VH1's Legends | |
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Also known as | Legends |
Genre | Music television documentary |
Written by | Mary Wharton |
Directed by | Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini Matthew Ginsburg |
Narrated by | Kris Kristofferson Henry Rollins Eddie Izzard Steven Tyler William Baldwin Ossie Davis James Justice |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Mary Wharton Jim Berman Matthew Ginsburg Brian Briskman Tom Kaniewski Angela Quilala |
Cinematography | Mark Ritchie |
Editors | Miles Barken Alexander Hall Sakae Ishikawa |
Production companies | Gay Rosenthal Productions Viacom Productions VH1 Television |
Original release | |
Release | 1995 – 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).
Name | Episode | Aired |
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Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett | Season 3, Episode 3 | 2002-13-01 |
Sam Cooke | Season 3, Episode 2 | 2001-12-17 |
Jimi Hendrix | Season 3, Episode 1 | 2001-05-20 |
The Bee Gees | Season 2, Episode 6 | 2000-07-21 |
Neil Young | Season 2, Episode 5 | 2000-06-16 |
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Season 2, Episode 4 | 2000-03-13 |
The Clash | Season 2, Episode 3 | 1999-12-20 |
George Clinton | Season 2, Episode 2 | 1999-11-29 |
The Pretenders | Season 2, Episode 1 | 1999-10-26 |
John Lennon | Season 1, Episode 20 | 1997 |
Led Zeppelin | Season 1, Episode 19 | |
Janis Joplin | Season 1, Episode 18 | |
Bruce Springsteen | Season 1, Episode 17 | |
Queen | Season 1, Episode 16 | |
Stevie Ray Vaughan | Season 1, Episode 15 | |
B. B. King | Season 1, Episode 14 | |
John Fogerty | Season 1, Episode 13 | |
Elton John | Season 1, Episode 12 | |
Aretha Franklin | Season 1, Episode 11 | |
Curtis Mayfield | Season 1, Episode 10 | |
Tina Turner | Season 1, Episode 9 | |
Johnny Cash | Season 1, Episode 8 | |
David Bowie | Season 1, Episode 7 | |
U2 | Season 1, Episode 6 | |
The Doors | Season 1, Episode 5 | |
Eric Clapton | Season 1, Episode 4 | |
Marvin Gaye | Season 1, Episode 3 | |
The Grateful Dead | Season 1, Episode 2 | |
The Who | Season 1, Episode 1 | 1996 |
Tina Turner, Elton John, and John Lennon are the only artists so far to have been profiled on both Legends and Behind the Music.
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