys.
Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Legacy
Join Grammy-nominated singer Michael Feinstein for an unforgettable night of music as he presents an evening dedicated to The Sinatra Legacy— celebrating the writers, music and performers of the era when Frank Sinatra reigned supreme. Backed by a 17-piece Big Band, Feinstein guides viewers on a musical journey that describes how Sinatra affected his contemporaries and how they, in turn, affected him. Throughout his performance in Indiana’s state-of-the-art Palladium, Feinstein conjures up the biggest musical legends of that golden era through their extraordinary music, interspersed with intimate stories about their larger-than-life personalities.
Nikolai Baskov: Romantic Journey
Born in Moscow, 34-year-old Nikolai Baskov is known as Russia’s most beloved tenor. In Romantic Journey, he plays to an enthusiastic crowd of nearly 10,000 people at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Accompanied by a full orchestra, Baskov performs classic pieces from Tosca, La Boheme, Werther, Turandot and other favorites, including “Be My Love,” “Granada” and “Back to Sorrento.” Baskov is joined by world-renowned soprano, Montserrat Caballe, and her daughter, Montserrat Marti, for several rousing duets. Taped with 24 High Definition cameras, this is Russia’s most elaborate and expensive performance ever recorded for international television.
Visions of Germany: Along the Rhine
Journey through Germany’s southwestern region along the lyrical path of the Rhine River. Aerial footage and a local soundtrack—including native sons Ludwig von Beethoven and Richard Wagner—combine for an enchanting journey through this amazing region. The river provides the perfect itinerary from Lake Constance to Cologne, with side trips to the Grimm Brothers’ Black Forest, cosmopolitan Frankfurt, the rich wine region, historic Bonn, Heidelberg, the romantic string of castles like beads on a necklace at Koblenz and more.
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