TUNEFUL TEEVEE, the Guide’s Music on TV edition, March 7 through 12, 2013

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This is the Guide’s MUSIC-ON-TV section, one of the content-specific parallel editions of the Acoustic Americana Music Guide.
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Current sections are:
• TUNEFUL TEEVEE: this edition.
• LIVE EVENTS: March 7 UPDATE edition runs through mid-March & beyond (at a separate click.*)
• NEWS & REVIEWS: comprehensive news of acoustic and Americana musicscape and industry news will be along Friday, at a separate click.*
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* - available just below or in sidebar at left, depending on where you are reading this…
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The Opening Act: Late-Breaking Miscellanea…
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Spring MUSIC FESTIVAL SEASON and DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME both return this weekend. But still, there will be those times when you’re sequestered (that’s correct use for the true meaning of the word, “sequestered”) and being trapped indoors, you’ll likely be desperate for something watchable on TV. So, we gotcha covered.
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Thursday, March 7
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EARLY Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
6-7 am ALLEN STONE and SHARON JONES are the performing guests on “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE,” in a “Live at the Borgata” edition from the theatre in Atlantic City. On Palladia.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
7-8 am “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE” brings SMOKEY ROBINSON as the performing guest. On Palladia.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
8-10 am “SOUL POWER” (2009) is a music documentary of a legendary 3-day concert in 1974 in Zaire, Africa, with B.B. KING, JAMES BROWN, and some of Africa’s most celebrated musicians. On Palladia.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
10-10:30 am “SCULLY: THE WORLD SHOW” airs a new 2013 episode with “Show Canada” president JEAN LABADIE discussing the entertainment business. On PBS World.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
Noon-12:30 pm “HEADLINE COUNTRY” (new, 2013) brings news from the world of country music. On GAC.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
4:49-5 pm “PARIS ON PARADE” (1938) is a short in the “Traveltalks” series that visited the Paris International Exposition of 1937. On TCM.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
5-7:15 pm “CAN-CAN” (1960) is the film version of COLE PORTER’S Broadway hit musical about 1890s Parisian night life, with FRANK SINATRA and SHIRLEY MacLAINE. On TCM.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
6-6:30 pm “MAKING OF GET UP WITH BEN HARPER” (2013) is a behind-the-scenes look at Harper and blues harmonica player CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE at work on the new album, “Get Up!” (Repeats 9-9:30 pm.) On Palladia.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
6:30-7 pm BOOKER T. JONES is the performing guest on a 2012 edition of “LIVE AT DARYL’S HOUSE.” On Palladia.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
7-8 pm “LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND” (2010) re-airs an edition with RAY LaMONTAGNE, KT TUNSTALL, DELTA SPIRIT, and others. (Repeats 10-11 pm.) On Palladia.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
7-8:30 pm OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II: DREAMS” (2012) is a profile of the lyricist (1895-1960) whose work includes “Show Boat,” “Carousel,” and “South Pacific.” On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
7:15-9 pm “LOVE ME TONIGHT” (1932) is a musical romance about a tailor (MAURICE CHEVALIER) and a princess (JEANETTE MacDONALD). A four-star classic. On TCM.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
7:30-9 am “KENNY ROGERS: THE FIRST 50 YEARS” (2011) recalls his musical achievements with performances and comments by ALISON KRAUSS, DOLLY PARTON, TIM McGRAW, LIONEL RICHIE, DARIUS RUCKER, BILLY CURRINGTON, SHEENA EASTON, SMOKEY ROBINSON, and CHRIS ISAAK. On GAC.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
8:15-10 pm “BONAMASSA AT THE VIENNA OPERA HOUSE” (2013) is an acoustic performance by bluesman JOE BONAMASSA in Vienna, Austria. On KCET.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
8:30-10 pm “THE PIANO GUYS: RED BUTTE GARDEN” (2012) brings five classical pianists with accessible music to Utah’s Red Butte Garden Amphitheater. On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
9-10 pm “SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS” (2012) brings WYNTON MARSALIS and his JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA as they prepare a DUKE ELLINGTON concert for kids in Chicago. Also, the role musician YOUSSOU N’DOUR played in Senegal’s 2012 election. (Repeats Fri, 6-7 am.) On PBSOC.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
9-10:30 pm “FOLIES BERGERE” (1935) brings a dual role for MAURICE CHEVALIER in this musical farce with ANN SOTHERN about a Parisian entertainer who impersonates a baron. On TCM.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
9-9:30 pm “MAKING OF GET UP WITH BEN HARPER” (2013) is a behind-the-scenes look at Harper and blues harmonica player CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE at work on the new album, “Get Up!” On Palladia.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
9:30-10 pm ALLEN STONE is the performing guest on “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE.” On Palladia.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
10-11 pm “WOMEN WHO ROCK” (2011) is a music documentary with BESSIE SMITH, MA RAINEY, MOTHER MAYBELLE CARTER, and MAHALIA JACKSON that traces the female influences on rock, from blues roots in the 1920s and 2930s. (Repeats Fri, 7-8 am.) On PBSOC.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
10-11:30 pm “BONAMASSA AT THE VIENNA OPERA HOUSE” (2013) is an acoustic performance by bluesman JOE BONAMASSA in Vienna, Austria. On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
10-11 pm “LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND” (2010) re-airs an edition with RAY LaMONTAGNE, KT TUNSTALL, DELTA SPIRIT, and others. On Palladia.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
10:30 pm-12:30 am “ROBERTA” (1935) is a musical that brings IRENE DUNNE, FRED ASTAIRE, GINGER ROGERS, and improbably, RANDOLPH SCOTT in a JEROME KERN operetta. On TCM.
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Thu, Mar 7, on TV:
11 pm-1 am “AMERICAN MASTERS” (2004) airs “JUDY GARLAND: BY MYSELF) recalling the life of the troubled singer-actress (1922-1969), largely in her own words. (Repeats Fri, 8-10 am.) On PBSOC.
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Thu night / Fri AM, Mar 7 / 8, on TV:
12:30-2:15 am “APRIL IN PARIS” (1952) is a musical wherein a State Department error sends a chorus girl (DORIS DAY) to Paris as a representative for the American theater. Co-stars RAY BOLGER. On TCM.
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Thu night / Fri AM, Mar 7 / 8, on TV:
12:30-1 am “HEADLINE COUNTRY” (new, 2013) brings news from the world of country music. On GAC.
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Thu night / Fri AM, Mar 7 / 8, on TV:
1-2:30 am “AMERICAN MASTERS” (2011) re-airs “TROUBADOURS: CAROLE KING, JAMES TAYLOR, AND THE RISE OF THE SINGER-SONGWRITER” with additional material with JACKSON BROWNE, DAVID CROSBY, and BONNIE RAITT. (Repeats Fri, 10-11:30 am.) On PBSOC.
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Thu night / Fri AM, Mar 7 / 8, on TV:
1-1:30 am “UNPLUGGED” (2012) is an edition with an acoustic performance by THE CIVIL WARS duo. (Repeats Fri, 9 am.) On Palladia.
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Thu night / Fri AM, Mar 7 / 8, on TV:
1:30-3 am “SIMON & GARFUNKLE: THE MAKING OF BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER” is a 2011 music doc. On VHCRW.
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Thu night / Fri AM, Mar 7 / 8, on TV:
1:30-2 am “UNPLUGGED AT STUDIO 330” (2012) brings an acoustic performance by the pop-country group LITTLE BIG TOWN. On Palladia.
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Thu night / Fri AM, Mar 7 / 8, on TV:
1:30-3:30 am “60s POP FLASHBACK: HULLABALOO” (2013) is a retrospective of the TV series, with performances by HERMAN’S HERMITS, SONNY & CHER, THE BYRDS, MAMAS & THE PAPAS, and others. On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Thu night / Fri AM, Mar 7 / 8, on TV:
2:30-3 am “DWIGHT YOAKAM: SAW YOU COMIN’” is a 2012 behind-the-music look at the making of his CD, “3 Pears.” On Palladia, cable or satellite.
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EARLY Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
6-7 am “SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS” (2012) brings WYNTON MARSALIS and his JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA as they prepare a DUKE ELLINGTON concert for kids in Chicago. Also, the role musician YOUSSOU N’DOUR played in Senegal’s 2012 election. (Repeats Noon-1 pm.) On PBSOC.
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EARLY Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
6-7 am “INVITATION ONLY” airs a 2011 edition with BLAKE SHELTON. On Palladia.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
7-8 am “INVITATION ONLY” airs a 2010 edition with MIRANDA LAMBERT. On Palladia.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
7-8 am “WOMEN WHO ROCK” (2011) is a music documentary with BESSIE SMITH, MA RAINEY, MOTHER MAYBELLE CARTER, and MAHALIA JACKSON that traces the female influences on rock, from blues roots in the 1920s and 2930s. (Repeats 1-2 pm.) On PBSOC.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
8-9 am MUMFORD & SONS and EMMYLOU HARRIS perform together on a superb 2012 edition of “CMT CROSSROADS.” On Palladia.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
8-10 am “AMERICAN MASTERS” (2004) airs “JUDY GARLAND: BY MYSELF) recalling the life of the troubled singer-actress (1922-1969), largely in her own words. (Repeats 2-4 pm.) On PBSOC.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
9-9:30 am “UNPLUGGED” (2012) is an edition with an acoustic performance by THE CIVIL WARS duo. On Palladia.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
10-11:30 am “AMERICAN MASTERS” (2011) re-airs “TROUBADOURS: CAROLE KING, JAMES TAYLOR, AND THE RISE OF THE SINGER-SONGWRITER” with additional material with JACKSON BROWNE, DAVID CROSBY, and BONNIE RAITT. (Repeats 4-5:30 pm.) On PBSOC.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
10:30-11 am “HEADLINE COUNTRY” (new, 2013) brings news from the world of country music. On GAC.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
11 am-noon RAY LaMONTAGNE is the performing guest on a 2011 edition of “STORYTELLERS.” On Palladia.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
Noon-1 pm JASON MRAZ is the performing guest on a 2012 edition of “STORYTELLERS.” On Palladia.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
Noon-1 pm “SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS” (2012) brings WYNTON MARSALIS and his JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA as they prepare a DUKE ELLINGTON concert for kids in Chicago. Also, the role musician YOUSSOU N’DOUR played in Senegal’s 2012 election. On PBSOC.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
1-2 pm “WOMEN WHO ROCK” (2011) is a music documentary with BESSIE SMITH, MA RAINEY, MOTHER MAYBELLE CARTER, and MAHALIA JACKSON that traces the female influences on rock, from blues roots in the 1920s and 2930s. On PBSOC.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
1-1:30 pm “MAKING OF GET UP WITH BEN HARPER” (2013) is a behind-the-scenes look at Harper and blues harmonica player CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE at work on the new album, “Get Up!” (Repeats 9-9:30 pm.) On Palladia.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
2-4 pm “AMERICAN MASTERS” (2004) airs “JUDY GARLAND: BY MYSELF) recalling the life of the troubled singer-actress (1922-1969), largely in her own words. On PBSOC.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
3-4 pm “LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND” (2010) re-airs an edition with RAY LaMONTAGNE, KT TUNSTALL, DELTA SPIRIT, and others. On Palladia.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
4-5:30 pm “AMERICAN MASTERS” (2011) re-airs “TROUBADOURS: CAROLE KING, JAMES TAYLOR, AND THE RISE OF THE SINGER-SONGWRITER” with additional material with JACKSON BROWNE, DAVID CROSBY, and BONNIE RAITT. On PBSOC.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
4:30-5 pm “HEADLINE COUNTRY” (new, 2013) brings news from the world of country music. On GAC.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
8-8:30 pm “SUN STUDIO SESSIONS” (2013) airs an episode of a performance by LISA MARIE PRESLEY taped live in the legendary Memphis studio where blues greats recorded and Elvis got his start. On KLCS.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
8:30-9 pm “BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND” (2012) brings the Season 2 finale with THE BLACK LILLIES from a venue in a limestone cavern, 333 feet underground. On KLCS.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
9-11 pm “THE BRITISH BEAT” (2007) is a retrospective of British Invasion acts and their hits, including PETULA CLARK singing “Downtown,” and many others. On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
9:30-11 pm “MUSICARES PERSON OF THE YEAR” 2011 was NEIL YOUNG, and his songs are performed by a fine selection of other big name artists in this hour-and-a-half condensation. On Palladia.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
10-11 pm “FRONT ROW CENTER” (2012) brings the band TRAIN doing songs that include “Calling All Angels” and “Hey, Souls Sister.” (Repeats 4-5 am.) On KLCS.
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Fri, Mar 8, on TV:
11 pm-12:45 am “WILD GUITAR” (1962) is a nonprofessional effort about a rock ‘n roller’s exploitation by a music czar. On TCM.
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Fri night / Sat AM, Mar 8 / 9, on TV:
1-2:30 am OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II: DREAMS” (2012) is a profile of the lyricist (1895-1960) whose work includes “Show Boat,” “Carousel,” and “South Pacific.” (Repeats 2:30-4 am.) On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Fri night / Sat AM, Mar 8 / 9, on TV:
2:30-4 am OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II: DREAMS.” See above.
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Fri night / Sat AM, Mar 8 / 9, on TV:
3-5:30 pm PAUL SIMON, JOHN FOGERTY, and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN on “Hard Rock Calling,” from the 2012 annual festival in London’s Hyde Park. On Palladia.
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Fri night / Sat AM, Mar 8 / 9, on TV:
3-5 am “NAUGHTY MARIETTA” (1935) is a VICTOR HERBERT operetta about Colonial Louisiana that served as the first vehicle for JEANETTE MacDONALD and NELSON EDDY. On TCM.
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Fri night / Sat AM, Mar 8 / 9, on TV:
4-5 am “FRONT ROW CENTER” (2012) brings the band TRAIN doing songs that include “Calling All Angels” and “Hey, Souls Sister.” On KLCS.
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Saturday, March 9
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EARLY Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
5-5:30 am “JAMMIN’ AT HIPPIE JACK’S” (2012) airs an episode with MARSHALL CHAPMAN. On KLCS.
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EARLY Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
5:30-7 am “HEART: DREAMBOAT ANNIE” is a 2007 concert wherein ANN & NANCY WILSON perform live, in its entirety, their most acoustic album (from waaay back in the ’70s). The Guide has seen and reviewed their live performance, and they deliver a wonderful show. On Palladia.
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EARLY Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
5:30-6 am “THE PIANO GUY” (2011) is an episode teaching how to play DON McLEAN’s “American Pie.” On KLCS.
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EARLY Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
6-7 am “GAITHER GOSPEL HOUR” brings an episode with “THE BEST OF THE CRABB FAMILY.” On GAC.
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EARLY Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
6-7:40 am “PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE” (1974) is BRIAN DePALMA’s melodrama about a disfigured composer who haunts a rock palace, a la “Phantom of the Opera.” (Repeats 11:45 am-1:30 pm.) On Sundance West.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
7-9 am “ISLE OF WIGHT 2012” Festival in England included, in this TV package, sets performed by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND and TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS. On Palladia.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
7:30-8 am “HEADLINE COUNTRY” (new, 2013) brings news from the world of country music. On GAC.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
8-9 am BRIAN WILSON: “PET SOUNDS, LIVE IN LONDON” (2004) the BEACH BOYS auteur performs songs from his 1966 masterpiece album, “Pet Sounds.” On VH1 Classic Rewind (VHCRW).
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
11:45 am-1:30 pm “PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE” (1974) is BRIAN DePALMA’s melodrama about a disfigured composer who haunts a rock palace, a la “Phantom of the Opera.” On Sundance West.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
12:30-2:30 pm “SOULFUL SYMPHONY with DARIN ATWATER,” is an 85-member African-American orchestra. They perform a variety of original compositions, including founder-artistic director Atwater’s “Song in a Strange Land.” Produced in 2009. On KCET.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
1-2 pm “BACKSTORY” airs a 2013 edition with MIRANDA LAMBERT. On GAC.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
2:30-5 pm “CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND” (1977) built an entire movie around a five-note signal received from outer space. On TCM.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
5-6 pm “LUKE BRYAN FARM TOUR” (2012) is Bryan in concert in Athens, Georgia. (Repeats 9-10 pm.) On GAC.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
5-6 pm “CROSSROADS” airs a 2011 edition with STING and VINCE GILL. On Palladia.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
6-7 pm “CMT CROSSROADS” airs a 2012 edition with RANDY TRAVIS and THE AVETT BROTHERS. (Repeats 9-10 pm.) On Palladia.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
6-7 pm ERIC CHURCH is profiled on a 2012 edition of “ORIGINS.” (Repeats 10-11 pm.) On GAC.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
6-8 pm “LAWRENCE WELK” (2005) is so uncool it’s hip. Sort of. On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
7-8 pm MUMFORD & SONS and EMMYLOU HARRIS perform together on a superb 2012 edition of “CMT CROSSROADS.” On Palladia.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
7-7:30 pm EASTON CORBIN is profiled on a 2012 edition of “ORIGINS.” On GAC.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
8-9:30 pm “CHRIS MANN IN CONCERT” (2012) brings the vocalist with MARTINA McBRIDE and sax player MINDI ABAIR in an L.A. concert. On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
8-9 pm RAY LaMONTAGNE is the performing guest on a 2011 edition of “STORYTELLERS.” On Palladia.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
9-10 pm “LUKE BRYAN FARM TOUR” (2012) is Bryan in concert in Athens, Georgia. On GAC.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
9-10 pm “CMT CROSSROADS” airs a 2012 edition with RANDY TRAVIS and THE AVETT BROTHERS. On Palladia.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
9:30-11 pm “AARON NEVILLE: MY TRUE STORY” (2013) is a 2012 Brooklyn concert with Neville and PAUL SIMON, JOAN OSBOURNE, EUGENE PITT (Jive Five) and DICKIE HARMON (Del-Vikings). On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
9:30-11:30 pm “THE BIG CHILL” (1983) has an all-star ensemble cast and some iconic music in the soundtrack. On TCM.
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Sat, Mar 9, on TV:
10-11 pm ERIC CHURCH is profiled on a 2012 edition of “ORIGINS.” On GAC.
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NOTE: Remember to “Spring Forward” one hour for the start of DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME…
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Sat night / Sun AM, Mar 9 / 10, on TV:
1-3 am (one hour; time change) “STORYTELLERS” airs a 2012 edition with GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS. On Palladia.
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EARLY Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
5-6 am (one hour; time change) “STORYTELLERS” re-airs the 2012 season opener with JILL SCOTT. On Palladia.
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EARLY Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
5-7 am “I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS” (1951) is a tribute to lyricist GUS KAHN. The tunes and musical performances really are a delight. With DANNY THOMAS and DORIS DAY. On TCM.
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EARLY Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
6-6:30 am “THE PIANO GUY” (2011) airs a compilation edition focused on signature intros and identifiable parts. Included: “The Twilight Zone,” “Linus and Lucy,” “The Addams Family Theme.” On KLCS.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
7-8 am “LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND” (2010) re-airs an edition with RAY LaMONTAGNE, KT TUNSTALL, DELTA SPIRIT, and others. On Palladia.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
8-10 am “FALLING AWAKE” (2009) is a captivating tale of of Bronx musician who falls for a woman from Manhattan as he tries to improve his craft and measure up to his father’s expectations. On Sundance West.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
9-10 am “JASON MRAZ’S BEAUTIFUL MESS” (2009) documents his Chicago concert. On Palladia.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
9-11 am “THE HARVEY GIRLS” (1946) is the musical that gave the world the song, “On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe.” With JUDY GARLAND, JOHN HODIAK, ANGELA LANSBURY, and RAY BOLGER. On TCM.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
10 am-noon “BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB” (1999) is the Wim Wenders-directed profile of the Cuban all-star band, led by guitarist RY COODER. Excellent musical performances. On Sundance West.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
11 am-1 pm “CELTIC THUNDER: MYTHOLOGY” (2013) is the Irish singing troupe performing at the Helix Theater in Dublin. On KCET.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
11 am-noon “CMT CROSSROADS” airs a 2012 edition with RANDY TRAVIS and THE AVETT BROTHERS. On Palladia.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
11-11:30 am “HEADLINE COUNTRY” (new, 2013) brings news from the world of country music. On GAC.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
Noon-12:30 pm “UNPLUGGED” (2012) is an edition with an acoustic performance by THE CIVIL WARS duo. On Palladia.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
Noon-1 pm “GAITHER GOSPEL HOUR” brings an episode with “THE BEST OF THE CRABB FAMILY.” On GAC.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
12:30-3 pm PAUL SIMON, JOHN FOGERTY, and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN on “Hard Rock Calling,” from the 2012 annual festival in London’s Hyde Park. (Repeats 8-10:30 pm.) On VHCRW.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
4-4:30 pm “MAKING OF GET UP WITH BEN HARPER” (2013) is a behind-the-scenes look at Harper and blues harmonica player CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE at work on the new album, “Get Up!” On Palladia.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
4:30-10 pm “25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME” is the beautifully-produced video of the 2011 concert at Madison Square Garden in NYC, celebrating the museum in Cleveland. Includes performances by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, CROSBY, STILLS & NASH, SIMON & GARFUNKLE, STEVIE WONDER, ARETHA FRANKLIN, and more. (Most of the folk-rockers are in part 1, 4:30-7 pm.) On Palladia.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
5-7 pm “AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS” (2012) is the 3rd annual fan-voted event from Las Vegas, with many pop-country performances. On GAC.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
7:30-8 pm “SUN STUDIO SESSIONS” (2013) airs the Season 4 closer with THE TRISHAS, an Americana act from Austin; taped live in the legendary Memphis studio where blues greats recorded and Elvis got his start. On PBSOC.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
8-9 pm “JUBILEE” is a new-to-L.A. performance show featuring blues, country, gospel, and roots music acts. (Repeats Mon, 5-6 am.) On PBSOC.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
8-9 pm “CMT NEWS PRESENTS: MINDY McCREADY” (2013) recalls the life of the late country singer (1975-2013). (Repeats 11 pm-midnight.) On CMT.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
8-10:30 pm PAUL SIMON, JOHN FOGERTY, and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN on “Hard Rock Calling,” from the 2012 annual festival in London’s Hyde Park. On VHCRW.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
8-8:30 pm “HEADLINE COUNTRY” (new, 2013) brings news from the world of country music. On GAC.
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Sun, Mar 10, on TV:
11 pm-midnight “CMT NEWS PRESENTS: MINDY McCREADY” (2013) recalls the life of the late country singer (1975-2013). On CMT.
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Sun night / Mon AM, Mar 10 / 11, on TV:
Midnight-12:30 am “HEADLINE COUNTRY” (new, 2013) brings news from the world of country music. On GAC.
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Sun night / Mon AM, Mar 10 / 11, on TV:
1:30-2:30 am “JEFF BECK: LIVE” is a 2007 performance at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London, with Jeff joined on stage by ERIC CLAPTON, JOSS STONE, & IMOGEN HEAP. On VHCRW.
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Sun night / Mon AM, Mar 10 / 11, on TV:
2-3 am “MY GIRLFRIEND’S QUILT” (2004) features a performance by singer VALERIE DeLaCRUZ. (Repeats at 11 am.) On PBSOC.
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Sun night / Mon AM, Mar 10 / 11, on TV:
4:30-5 am “SUN STUDIO SESSIONS” airs an episode yapped live in the legendary Memphis studio where blues greats recorded and Elvis got his start. On PBSOC.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
5-6 am “JUBILEE” is a new-to-L.A. performance show featuring blues, country, gospel, and roots music acts. On PBSOC.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
6-8 am “JEFF BECK: LIVE” is a 2007 performance at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London, with Jeff joined on stage by ERIC CLAPTON, JOSS STONE, & IMOGEN HEAP. On Palladia.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
6:30-7 am “HEADLINE COUNTRY” (new, 2013) brings news from the world of country music. On GAC.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
8-8:30 am “MAKING OF GET UP WITH BEN HARPER” (2013) is a behind-the-scenes look at Harper and blues harmonica player CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE at work on the new album, “Get Up!” On Palladia.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
8-8:30 am BOOKER T. JONES is the performing guest on a 2012 edition of “LIVE AT DARYL’S HOUSE.” On Palladia.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
10:30 am-1 pm PAUL SIMON, JOHN FOGERTY, and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN on “Hard Rock Calling,” from the 2012 annual festival in London’s Hyde Park. On Palladia.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
11 am-noon “MY GIRLFRIEND’S QUILT” (2004) features a performance by singer VALERIE DeLaCRUZ. (Repeats 5-6 pm.) On PBSOC.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
11 am-12:30 pm “THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT” (1945) is a satirical fantasy about trumpeter JACK BENNY” who dreams he’s an angel sent to sinful Earth to destroy it. Comedy, with music. On TCM.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
2-3:30 pm “BONAMASSA AT THE VIENNA OPERA HOUSE” (2013) is an acoustic performance by bluesman JOE BONAMASSA in Vienna, Austria. On KCET.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
3:30-5 pm “CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR 2012” brings performances by many of today’s pop-country stars and awards for some of them. On Palladia.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
5-6 pm “MY GIRLFRIEND’S QUILT” (2004) features a performance by singer VALERIE DeLaCRUZ. On PBSOC.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
5-6 pm “CMT CROSSROADS” airs a 2012 edition with RANDY TRAVIS and THE AVETT BROTHERS. On Palladia.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
6-7 pm “NOTEWORTHY AT THE OPRY” (2012) brings a celebration of the Grand Ole Opry’s 87th anniversary with performances by JASON ALDEAN, BILL ANDERSON, and CASEY JAMES. (Repeats 10-11 pm.) On GAC.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
7-9 pm “MAGIC MOMENTS OF 50s POP” (2004) with performances by MEL CARTER, THE FOUR ACES, THE CHORDETTES, THE FOUR LADS, PATTI PAGE, DON CHERRY, and THE CREW CUTS. On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
9-10:30 pm “THE PIANO GUYS: RED BUTTE GARDEN” (2012) brings five classical pianists with accessible music to Utah’s Red Butte Garden Amphitheater. On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
9:30-10 pm ALLEN STONE is the performing guest on “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE.” On Palladia.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
10-11 pm “LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND” (2010) re-airs an edition with RAY LaMONTAGNE, KT TUNSTALL, DELTA SPIRIT, and others. On Palladia.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
10-11 pm “NOTEWORTHY AT THE OPRY” (2012) brings a celebration of the Grand Ole Opry’s 87th anniversary with performances by JASON ALDEAN, BILL ANDERSON, and CASEY JAMES. On GAC.
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Mon, Mar 11, on TV:
10:30-11 pm “SAM COOKE: LEGEND” (2007) features performance clips and ARETHA FRANKLIN, OU RAWLS, others. On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Mon night / Tue AM, Mar 11 / 12, on TV:
Midnight-1 am “MR. BLUE SKY: JEFF LYNN & ELO” is a new 2012 concert with ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA’s legendary guitarist. Electric? Listed here? Yep, because that band had great harmonies and melodies, and Lynne is a multi-instrumental musical genius. On Palladia.
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Mon night / Tue AM, Mar 11 / 12, on TV:
3-5 am “PIPPIN: HIS LIFE AND TIMES” (1982) is a made-for-TV movie of the Broadway hit musical about escapades of Emperor Charlemagne’s son, who searches for the meaning of life. On FMC.
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EARLY Tue, Mar 12, on TV:
5-6:30 am “If I’m Lucky” (1946) is a musical with a political background, PERRY COMO and VIVIAN BLAINE, and two big production numbers. On FMC.
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