Season 1 (1997)

Milli Vanilli
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August 17, 1997 • 1h

Girl, you know it's true…but unfortunately it wasn't, for the 80's dance duo whose Grammy-winning triumph turned sour when their p...Read more

MC Hammer
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August 24, 1997 • 1h

The dawn of the 1990's was unquestionably Hammer time. A scrappy striver from Oakland CA. named Stanley Burrell took hip-hop to P....Read more

Boy George
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August 31, 1997 • 1h

In 1984, George O'Dowd accepted a Grammy Award for Culture Club by quipping that America "knows a good drag queen" when it sees on...Read more

Fleetwood Mac
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September 7, 1997 • 1h

A successful British blues band in the '60s, Fleetwood Mac became the legends we know today when they hooked up with a young singe...Read more

Nowhere to Hide
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September 21, 1997 • 1h

This cautionary episode of Behind the Music documents the growing menace of stalkers. Considered by some the "prototype" for fans ...Read more

Imagemakers
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September 28, 1997 • 1h

Rock 'n' roll wouldn't exist without its image, and it's been the job of rock photographers to capture that divine union of talent...Read more

Lynyrd Skynyrd
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October 19, 1997 • 1h

This episode marked the 20th anniversary of the infamous plane crash (10/20/77) with a special episode on the bad boys from Jackso...Read more

Teddy Pendergrass
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October 26, 1997 • 1h

Teddy's early experiences in life and music: "I wasn't raised with baby-sitters, my mother couldn't afford to have someone watch m...Read more

Billy Joel
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November 9, 1997 • 1h

He has penned enough hits to fill three Greatest Hits compilations. Yet, Billy Joel's rise to fame has been anything but smooth sa...Read more

Lilith Fair
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November 16, 1997 • 1h

In the summer of 1997, Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan launched an event that would surpass Lollapalooza as the most su...Read more

Andy Gibb
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November 30, 1997 • 1h

He was the prince of Pop idols and by the tender age of 22, Andy Gibb had three #1 songs under his belt. But over the next 8 years...Read more

Jim Croce
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December 2, 1997 • 1h

Featuring never before seen family photos and performance footage, "Jim Croce: Behind the Music" traces the life and career of the...Read more

The Carpenters
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January 1, 1998 • 1h

In 1970 The Carpenters won the Best New Artist Grammy, and for five years it seemed as though they were indeed on "Top of the Worl...Read more

Sonny Bono
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January 11, 1998 • 1h

He couldn't sing or read music but he became a songwriter and pop star. And though he never cast a vote in his life, he was electe...Read more

The Mamas & the Papas
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January 18, 1998 • 1h

A look at the trials & tribulations surrounding one of folk rockÍs most talented groups. Interviews with the remaining band member...Read more

Meat Loaf
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February 1, 1998 • 1h

The incredible rise, fall and comeback of Meat Loaf. Interviews with Meat Loaf, his wife Leslie Aday, their two daughters, Todd Ru...Read more

Gladys Knight
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February 15, 1998 • 1h

Her career spans more than 50 years, 37 of which were spent headlining "Gladys Knight and the Pips." She has collected four Grammy...Read more

Willie Nelson
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March 1, 1998 • 1h

With 100 albums behind him and a career that spans 50 years, you might think Willie Nelson has had a smooth ride to fame and fortu...Read more

Jerry Lee Lewis
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March 8, 1998 • 1h

Four decades have passed since the release of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire," but it's fair to say that ...Read more

Rick James
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March 15, 1998 • 1h

In the early 80s, Rick James was the king of funk, dominating the charts with hits like "Superfreak," "Mary Jane" and "Give It To ...Read more

David Crosby
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March 22, 1998 • 1h

An advanced pop musician by anyone's standards, David Crosby has become a poster boy for a crash and burn hippie culture. From his...Read more

Selena
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March 29, 1998 • 1h

By the age of 23, Selena Quintanilla Perez had conquered the Tejano music scene and had become embraced by tens of thousands of fa...Read more

Jefferson Airplane/Starship
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April 5, 1998 • 1h

Includes first-time interviews with all 6 members of the classic Jefferson Airplane line-up as well as an interview with Grace Slick.

Takin' It to the Streets
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April 12, 1998 • 1h

A cross-cultural look at people who sing for their supper features five different groups/artists from New York, New Orleans, Chica...Read more

Ozzy Osbourne
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April 19, 1999 • 1h

A look at this heavy metal legend, from his early days as the lead singer of Black Sabbath, to his controversial concert acts as a...Read more

Ted Nugent
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April 26, 1998 • 1h

Nugent started performing at age 13 and became one of the the biggest live acts in the '70s. Ted's not your typical rock 'n' rolle...Read more

Joe Cocker
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May 3, 1998 • 1h

The dramatic ups and downs of Cocker's career including a recent interview before launching his April '98 tour, behind the scenes ...Read more

Behind the Music (Ver 2)
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May 18, 1998 • 1h

Filmed mostly at the Naval Training Center and Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego, Top Gun was the top grossing movie of 1986....Read more

Studio 54
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May 24, 1998 • 1h

It has been more than twenty years since Studio 54 first opened its doors on April 26, 1977, driven by a disco beat and ruled by t...Read more

Keith Moon
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May 31, 1998 • 1h

Keith Moon will always be remembered as a wild man of rock and roll who wrecked hotel rooms and destroyed his drums. What is often...Read more

Bonnie Raitt
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June 7, 1998 • 1h

An intimate look at one of the most successful and respected female rockers, from her early roots in Blues to her current pop/rock stardom.

Robbie Robertson
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June 14, 1998 • 1h

Robbie Robertson reflects on the history and break-up of his critically acclaimed group, The Band. When drugs began to erode the b...Read more

Def Leppard
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June 21, 1998 • 1h

The biggest selling pop band of the '80's lived the text book rock star life: limos and liquor, drugs and groupies – hedonism defi...Read more

Tony Orlando
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June 28, 1998 • 1h

One of the hottest pop music performers of the 70's candidly discusses his struggle with cocaine addiction and his mental breakdow...Read more

Gloria Estefan
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July 5, 1998 • 1h

The triumph and tribulations of a "Diva" who has come to symbolize the American dream. Highlights include Gloria discussing her ac...Read more

Jan and Dean
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July 12, 1998 • 1h

A look at the successful 60's surf rock duo, Jan Berry and Dean Torrence. With hits like "Surf City," "Dead Man's Curve" and "Litt...Read more

Harry Chapin
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July 19, 1998 • 1h

Singer/songwriter Harry Chapin made a successful career out of setting short stories to music with hits like "Taxi," "W.O.L.D.", "...Read more

Gloria Gaynor
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July 26, 1998 • 1h

Profile of superstar Gloria Gaynor, the disco diva whose song, titled, "I Will Survive," inspired millions of fans with a confiden...Read more

Madonna
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August 16, 1998 • 1h

Madonna's blonde ambition was born when she was still a brunette living in Detroit. Her desire to "rule the world" drew the dancer...Read more

1968
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August 30, 1998 • 1h

A look back to the SixtiesÍ most explosive, chaotic, tragic and inspiring year. A time when youth raged in the streets, leaders we...Read more

Steppenwolf
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September 6, 1998 • 1h

Steppenwolf was a band of rock and roll wild men whose high times and big hits, "Born to be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride", could n...Read more

Blondie
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September 27, 1998 • 1h

Blondie, co-founded by Deborah Harry and Chris Stein, was the most successful band to grow out of New York's downtown punk rock sc...Read more

Shania Twain
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October 4, 1998 • 1h

The classic rags to riches story. Shania grew up poor in Canada, spending much of her childhood on the Mattagami Indian Reservatio...Read more

John Denver
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October 11, 1998 • 1h

The story of one of America's most treasured singers. We are premiering this episode 1 day before the 1 year anniversary of Denver...Read more

Stevie Nicks
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November 1, 1998 • 1h

She was crowned the queen of Rock & Roll. A country girl who cast a spell on the world of pop music. She ascended to the top with ...Read more

John Mellencamp
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November 8, 1998 • 1h

This small town boy lived the American dream, topping the charts with his tales of everyman. After two decades of hard living and ...Read more

Metallica
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November 22, 1998 • 1h

We're just four lucky fans that got together and started playing; this could be you, says James Hetfield, co-founder of Metallica,...Read more

KC & The Sunshine Band
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November 29, 1998 • 1h

They blasted onto the American airwaves in the fall of 1975 with a sexy, explicit invitation to just let go...a multi-cultural gro...Read more

R.E.M.
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December 16, 1998 • 1h

Tells the story of four friends from Athens, Georgia who formed a band in 1979 because they loved to play music together. For almo...Read more

Motley Crue
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December 13, 1998 • 1h

Rock's most notorious band embraced excess and pushed it as far as they could: from their wild stage theatrics (Nikki Sixx would l...Read more

Lionel Richie
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December 20, 1998 • 1h

In 1968, Lionel Richie left the self-sufficient black community of Tuskeegee, Alabama and headed for New York City with his colleg...Read more

Bette Midler
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January 3, 1999 • 1h

The diva who could make people laugh with her bawdy performances has had to overcome many personal tragedies including the loss of...Read more

Leif Garrett
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January 10, 1999 • 1h

He had a golden mane, a sparkling smile and an unforgettable name (pronounced Lafe). His movie star looks made young girls' hearts...Read more

Rick Springfield
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January 17, 1999 • 1h

Rick Springfield was the Wonder from Down Under, who lathered up his fans with his songs and his soaps. Before finally breaking th...Read more

Heart
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January 24, 1999 • 1h

This episode follows the successful career of the "first sisters of Rock & Roll". Includes interviews with Ann and Nancy Wilson, a...Read more

Day the Music Died
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February 3, 1999 • 1h

It was the end of an era, the end of an innocence for rock and roll. - Lou Diamond Phillips.Three of rock and roll's most influent...Read more

Depeche Mode
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February 28, 1999 • 1h

The bandmates discuss their musical influences and lead singer Dave Gahan talks about his heroin addiction, his near brush with de...Read more

Grand Funk Railroad
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March 7, 1999 • 1h

They were a garage band from Flint Michigan who upstaged Led Zeppelin in Detroit and sold out Shea Stadium faster than the Beatles...Read more

Iggy Pop
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March 14, 1999 • 1h

Born James Jewel Osterberg in Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1947, Iggy has been shocking audiences since he emerged on the Detroit music ...Read more

Vanilla Ice
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March 28, 1999 • 1h

In the early 90's, Vanilla Ice became the opening act at MC Hammer concerts. He would end up outselling Hammer as well as many oth...Read more

Duran Duran
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April 4, 1999 • 1h

A look at the career of super group Duran Duran, from their early days in Birmingham, England to their international stardom. It h...Read more

Cher
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April 11, 1999 • 1h

Cher is one of the world's most famous and intriguing celebrities, having made her mark in pop music and as an Academy-Award winni...Read more

TLC
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April 18, 1999 • 1h

The story of three girls from modest means and broken homes, whose fame came virtually overnight. Their first album went multi-pla...Read more

Julian Lennon
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April 25, 1999 • 1h

Born into one of the most recognizable music legacies in history, Julian has struggled with the world's expectations of what his l...Read more

Alice Cooper
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May 2, 1999 • 1h

A look at a one of rock's most theatrical artists. Alice Cooper's music and boa constrictor antics on-stage are legendary. Here, C...Read more

Black Crowes
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May 9, 1999 • 1h

The trials and tribulations of one of the most rockin' rock & roll bands in the world during their decade together -- an era defin...Read more

Tom Petty
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May 16, 1999 • 1h

Spotlights the highs and lows of this prolific musician's career. Petty discusses his early bar band, Mudcrutch, the formation of ...Read more

Marianne Faithfull
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May 23, 1999 • 1h

Behind The Music takes a look at the tumultuous life of one of the most famous and infamous rock icons of the Sixties. With a coun...Read more

Red Hot Chili Peppers
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May 31, 1999 • 1h

The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Hillel Slovak, Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, John Frusciante -- burst onto the early 80s L.A. scen...Read more

Eric Burdon and The Animals
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June 13, 1999 • 1h

A look at the life of a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer whose music career would be challenged by drug abuse, depression, bad business d...Read more

Donna Summer
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June 20, 1999 • 1h

Donna Summer was disco's first lady of love. With her sultry voice, sexy image and passionate songs, Donna provided the quintessen...Read more

Lenny Kravitz
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June 27, 1999 • 1h

Since 1989 critics have been taking shots at Lenny Kravitz, one of the hottest musicians in popular music today. This Behind the M...Read more

Weird Al Yankovic
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July 4, 1999 • 1h

Weird Al is widely recognized as a performer who creates inventive music videos and as music's most productive comedy artist. "Wei...Read more

Poison
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July 11, 1999 • 1h

This Behind the Music highlights the rock and roll lifestyle of Poison, one of the premier 1980s heavy metal bands. The show inclu...Read more

Quiet Riot
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July 18, 1999 • 1h

A look at the first metal band to release a #1 US album. Entitled Metal Health (1982), the album sold roughly 7 million copies-- t...Read more

Natalie Cole
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July 25, 1999 • 1h

A look at the life of distinguished diva, Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat King Cole. Deciding to follow in her fatherÍs footsteps, N...Read more

Melissa Etheridge
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August 1, 1999 • 1h

This Behind the Music tracks Melissa EtheridgeÍs journey from a young Kansas girl to an international rock star. Early on, Melissa...Read more

Woodstock
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August 8, 1999 • 1h

The 60's was a time of unforgettable events from the Vietnam War, to psychedelic drug use, to youth revolutions. And it was during...Read more

Bay City Rollers
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August 21, 1999 • 1h

A look at one of the '70s biggest teen idol bands. Originally from Edinburgh Scotland, the five band members made teen fashion sta...Read more

Donny & Marie
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August 22, 1999 • 1h

Donny Osmond made his television debut at age 5, performing "You Are My Sunshine" on the Andy William's Show, while Marie was intr...Read more

Bad Company
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August 28, 1999 • 1h

A look at one of the most high-profile supergroups of the '70's. They were the first band to sign with Led Zeppelin's fledgling la...Read more

Peter Tosh
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August 29, 1999 • 1h

Peter Tosh was born in Jamaica in 1944 into a very religious Christian family. At age 15, he moved into the city of Kingston to pu...Read more

Goo Goo Dolls
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September 5, 1999 • 1h

A look at the Goo Goo Dolls' "overnight success" after nearly a decade of endless touring, nasty legal battles and bitter breakups...Read more

Glen Campbell
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September 19, 1999 • 1h

As country music's first cross-over artist, Glen Campbell hit the top of the pop and country charts throughout the 70's, with hits...Read more

Sting
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October 13, 1999 • 1h

In 1978, a fledging trio called The Police "couldn't get arrested in England," as their booking agent put it. So the band flew to ...Read more

Thin Lizzy
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October 17, 1999 • 1h

A look at the trials & tribulations surrounding this '70's Irish rock band. Thin Lizzy combined hard rock, R&B and traditional Iri...Read more

Rocky Horror Picture Show
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October 31, 1999 • 1h

Inspired by the Fredericks of Hollywood catalog, the Rocky Horror Show stage musical hit London at the height of the glam era, int...Read more

Alanis Morissette
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November 14, 1999 • 1h

A look at the life of this Canadian-born superstar. Includes Alanis' childhood as a twin, her early success with the release of he...Read more

Dr. Dre
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November 21, 1999 • 1h

A look at the trials and tribulations surrounding one of rap music's most successful artists/producers. Dr. Dre discusses his earl...Read more

Barry White
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November 28, 1999 • 1h

A look at the career of the artist known by many as "The Love Man." White discusses his childhood in South Central LA, his early i...Read more

1999
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December 12, 1999 • 1h

Behind the Music wraps up the year with a recap of the trends and talents that made 1999 so significant. You'll see sexy teen band...Read more

Genesis
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December 19, 1999 • 1h

In this one-hour documentary, VH1 explores the music of Genesis and the lives of those who created the band. Peter Gabriel, Tony B...Read more

The Partridge Family
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January 2, 2000 • 1h

In the 1970's the Partridge's were America's favorite singing family, but their sound and image were manufactured solely for the p...Read more

Michael Hutchence
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January 9, 2000 • 1h

Michael Hutchence became an international rock and roll superstar in the 1980s, fronting the Australian pop band, INXS. And though...Read more

Celine Dion
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January 16, 2000 • 1h

"Celine Dion: Behind the Music" tells the story of the incredible rise of the diva of pop music and the relationship, with her hus...Read more

Russell Simmons
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January 23, 2000 • 1h

A look at the life of the man many consider the "Godfather of Hip Hop." Nearly 20 years ago, Russell Simmons founded Def Jam Recor...Read more

Quincy Jones
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February 6, 2000 • 1h

A look at the life of Q (as his friends call him)-- from the tough streets of Chicago to New York City to Europe where he performe...Read more

Run-D.M.C.
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February 20, 2000 • 1h

A look at one of rap music's most successful pioneer groups. They were just three kids from Queens, NY who wanted to rock the hous...Read more

Tina Turner
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March 5, 2000 • 1h

A candid first-hand account of rock 'n' roll tragedy and triumph, featuring rare and never-before-seen archive video, film and hom...Read more

Alan Freed
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March 10, 2000 • 1h

He was the first person inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but many music fans still don't know his name. Alan Freed wa...Read more

Elton John
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March 19, 2000 • 1h

His name was Reginald Dwight, a shy, boy from an unhappy home in suburban London, who grew up to be one of the most prolific, flam...Read more

Oasis
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April 2, 2000 • 1h

Oasis claims to be the best band in the world, but it's their behavior that's legendary. From the tough streets of Manchester, Eng...Read more

No Doubt
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April 9, 2000 • 1h

No Doubt was originally a high school band formed in 1986 by John Spence. The band included brother and sister Eric and Gwen Stefa...Read more

The Police
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April 23, 2000 • 1h

"The Police: Behind the Music" explores the rise and ruin of The Police, rock's most dynamic trio, from their start as struggling ...Read more

1970
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April 30, 2000 • 1h

"1970: Behind the Music" traces the musical and social currents of a year which has come to represent a fascinating watershed in A...Read more

1984
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May 7, 2000 • 1h

1984 was a year with no rules and no boundaries, a year of musical promiscuity, both literally and figuratively. This episode of "...Read more

1977
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May 17, 2000 • 1h

1977 - the Year of the Outsider. In 1977 an eclectic group of original do-it-yourself (DIY) bands rose up to challenge the tired, ...Read more

1992
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May 19, 2000 • 1h

It was the year music fans changed the course of the industry. In Seattle, flannel replaced spandex and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was ...Read more

Ricky Martin
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May 28, 2000 • 1h

A behind the scenes look into the life of a superstar, offering unprecedented access to a week in his life on the road, as he refl...Read more

The Go-Gos
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June 4, 2000 • 1h

A look at the first group of women rock stars who played their instruments, wrote their own songs and made it to the top. The band...Read more

Bon Jovi
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June 11, 2000 • 1h

Born out of small-town, blue-collar New Jersey, Bon Jovi emerged as a revolutionary force in '80s rock and roll. They sold over 80...Read more

AC/DC
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June 18, 2000 • 1h

VH1 reveals the story behind Angus Young's schoolboy uniform and how AC/DC managed to take their raucous act out of Australia to b...Read more

The Monkees
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June 25, 2000 • 1h

They were four young men hired by Hollywood to play a make-believe band but their critics dubbed them "the pre-fab four". They fou...Read more

Queen Latifah
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July 9, 2000 • 1h

Queen Latifah has become a symbol of strength and integrity in the hip hop world, and beyond. At the age of 30, she has had a full...Read more

Public Enemy
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July 16, 2000 • 1h

With a radical dose of 60's Black Nationalism, Public Enemy carved hip-hop from dance music into the angry voice of a generation. ...Read more

Faith Hill
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July 23, 2000 • 1h

Faith Hill may be a superstar in both the country and pop music worlds, but the road to the top hasn't been easy. Given up for ado...Read more

The Bangles
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July 30, 2000 • 1h

They were four California girls who dreamed of being the Beatles. They were an all-girl all-American garage band with a unique che...Read more

Peter Frampton
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August 6, 2000 • 1h

In the mid 1970's Peter Frampton came "alive." His blockbuster double album spun on nearly every turntable in America. His photoge...Read more

Styx
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August 13, 2000 • 1h

"Styx: Behind the Music" traces the rise and fall of what was once America's most popular band. The first group to ever have four ...Read more

Ice-T
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August 27, 2000 • 1h

A story of crime and courage, hustler savvy and artistic expression. Ice-T was an orphan by the age of 13, moved to Los Angeles, a...Read more

Cat Stevens
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October 1, 2000 • 1h

Cat Stevens: Behind The Music tracks the musical and spiritual journeys of the '70s superstar singer-songwriter, born as Steven Ge...Read more

Barenaked Ladies
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October 8, 2000 • 1h

Barenaked ladies are five self proclaimed Canadian geeks getting the last laugh through music. Their live shows are unparalled - j...Read more

Chicago
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October 15, 2000 • 1h

The rock group Chicago is a musical institution, playing their unique brand of horn-based rock and roll for over thirty three year...Read more

Sinead O'Connor
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October 22, 2000 • 1h

An Irish protest singer who once ruled theworld's pop charts, Sinead O'Connor eventually foiled her own success by sparking up glo...Read more

Tiffany
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October 29, 2000 • 1h

Tiffany, the teeny-bopping mall rocker, was so hot she knocked Michael Jackson out of the #1 spot on the record charts. Girls all ...Read more

Bad Finger
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November 5, 2000 • 1h

Poised to be the "next big thing" when signed by the Beatles to their Apple label in 1968, Badfinger's future looked amazing, with...Read more

Brian Setzer
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November 12, 2000 • 1h

Brian Setzer has made a career of going against the grain. A pop pioneer who has defied the naysayers, rolled the dice and hit it ...Read more

Snoop Dogg
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November 19, 2000 • 1h

Snoop Dogg (his lifelong nickname) grew up in the crime-filled streets of Long Beach, California and eventually landed in jail. On...Read more

Creed
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November 26, 2000 • 1h

Follows the meteoric rise of rock's biggest feel-good band. Creed, made up of three guys from Florida, have managed to sell over t...Read more

John Lennon: The Last Years
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December 3, 2000 • 1h

Chronicles a period of time often glossed over in other documentaries - the years John Lennon took for himself and his family, as ...Read more

Everclear
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December 10, 2000 • 1h

Formed in 1992, Everclear was the last attempt by lead singer, Art Alexakis, to carve out a career in rock and roll. At age 30, th...Read more

2000
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December 17, 2000 • 1h

Takes a look back at the Year 2000, the highs, the lows, and all the controversies. It was a year that saw online music take cente...Read more

Huey Lewis & The News
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February 4, 2001 • 1h

Tells the story of six boyhood friends who lived the American male fantasy--to grow up and become rock & roll stars. While playing...Read more

Journey
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February 18, 2001 • 1h

Journey was on top of music world in the early 80's producing a non-stop stream of hits: Open Arms, Faithfully, Don't Stop Believi...Read more

Doobie Brothers
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February 25, 2001 • 1h

One of America's most popular bands in the 1970s, the Doobie Brothers personified good times and brotherhood. They took it to the ...Read more

Rod Stewart
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March 4, 2001 • 1h

Examines the life and career of one of the greatest vocalists in rock & roll history. From his birth in bombed-out, war torn Londo...Read more

Flashdance
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March 11, 2001 • 1h

The 1983 smash film "Flashdance" was the blue-collar Cinderella story of the 80's - Jennifer Beals plays a welder-by-day, dancer-b...Read more

Salt 'n' Pepa
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April 8, 2001 • 1h

In the late 80's, Salt 'n' Pepa was on the cutting edge of a cultural and feminist revolution. They were among the first female ra...Read more

Billy Idol
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April 15, 2001 • 1h

Right from the start, Billy Idol has been a rebel with a cause and a yell. From his early days running with the likes of the Clash...Read more

Megadeth
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April 22, 2001 • 1h

This episode details the tumultuous life and career of heavy metal pioneer Dave Mustaine. Kicked out of Metallica in 1982, the bad...Read more

1972
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April 29, 2001 • 1h

1972 was the year idealism gave way to cynicism. The once vibrant youth movement was feeling bitter and betrayed and rock & roll w...Read more

1975
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May 6, 2001 • 1h

1975 was the year that America seemed on the verge of collapse as the Vietnam War finally ended. A year in which soft pop dominate...Read more

Blues Traveler
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May 27, 2001 • 1h

First joining forces as a basement band in 1983 in Princeton, New Jersey, Blues Traveler charted a course that would have them pla...Read more

1981
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May 27, 2001 • 1h

It was the year megabands ruled the arenas and the airwaves... in 1981, the music world bade farewell to some of its greatest lumi...Read more

1987
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June 10, 2001 • 1h

It was the year 80's excess reached critical mass and rock n' roll led the party. In 1987, the stock market swelled, scandal reign...Read more

1994
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June 17, 2001 • 1h

1994 was a year the music world lost a living legend - Kurt Cobain - and a generation named x lost its most powerful poet. In 1994...Read more

Rick Nelson
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June 24, 2001 • 1h

Looks at the life and career of rock & roll's first teenage idol, from his meteoric rise as a young rockabilly heartthrob in the l...Read more

Notorious B.I.G.
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July 8, 2001 • 1h

Biggie Smalls, a/k/a Notorious B.I.G., grew up dealing drugs on the streets of Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy, but traded the crack game for ...Read more

Green Day
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July 15, 2001 • 1h

Green Day built their own buzz with a do-it-yourself punk rock attitude in the early 90's. Centered in Berkeley, CA, they became a...Read more

Neil Diamond
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July 22, 2001 • 1h

Neil Diamond: Behind The Music profiles one of music's most popular, enduring and misunderstood superstars - a singer-songwriter w...Read more

Pat Benatar
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August 5, 2001 • 1h

Pat Benatar broke into the music industry boy's club with songs of feminine fury and reigned as the queen of rock and roll in the ...Read more

Reo Speedwagon
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August 12, 2001 • 1h

Formed in 1971, this Illinois group needed almost 10 years to create its signature slick sound, and to make the album - 1980's Hi-...Read more

Twisted Sister
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August 19, 2001 • 1h

Twisted Sister ruled the world of Heavy Metal Hair in 1984 and when the "Animal House" based parody video "We're Not Gonna Take It...Read more

Hair
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August 26, 2001 • 1h

In the late 60's at the height of the Vietnam War, Civil Rights movement, and the Sexual Revolution, a brood of anti-establishment...Read more

Blind Melon
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September 9, 2001 • 1h

In the spring of 1990, five diversely talented musicians with small town roots banded together in the heart of LA's Glam rock scen...Read more

Judas Priest
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September 23, 2001 • 1h

Chronicles the colorful history of the quintessential hard rock band of the 80s. Four guys from working-class rural England, rose ...Read more

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs
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October 7, 2001 • 1h

For the first time, Puff Daddy sits down to tell VH1 his entire, dramatic life story. From his mother teaching him how to fight in...Read more

Aaliyah
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October 14, 2001 • 1h

Singer, musician, composer, actress, dancer, businesswoman, role model and leader -- Aaliyah had accomplished incredible things by...Read more

Lindsey Buckingham
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November 11, 2001 • 1h

Legendary Fleetwood Mac guitar player, singer and songwriter Lindsey Buckingham juggled his multi-platinum record selling sound wh...Read more

Mary J. Blige
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November 18, 2001 • 1h

This episode let's us take a look from how Mary J. Blige transformed from a feisty tough girl from Yonkers to the dazzling queen o...Read more

Sublime
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December 9, 2001 • 1h

If you only judged Sublime by their breakthrough hit, "Date Rape", you might dismiss the band as just another a novelty act. But t...Read more

The Cult
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January 20, 2002 • 1h

All the city of Bradford had to its credit was curry houses and the Industrial Revolution. Then the Cult came along. Made tough by...Read more

Hall & Oates
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January 27, 2002 • 1h

Hall & Oates are the best selling Pop Duo of all time. In the 80's they ruled the MTV airwaves,and dominated the record sales char...Read more

Busta Rhymes
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February 17, 2002 • 1h

From his explosive rap style to his ever-evolving, outrageous looks, Busta Rhymes is a true original. With high octane performance...Read more

Anthrax
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March 10, 2002 • 1h

For more than twenty years, the band Anthrax has been called the underdogs of heavy metal. Now, after post September 11th events, ...Read more

Sheryl Crow
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March 17, 2002 • 1h

Long before she was a roots rock sensation, Sheryl Crow honed her skills by singing backup for Don Henley and Michael Jackson and ...Read more

Garbage
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April 7, 2002 • 1h

Garbage was the brainchild of Madison, Wisconsin producers Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, and Steve Marker. But it wasn't until they hoo...Read more

Foreigner
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April 28, 2002 • 1h

With nearly fifty million albums sold in the United States alone, Foreigner is one of the most successful rock bands in history. F...Read more

2 Live Crew
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January 1, 1970 • 1h

As the larger-than-life goddess tells it, behind her Bob Mackie flash and brazen personality she's still a shy girl and at 50-some...Read more

Hootie & the Blowfish
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June 23, 2002 • 1h

They were four college buddies who set out with a simple plan: to play music and have fun. But in 1995, Hootie and the Blowfish's ...Read more

Bob Marley
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June 30, 2002 • 1h

"Behind the Music: Bob Marley" tells the story of the rasta rebel with rare and never-before-seen photos, film, news video, perfor...Read more

Boston
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January 1, 1970 • 1h

Episode 172 of Season 1 premiered on January 1, 1970

Boyz II Men
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August 25, 2002 • 1h

From having no water or heat in their childhood homes to having the longest-running #1 single in music history, Boyz II Men brough...Read more

Aerosmith
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September 1, 2002 • 1h

Think that Aerosmith had an easy time climbing to the top of the rock 'n' roll mountain? Dream on...In a 30-year career, the Bosto...Read more

Cyndi Lauper
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September 8, 2002 • 1h

As the MTV darling of the '80s, Cyndi Lauper became an international super-star. Behind the Music traces Cyndi Lauper's life, care...Read more

Matchbox Twenty
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November 17, 2002 • 1h

They are an increasingly rare commodity: a pop group that actually writes its own songs. With nearly 20 million in album sales, Ma...Read more

Top Gun
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January 1, 1970 • 1h

Filmed mostly at the Naval Training Center and Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego, Top Gun was the top grossing movie of 1986....Read more

Britney Spears
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November 9, 2003 • 1h

She came from nowhere to capture America's heart ... and blossomed into a global sensation, becoming the fastest selling female ar...Read more

Spice Girls
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November 23, 2003 • 1h

They are a proud and sassy slew of songsters whose catchy dance-pop and colorful, sexy personalities made them musical superstars....Read more

TLC: The Final Chapter
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March 13, 2004 • 1h

They went bankrupt. One of them nearly died. Another one burned down a mansion. And that was just the first four years.TLC: The Fi...Read more

Guns N' Roses
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July 4, 2004 • 1h

Guns N' Roses emerged from thicket of the hair metal jungle on Hollywood's Sunset Strip in the mid-80s and single-handedly reinven...Read more

George Michael
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August 22, 2004 • 1h

He ranks beside Prince, Madonna, Springsteen and Jacko in the pantheon of true '80s pop giants. He's sold over 70 millions albums ...Read more

LL Cool J
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October 10, 2004 • 1h

He's the first true hip-hop sensation, something like a phenomenon in the rap world. By the age of eighteen, LL Cool J had achieve...Read more

New Edition
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April 28, 2005 • 1h

They were the original boy band. Five friends from Boston whose undeniable talent lifted them out of the projects and into the hea...Read more

Backstreet Boys
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June 13, 2005 • 1h

The Backstreet Boys are by far one of the most famous boy bands in music history. They've sold over sixty million albums worldwide...Read more

Kid Rock
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March 2, 2006 • 1h

He's a rapper, a rocker and a country charter, a stone cold pimp with a deep love for music. By the turn of the 20th century, Kid ...Read more

Ratt
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May 11, 2006 • 1h

Ratt grabbed a decade of decadence by the tail, but their legendary excess came back to bite them -- it cost them their career, an...Read more

Pantera
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May 11, 2006 • 1h

In the early 1990s, when hair metal was being sheered from the charts by grunge and earnest hard-rockers like Guns N Roses, Panter...Read more

Nick Lachey
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June 10, 2006 • 1h

A behind the scenes look at Nick Lachey that no one has ever seen before covering his entire life story from beginning to end in a...Read more

New Kids on the Block
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September 28, 2008 • 1h

In 1988, when the New Kids On The Block's second album "Hangin' Tough" was released, there were very few acts that equaled the suc...Read more

Lil Wayne
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September 10, 2009 • 1h

By the time he was 11 years old, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., aka Lil Wayne, had lost his virginity, dealt drugs, snorted cocaine an...Read more

Pink
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September 17, 2009 • 1h

Scarred by her parents divorce, Pink (who grew up Alecia Moore) was a troubled, angst-ridden teenager who rebelled against authori...Read more

Bobby Brown
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September 24, 2009 • 1h

Growing up in the tough, poverty stricken projects of Roxbury, MA, Bobby Brown was a bad boy from the start. He experimented with ...Read more

Bret Michaels
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October 1, 2009 • 1h

Bret Michaels and his band of brothers left home in Pennsylvania with a rock-n-roll dream and a desire to taste the good life on L...Read more

T.I.
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October 8, 2009 • 1h

T.I, aka Clifford Harris Jr, grew up on the tough streets of Atlanta's Bankhead neighborhood, an area filled with crime, violence ...Read more

50 Cent
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October 13, 2009 • 1h

Curtis Jackson III, aka 50 Cent, grew up on the violent and drug infested streets of Jamaica, Queens. His mother was murdered when...Read more

DMX
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June 7, 2010 • 1h

Born Earl Simmons and raised in the notorious School Street Projects of Yonkers, NY, multi platinum rapper DMX was drawn to life o...Read more

Christina Aguilera
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June 13, 2010 • 1h

Surviving an abusive childhood and struggling against a record label trying to control her image, Christina Aguilera's road to sup...Read more

Eve
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June 14, 2010 • 1h

Behind the Music: Eve tracks the rocky rise to fame of one of rap's most successful female artists. A journey plagued by bouts of ...Read more

Courtney Love
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June 21, 2010 • 1h

Courtney Love is one of the most controversial, reviled and riveting rock stars in the world and during this episode, she tells th...Read more

Jennifer Hudson
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June 28, 2010 • 1h

Behind The Music traces Jennifer Hudson’s humble beginnings of growing up on the south side of Chicago to her early elimination fr...Read more

Jennifer Lopez
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July 4, 2010 • 1h

Perhaps no other entertainer in the last two decades has dominated the media landscape more than the Bronx, New York bombshell, Je...Read more

Usher
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July 19, 2010 • 1h

From a small town choirboy who was discovered at a local talent show to one of the biggest selling R&B artists of all time, Usher ...Read more

Fantasia
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August 24, 2010 • 1h

In this episode of Behind the Music, Fantasia speaks for the first time - in an exclusive interview -- about her harrowing pill ov...Read more

Missy Elliott
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June 29, 2011 • 1h

Behind the Music: Missy Elliott tracks the rocky road to stardom of one of hip hop's most pioneering, successful female hip hop ar...Read more

Nelly
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July 3, 2011 • 1h

Behind the Music: Nelly will trace the artist's epic journey from St. Louis hoodlum to rap superstar. Born to parents who were una...Read more

Ice Cube
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July 6, 2011 • 1h

Follow the three-decade-long career of legendary rapper Ice Cube from his journey as a founding member of the notorious rap group ...Read more

Miranda Lambert
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July 13, 2011 • 1h

Twenty-seven year-old, Grammy Award-winning Miranda Lambert fell in love with music at a young age and was determined to one day b...Read more

Mary J. Blige
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July 24, 2011 • 1h

Take a look inside the life and outstanding career of Mary J. Blige, the reigning Queen of R&B. Watch as VH1 captures the story of...Read more

Enrique Iglesias
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July 31, 2011 • 1h

Enrique Iglesias is the son of a legendary musical family and one of few artists who can legitimately be called a "global sensatio...Read more

Adam Lambert
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August 7, 2011 • 1h

Glam-rock powerhouse, Adam Lambert has taken pop music by storm with his handsome looks, electrifying stage theatrics and jaw-drop...Read more

Ricky Martin
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August 14, 2011 • 1h

Nobody's got female fans' hearts fluttering more than Ricky Martin with his sexy dance moves and sultry voice. As one of the most ...Read more

Pitbull
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March 15, 2012 • 1h

It's only through struggle that resilience arises and for Armando Christian Perez, better known to the world as Pitbull, the past ...Read more

Game
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March 22, 2012 • 1h

"Behind The Music: Game" tracks the unlikely rise of a young gangbanger from Compton into the most successful west coast rapper si...Read more

T-Pain
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March 29, 2012 • 1h

"Behind the Music: T-Pain" explores the rise of a shy kid from Tallahassee, Florida to the heights of the music industry. T-Pain w...Read more

Aaliyah
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April 5, 2012 • 1h

More than ten years after the tragic death of Aaliyah, Behind The Music revisits the original 2001 episode that documented the car...Read more

Akon
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April 11, 2012 • 1h

In "Behind The Music: Akon," VH1 traces the artist's early beginnings in Senegal, Africa, through his struggles forging an identif...Read more

Nas
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April 18, 2012 • 1h

"Behind The Music: Nas" tells the story of one of hip hop's most daring and prolific icons. Raised in the gritty Queensbridge proj...Read more

Brandy
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April 25, 2012 • 1h

"Behind The Music: Brandy" will chronicle the Grammy Award-winning artist from her days as young girl singing in her church choir ...Read more

Notorious B.I.G.
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May 2, 2012 • 1h

Behind The Music: Notorious B.I.G. shows the Brooklyn-born MC rising from the streets to the throne of hip hop, revealing how his ...Read more

Train
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September 16, 2012 • 1h

Despite their days of obscurity and struggles to get a record deal Train rose to rock stardom before personal losses, drugs and al...Read more

Ne-Yo
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September 23, 2012 • 1h

"Behind The Music: NE-YO" explores the R&B heartthrob's status from talented up-and-comer to one of the industry's most ubiquitous...Read more

Carrie Underwood
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September 30, 2012 • 1h

Carrie Underwood speaks openly about the challenges that came along with her sudden fame. She also discusses her search for love, ...Read more

Nicole Scherzinger
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October 7, 2012 • 1h

Nicole Scherzinger discusses the road to stardom and the struggles along the way, including opening up for the first time about th...Read more

Gym Class Heroes
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October 14, 2012 • 1h

Alternative/hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes discuss their rapid rise to fame and the significant challenges it brought, including T...Read more

Toni Braxton
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October 29, 2012 • 1h

In "Behind The Music: Toni Braxton," the ultimate R&B icon and survivor speaks candidly and openly for the first time about her ro...Read more

T.I.
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November 5, 2012 • 1h

"Behind the Music: T.I." (aka Clifford Harris Jr.) will catch up with the prolific rapper in the eventful 3 years since his last "...Read more

Pink
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November 13, 2012 • 1h

"Behind The Music: P!nk" will discuss how motherhood has changed her life as well as her continued career success since her previo...Read more

Ludacris
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July 28, 2013 • 1h

BTM Ludacris shines a spotlight on one of the South's finest hip hop lyricists. In his most revealing interview, Ludacris opens up...Read more

Linda Perry
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July 16, 2014 • 1h

Linda Perry talks candidly about her abusive childhood and how she turned her angst into hit songs. After quitting 4 Non Blondes, ...Read more