Music

Series tracing the development of 20th-century popular music in all its forms.

Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.

Great music. No limits. The longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre. ACL is the only television program to ever receive the National Medal of Arts.

Musical artists, their careers, their highs, their lows and everything in between are profiled and interviewed.

A documentary on the history of rock and roll.

Bands Reunited was a television program produced by VH1 in 2004. Hosted by Aamer Haleem, the show documented an attempted reunion of a formerly popular musical group for a special concert in either London or Los Angeles.

Hour-long documentary detailing the lives and careers of celebrities in the music industry.

"VH1 Confidential" probes the mysteries, myths and urban legends of influential artists in Rock 'n' Roll.

VH1 television series showcasing classic musical performances and interviews from various rock and pop musicians.

VH1 takes a look at the decade's biggest musical artists and styles, exploring how music reflected and influenced society's ideas about politics, money, technology, fashion, race, sex, and the media.

A look at counter-cultural icons of the 1960s and 70s.

Performances by well-known rock and pop stars that appeared on episodes of the Ed Sullivan show are featured.

A survey of the musical form's history and major talents.

For the first time in more than 40 years, jazz returns to national network television with LEGENDS OF JAZZ, a new weekly series featuring host Ramsey Lewis. Each show has a theme ("The Altos," "Latin Jazz," "Piano Masters," "The American Songbook" and features conversation and performances by the world's top jazz artists, including Tony Bennett, Pat Metheny, Jim Hall, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Phil Woods, David Sanborn, Eddie Palmieri, Ivan Lins, Ray Barretto, Dr. Billy Taylor, and many more...

Metal Evolution is broken down into episodes about a different piece of metal history. The series includes interviews with and about Alice Cooper, Slash, Lemmy, Rob Zombie, members of Megadeth, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Slayer, Judas Priest, Van Halen, Whitesnake, Def Leppard, The Stooges, ZZ Top, Soundgarden, Mötley Crüe, Poison, Rage Against the Machine, Alice in Chains, Korn, Slipknot, Lamb of God and more.

In this documentary the origin of house music is being explained. It starts in Chicago in the "Warehouse" club. This later became the Genre called just "House" because people wanted to buy music which they heard in the Wearhous. The character "Jack" which is often mentioned in house songs is also explained. Early 90s it got to England. Here the genre House splits in many different ways. Drum and Bass and Techno is mentioned. Also the rave scene is explained.

"RETROSEXUAL: The 80's" takes a journey back to the 1980s to examine popular fashion, cultural fads, trendsetters and sex symbols of the decade in this 5-part documentary that includes a collection of archival footage and commentary from the cultural icons who set the standards during this time period. The special premiered November 14, 2004 on VH1.

A history of rock and roll music.

About the history of rock music. It comprised six 60-minute episodes, with a final episode of 90 minutes. Each episode focused on one type of rock music, each typified by one or two artists or bands.

Sonic Highways commemorates the Foo Fighters 20th anniversary by documenting the eight-city recording odyssey that produced their latest, and eighth, studio album.

Soul music has conquered the world in the last 50 years - growing from the raw, electric rhythms of the black underclass, it is now a billion dollar industry with R&B and hip-hop dominating the world's charts. It's been the soundtrack to some of the most extraordinary social, political and cultural shifts. And, together with the civil rights movement, it has challenged the white hegemony, helped breakdown segregation and encouraged the fight for racial equality.