VH1 Storytellers
VH1 Storytellers
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VH1 Storytellers

8.7 / 10
2005
12 seasons
133 episodes

The greatest singers and songwriters play their music and tell the stories behind their greatest songs on this acclaimed VH1 music performance series. Each one-hour episode takes viewers behind the scenes with a single artist or group featuring intimate musical performances and the first-hand stories behind the performer's hits and sentimental favorites.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Green Day: American Idiot Uncut

    02-04-200560m
  • Ep 2

    2.Dave Matthews Band

    09-05-200560m
  • Ep 3

    3.Bruce Springsteen

    09-06-200560m
  • Ep 4

    4.Coldplay

    09-07-200560m
  • Ep 5

    5.Jackson Browne

    18-04-200660m
  • Ep 6

    6.Elvis Costello

    29-05-200660m
  • Sting

    7.Sting

    15-07-200660m

    Sting performs his hits "Fields of Gold" and "Let Your Soul Be Your Guides", as well as Police classics "King of Pain", "Roxanne", and much more.

  • Ep 8

    8.The Black Crowes

    27-08-200660m
  • Ep 9

    9.Melissa Etheridge

    13-09-200660m
  • Ep 10

    10.Lyle Lovett

    21-10-200660m
  • Ep 11

    11.Garth Brooks

    20-10-200660m
  • Ep 12

    12.Bee Gees

    25-11-200660m
  • Ep 13

    13.John Fogerty

    06-06-199760m
  • Ep 34

    34.Tom Waits

    04-01-199960m
  • Ep 43

    43.The Pretenders

    02-01-200260m

    The Pretenders, led by Chrissie Hynde, first hit the charts in 1979 and have since become one of rock's most important bands.

  • Ep 44

    44.Alanis Morissette

    20-06-200260m

    Alanis performs "Hand in My Pocket", "You Learn", "Thank You", "Unsent", "You Oughta Know", " That I Would Be Good" and "Still."

  • Ep 45

    45.Def Leppard

    TBA60m
  • Ep 46

    46.David Bowie

    06-06-200260m

    Performances include: "Life On Mars", "Thursday's Child", "Can't Stop Thinking About Me", "Seven", "China Girl", "Rebel Rebel", "Word On A Wing", and "Drive In Saturday".

  • Ep 47

    47.Lenny Kravitz

    TBA60m
  • Ep 48

    48.Wyclef Jean

    TBA60m
  • Ep 49

    49.Eurythmics

    TBA60m
  • Ep 50

    50.CSNY

    TBA60m
  • Steely Dan

    51.Steely Dan

    TBA60m

    Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen and Walter Becker deliver stripped‑down performances and share sharp, funny insights into the stories, inspirations, and studio quirks behind their most i...

  • Ep 52

    52.Don Henley

    TBA60m
  • Ep 53

    53.Pete Townshend

    TBA60m
  • Ep 54

    54.The Best of Storytellers

    TBA60m
  • Ep 55

    55.Stone Temple Pilots

    TBA60m
  • Ep 56

    56.Bon Jovi

    TBA60m
  • Ep 57

    57.No Doubt

    TBA60m
  • Ep 58

    58.Duran Duran

    TBA60m
  • Ep 59

    59.Smashing Pumpkins

    TBA60m
  • Ep 60

    60.The Doors

    TBA60m
  • Ep 61

    61.Matchbox 20

    01-06-200160m

    Rob Thomas brings his group Matchbox 20 to the Storyteller stage, saying that they have always wanted to do the show. Taking the opportunity to add strings and horns, Rob discusses...

  • Billy Idol

    62.Billy Idol

    TBA60m

    VH1 Storytellers is a semi-acoustic live album by the English rock singer Billy Idol, recorded at the VH1 Storytellers in 2001 and released in 2002. It was re-released in 2008 as p...

  • Ep 63

    63.Travis

    TBA60m
  • Ep 64

    64.ELO

    TBA60m
  • Ep 65

    65.Train/Fuel

    TBA60m
  • Ep 66

    66.Goo Goo Dolls

    TBA60m
  • Ep 67

    67.Robert Plant

    TBA60m
  • Ep 68

    68.Green Day

    TBA60m
  • Ep 69

    69.Bruce Springsteen

    23-04-200560m

    Bruce Springsteen performs and discusses his songs in an acoustic concert at Two River Theatre in Red Bank, N.J. Taped in April 2005. The selections include “Blinded by the Light,”...

  • Ep 70

    70.Coldplay

    TBA60m
  • Ep 71

    71.Dave Matthews Band

    TBA60m
  • Ep 72

    72.Pearl Jam

    07-01-200660m

    Recorded May 31 2006 at New York's Avalon. The band last played the venue formerly known as Limelight in 1992.

  • Ep 73

    73.Dixie Chicks

    TBA60m

    Recorded live in September 2006 at the historic Los Angeles Theater, Dixie Chicks Storytellers was the grand finale in the whirlwind that surrounded the release of the band's 5x Gr...

  • Ep 74

    74.Jay-Z: Life of an American Gangster

    TBA60m
  • Mary J. Blige

    75.Mary J. Blige

    25-02-200860m

    With more than 40 million records sold and eight Grammys, Mary J. Blige is considered one of the most successful R&B singers of our time. In 2008, the music channel VH1 honored the...

  • Ep 76

    76.Snoop Dogg

    TBA60m
  • Ep 77

    77.Kid Rock

    27-11-200860m

    Kid Rock had the audience on their feet as he taped an episode of "VH1 Storytellers" The Factory in Franklin, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville. The one-hour episode will treat...

  • Ep 78

    78.Kanye West

    28-02-200960m

    The hip-hop superstar performs songs from his latest disc, 808s & Heartbreak, along with other classic Kanye hits.

  • Ep 79

    79.ZZ Top

    27-06-200960m
  • Ep 80

    80.Foo Fighters

    27-11-200960m

    This episode of Storytellers features Foo Fighters performing a selection of some of their most popular songs. Following in the VH1 Storytellers format, Foo Fighters will answer qu...

  • Ep 81

    81.John Mayer

    28-01-200960m

    The seven-time Grammy® Award-winning Mayer treated his fans to a rare and intimate performance, Thursday December 10th at Brooklyn's Steiner Studios. This exclusive performance fea...

  • Ep 82

    82.Christina Aguilera

    TBA60m
  • Ep 83

    83.T.I.

    10-12-201060m

    T.I. performs live from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City as part of the VH1 Storytellers concert series.

  • Ep 85

    85.Cee Lo Green

    20-05-201160m

    Grammy winner Cee Lo Green gave the crowd a night they'll never forget at the April 19th taping of his "VH1 Storytellers" in Culver City, CA. During the taping, Cee Lo performed a...

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