VH1's Legends

VH1's Legends
Also known asLegends
GenreMusic television documentary
Written byMary Wharton
Directed byShari Springer Berman
Robert Pulcini
Matthew Ginsburg
Narrated byKris Kristofferson
Henry Rollins
Eddie Izzard
Steven Tyler
William Baldwin
Ossie Davis
James Justice
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersMary Wharton
Jim Berman
Matthew Ginsburg
Brian Briskman
Tom Kaniewski
Angela Quilala
CinematographyMark Ritchie
EditorsMiles Barken
Alexander Hall
Sakae Ishikawa
Production companiesGay Rosenthal Productions
Viacom Productions
VH1 Television
Original release
Release1995 (1995) –
2001 (2001)

Legends (aka VH1's Legends) is a music biography television series on VH1. Originally sponsored by AT&T Corporation, this series documents those artists (living or dead) who have made a significant contribution to music history to be profiled on the show (as opposed to VH1's companion series, Behind the Music, which profiles mostly moderately significant artists).

The show goes in-depth into the entire career of the artist(s), with each episode containing rare concert and music video footage.

The initial episodes were narrated by Kris Kristofferson, however other narrators have included Sheryl Crow, Steven Tyler (of Aerosmith), Ossie Davis, Tate Donovan, Levon Helm, Henry Rollins, Charlie Rose, and James Justice. Recent episodes have been narrated by William Baldwin (husband of singer Chynna Phillips).

Episodes[1]
NameEpisodeAired
Pink Floyd & Syd BarrettSeason 3, Episode 32002-13-01
Sam CookeSeason 3, Episode 22001-12-17
Jimi HendrixSeason 3, Episode 12001-05-20
The Bee GeesSeason 2, Episode 62000-07-21
Neil YoungSeason 2, Episode 52000-06-16
Crosby, Stills, Nash & YoungSeason 2, Episode 42000-03-13
The ClashSeason 2, Episode 31999-12-20
George ClintonSeason 2, Episode 21999-11-29
The PretendersSeason 2, Episode 11999-10-26
John LennonSeason 1, Episode 201997-04-14
Led ZeppelinSeason 1, Episode 191997-04-07
Janis JoplinSeason 1, Episode 181997-03-31
Bruce SpringsteenSeason 1, Episode 171997-03-24
QueenSeason 1, Episode 161997-03-17
Stevie Ray VaughanSeason 1, Episode 151997-03-10
B. B. KingSeason 1, Episode 141997-03-03
John FogertySeason 1, Episode 131997-02-24
Elton JohnSeason 1, Episode 121997-02-17
Aretha FranklinSeason 1, Episode 111997-02-10
Curtis MayfieldSeason 1, Episode 101997-02-03
Tina TurnerSeason 1, Episode 91997-01-27
Johnny CashSeason 1, Episode 81997-01-20
David BowieSeason 1, Episode 71997-01-13
U2Season 1, Episode 61997-01-06
The DoorsSeason 1, Episode 51996-12-30
Eric ClaptonSeason 1, Episode 41996-12-23
Marvin GayeSeason 1, Episode 31996-12-16
The Grateful DeadSeason 1, Episode 21996-12-09
The WhoSeason 1, Episode 11996-12-02

Tina Turner, Elton John, and John Lennon are the only artists so far to have been profiled on both Legends and Behind the Music.

References

  1. ↑ "VH-1 Legends: Episode List". TV.com.
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