Behind the Music

Milli Vanilli

Girl, you know it's true…but unfortunately it wasn't, for the 80's dance duo whose Grammy-winning t...

MC Hammer

The dawn of the 1990's was unquestionably Hammer time. A scrappy striver from Oakland CA. named Sta...

Boy George

In 1984, George O'Dowd accepted a Grammy Award for Culture Club by quipping that America "knows a g...

Fleetwood Mac

A successful British blues band in the '60s, Fleetwood Mac became the legends we know today when th...

Nowhere to Hide

This cautionary episode of Behind the Music documents the growing menace of stalkers. Considered by...

Imagemakers

Rock 'n' roll wouldn't exist without its image, and it's been the job of rock photographers to capt...

Lynyrd Skynyrd

This episode marked the 20th anniversary of the infamous plane crash (10/20/77) with a special epis...

Teddy Pendergrass

Teddy's early experiences in life and music: "I wasn't raised with baby-sitters, my mother couldn't...

Billy Joel

He has penned enough hits to fill three Greatest Hits compilations. Yet, Billy Joel's rise to fame...

Lilith Fair

In the summer of 1997, Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan launched an event that would surp...

Andy Gibb

He was the prince of Pop idols and by the tender age of 22, Andy Gibb had three #1 songs under his...

Jim Croce

Featuring never before seen family photos and performance footage, "Jim Croce: Behind the Music" tr...

The Carpenters

In 1970 The Carpenters won the Best New Artist Grammy, and for five years it seemed as though they...

Sonny Bono

He couldn't sing or read music but he became a songwriter and pop star. And though he never cast a...

The Mamas & the Papas

A look at the trials & tribulations surrounding one of folk rockÍs most talented groups. Interviews...

Meat Loaf

The incredible rise, fall and comeback of Meat Loaf. Interviews with Meat Loaf, his wife Leslie Ada...

Gladys Knight

Her career spans more than 50 years, 37 of which were spent headlining "Gladys Knight and the Pips....

Willie Nelson

With 100 albums behind him and a career that spans 50 years, you might think Willie Nelson has had...

Jerry Lee Lewis

Four decades have passed since the release of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fi...

Rick James

In the early 80s, Rick James was the king of funk, dominating the charts with hits like "Superfreak...

David Crosby

An advanced pop musician by anyone's standards, David Crosby has become a poster boy for a crash an...

Selena

By the age of 23, Selena Quintanilla Perez had conquered the Tejano music scene and had become embr...

Jefferson Airplane/Starship

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

Takin' It to the Streets

A cross-cultural look at people who sing for their supper features five different groups/artists fr...

Ozzy Osbourne

A look at this heavy metal legend, from his early days as the lead singer of Black Sabbath, to his...

Ted Nugent

Nugent started performing at age 13 and became one of the the biggest live acts in the '70s. Ted's...

Joe Cocker

The dramatic ups and downs of Cocker's career including a recent interview before launching his Apr...

Behind the Music (Ver 2)

Filmed mostly at the Naval Training Center and Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego, Top Gun was...

Studio 54

It has been more than twenty years since Studio 54 first opened its doors on April 26, 1977, driven...

Keith Moon

Keith Moon will always be remembered as a wild man of rock and roll who wrecked hotel rooms and des...

Bonnie Raitt

An intimate look at one of the most successful and respected female rockers, from her early roots i...

Robbie Robertson

Robbie Robertson reflects on the history and break-up of his critically acclaimed group, The Band....

Def Leppard

The biggest selling pop band of the '80's lived the text book rock star life: limos and liquor, dru...

Tony Orlando

One of the hottest pop music performers of the 70's candidly discusses his struggle with cocaine ad...

Gloria Estefan

The triumph and tribulations of a "Diva" who has come to symbolize the American dream. Highlights i...

Jan and Dean

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

Harry Chapin

Singer/songwriter Harry Chapin made a successful career out of setting short stories to music with...

Gloria Gaynor

Profile of superstar Gloria Gaynor, the disco diva whose song, titled, "I Will Survive," inspired m...

Madonna

Madonna's blonde ambition was born when she was still a brunette living in Detroit. Her desire to "...

1968

A look back to the SixtiesÍ most explosive, chaotic, tragic and inspiring year. A time when youth r...

Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf was a band of rock and roll wild men whose high times and big hits, "Born to be Wild" a...

Blondie

Blondie, co-founded by Deborah Harry and Chris Stein, was the most successful band to grow out of N...

Shania Twain

The classic rags to riches story. Shania grew up poor in Canada, spending much of her childhood on...

John Denver

The story of one of America's most treasured singers. We are premiering this episode 1 day before t...

Stevie Nicks

She was crowned the queen of Rock & Roll. A country girl who cast a spell on the world of pop music...

John Mellencamp

This small town boy lived the American dream, topping the charts with his tales of everyman. After...

Metallica

We're just four lucky fans that got together and started playing; this could be you, says James Het...

KC & The Sunshine Band

They blasted onto the American airwaves in the fall of 1975 with a sexy, explicit invitation to jus...

R.E.M.

Tells the story of four friends from Athens, Georgia who formed a band in 1979 because they loved t...

Motley Crue

Rock's most notorious band embraced excess and pushed it as far as they could: from their wild stag...

Lionel Richie

In 1968, Lionel Richie left the self-sufficient black community of Tuskeegee, Alabama and headed fo...

Bette Midler

The diva who could make people laugh with her bawdy performances has had to overcome many personal...

Leif Garrett

He had a golden mane, a sparkling smile and an unforgettable name (pronounced Lafe). His movie star...

Rick Springfield

Rick Springfield was the Wonder from Down Under, who lathered up his fans with his songs and his so...

Heart

This episode follows the successful career of the "first sisters of Rock & Roll". Includes intervie...

Day the Music Died

It was the end of an era, the end of an innocence for rock and roll. - Lou Diamond Phillips.Three o...

Depeche Mode

The bandmates discuss their musical influences and lead singer Dave Gahan talks about his heroin ad...

Grand Funk Railroad

They were a garage band from Flint Michigan who upstaged Led Zeppelin in Detroit and sold out Shea...

Iggy Pop

Born James Jewel Osterberg in Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1947, Iggy has been shocking audiences since h...

Vanilla Ice

In the early 90's, Vanilla Ice became the opening act at MC Hammer concerts. He would end up outsel...

Duran Duran

A look at the career of super group Duran Duran, from their early days in Birmingham, England to th...

Cher

Cher is one of the world's most famous and intriguing celebrities, having made her mark in pop musi...

TLC

The story of three girls from modest means and broken homes, whose fame came virtually overnight. T...

Julian Lennon

Born into one of the most recognizable music legacies in history, Julian has struggled with the wor...

Alice Cooper

A look at a one of rock's most theatrical artists. Alice Cooper's music and boa constrictor antics...

Black Crowes

The trials and tribulations of one of the most rockin' rock & roll bands in the world during their...

Tom Petty

Spotlights the highs and lows of this prolific musician's career. Petty discusses his early bar ban...

Marianne Faithfull

Behind The Music takes a look at the tumultuous life of one of the most famous and infamous rock ic...

Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Hillel Slovak, Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, John Frusciante -- bur...

Eric Burdon and The Animals

A look at the life of a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer whose music career would be challenged by drug ab...

Donna Summer

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

Lenny Kravitz

Since 1989 critics have been taking shots at Lenny Kravitz, one of the hottest musicians in popular...

Weird Al Yankovic

Weird Al is widely recognized as a performer who creates inventive music videos and as music's most...

Poison

This Behind the Music highlights the rock and roll lifestyle of Poison, one of the premier 1980s he...

Quiet Riot

A look at the first metal band to release a #1 US album. Entitled Metal Health (1982), the album so...

Natalie Cole

A look at the life of distinguished diva, Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat King Cole. Deciding to foll...

Melissa Etheridge

This Behind the Music tracks Melissa EtheridgeÍs journey from a young Kansas girl to an internation...

Woodstock

The 60's was a time of unforgettable events from the Vietnam War, to psychedelic drug use, to youth...

Bay City Rollers

A look at one of the '70s biggest teen idol bands. Originally from Edinburgh Scotland, the five ban...

Donny & Marie

Donny Osmond made his television debut at age 5, performing "You Are My Sunshine" on the Andy Willi...

Bad Company

A look at one of the most high-profile supergroups of the '70's. They were the first band to sign w...

Peter Tosh

Peter Tosh was born in Jamaica in 1944 into a very religious Christian family. At age 15, he moved...

Goo Goo Dolls

A look at the Goo Goo Dolls' "overnight success" after nearly a decade of endless touring, nasty le...

Glen Campbell

As country music's first cross-over artist, Glen Campbell hit the top of the pop and country charts...

Sting

In 1978, a fledging trio called The Police "couldn't get arrested in England," as their booking age...

Thin Lizzy

A look at the trials & tribulations surrounding this '70's Irish rock band. Thin Lizzy combined har...

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Inspired by the Fredericks of Hollywood catalog, the Rocky Horror Show stage musical hit London at...

Alanis Morissette

A look at the life of this Canadian-born superstar. Includes Alanis' childhood as a twin, her early...

Dr. Dre

A look at the trials and tribulations surrounding one of rap music's most successful artists/produc...

Barry White

A look at the career of the artist known by many as "The Love Man." White discusses his childhood i...

1999

Behind the Music wraps up the year with a recap of the trends and talents that made 1999 so signifi...

Genesis

In this one-hour documentary, VH1 explores the music of Genesis and the lives of those who created...

The Partridge Family

In the 1970's the Partridge's were America's favorite singing family, but their sound and image wer...

Michael Hutchence

Michael Hutchence became an international rock and roll superstar in the 1980s, fronting the Austra...

Celine Dion

"Celine Dion: Behind the Music" tells the story of the incredible rise of the diva of pop music and...

Russell Simmons

A look at the life of the man many consider the "Godfather of Hip Hop." Nearly 20 years ago, Russel...

Quincy Jones

A look at the life of Q (as his friends call him)-- from the tough streets of Chicago to New York C...

Run-D.M.C.

A look at one of rap music's most successful pioneer groups. They were just three kids from Queens,...

Tina Turner

A candid first-hand account of rock 'n' roll tragedy and triumph, featuring rare and never-before-s...

Alan Freed

He was the first person inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but many music fans still don...

Elton John

His name was Reginald Dwight, a shy, boy from an unhappy home in suburban London, who grew up to be...

Oasis

Oasis claims to be the best band in the world, but it's their behavior that's legendary. From the t...

No Doubt

No Doubt was originally a high school band formed in 1986 by John Spence. The band included brother...

The Police

"The Police: Behind the Music" explores the rise and ruin of The Police, rock's most dynamic trio,...

1970

"1970: Behind the Music" traces the musical and social currents of a year which has come to represe...

1984

1984 was a year with no rules and no boundaries, a year of musical promiscuity, both literally and...

1977

1977 - the Year of the Outsider. In 1977 an eclectic group of original do-it-yourself (DIY) bands r...

1992

It was the year music fans changed the course of the industry. In Seattle, flannel replaced spandex...

Ricky Martin

A behind the scenes look into the life of a superstar, offering unprecedented access to a week in h...

The Go-Gos

A look at the first group of women rock stars who played their instruments, wrote their own songs a...

Bon Jovi

Born out of small-town, blue-collar New Jersey, Bon Jovi emerged as a revolutionary force in '80s r...

AC/DC

VH1 reveals the story behind Angus Young's schoolboy uniform and how AC/DC managed to take their ra...

The Monkees

They were four young men hired by Hollywood to play a make-believe band but their critics dubbed th...

Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah has become a symbol of strength and integrity in the hip hop world, and beyond. At th...

Public Enemy

With a radical dose of 60's Black Nationalism, Public Enemy carved hip-hop from dance music into th...

Faith Hill

Faith Hill may be a superstar in both the country and pop music worlds, but the road to the top has...

The Bangles

They were four California girls who dreamed of being the Beatles. They were an all-girl all-America...

Peter Frampton

In the mid 1970's Peter Frampton came "alive." His blockbuster double album spun on nearly every tu...

Styx

"Styx: Behind the Music" traces the rise and fall of what was once America's most popular band. The...

Ice-T

A story of crime and courage, hustler savvy and artistic expression. Ice-T was an orphan by the age...

Cat Stevens

Cat Stevens: Behind The Music tracks the musical and spiritual journeys of the '70s superstar singe...

Barenaked Ladies

Barenaked ladies are five self proclaimed Canadian geeks getting the last laugh through music. Thei...

Chicago

The rock group Chicago is a musical institution, playing their unique brand of horn-based rock and...

Sinead O'Connor

An Irish protest singer who once ruled theworld's pop charts, Sinead O'Connor eventually foiled her...

Tiffany

Tiffany, the teeny-bopping mall rocker, was so hot she knocked Michael Jackson out of the #1 spot o...

Bad Finger

Poised to be the "next big thing" when signed by the Beatles to their Apple label in 1968, Badfinge...

Brian Setzer

Brian Setzer has made a career of going against the grain. A pop pioneer who has defied the naysaye...

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg (his lifelong nickname) grew up in the crime-filled streets of Long Beach, California an...

Creed

Follows the meteoric rise of rock's biggest feel-good band. Creed, made up of three guys from Flori...

John Lennon: The Last Years

Chronicles a period of time often glossed over in other documentaries - the years John Lennon took...

Everclear

Formed in 1992, Everclear was the last attempt by lead singer, Art Alexakis, to carve out a career...

2000

Takes a look back at the Year 2000, the highs, the lows, and all the controversies. It was a year t...

Huey Lewis & The News

Tells the story of six boyhood friends who lived the American male fantasy--to grow up and become r...

Journey

Journey was on top of music world in the early 80's producing a non-stop stream of hits: Open Arms,...

Doobie Brothers

One of America's most popular bands in the 1970s, the Doobie Brothers personified good times and br...

Rod Stewart

Examines the life and career of one of the greatest vocalists in rock & roll history. From his birt...

Flashdance

The 1983 smash film "Flashdance" was the blue-collar Cinderella story of the 80's - Jennifer Beals...

Salt 'n' Pepa

In the late 80's, Salt 'n' Pepa was on the cutting edge of a cultural and feminist revolution. They...

Billy Idol

Right from the start, Billy Idol has been a rebel with a cause and a yell. From his early days runn...

Megadeth

This episode details the tumultuous life and career of heavy metal pioneer Dave Mustaine. Kicked ou...

1972

1972 was the year idealism gave way to cynicism. The once vibrant youth movement was feeling bitter...

1975

1975 was the year that America seemed on the verge of collapse as the Vietnam War finally ended. A...

Blues Traveler

First joining forces as a basement band in 1983 in Princeton, New Jersey, Blues Traveler charted a...

1981

It was the year megabands ruled the arenas and the airwaves... in 1981, the music world bade farewe...

1987

It was the year 80's excess reached critical mass and rock n' roll led the party. In 1987, the stoc...

1994

1994 was a year the music world lost a living legend - Kurt Cobain - and a generation named x lost...

Rick Nelson

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

Notorious B.I.G.

Biggie Smalls, a/k/a Notorious B.I.G., grew up dealing drugs on the streets of Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy,...

Green Day

Green Day built their own buzz with a do-it-yourself punk rock attitude in the early 90's. Centered...

Neil Diamond

Neil Diamond: Behind The Music profiles one of music's most popular, enduring and misunderstood sup...

Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar broke into the music industry boy's club with songs of feminine fury and reigned as the...

Reo Speedwagon

Formed in 1971, this Illinois group needed almost 10 years to create its signature slick sound, and...

Twisted Sister

Twisted Sister ruled the world of Heavy Metal Hair in 1984 and when the "Animal House" based parody...

Hair

In the late 60's at the height of the Vietnam War, Civil Rights movement, and the Sexual Revolution...

Blind Melon

In the spring of 1990, five diversely talented musicians with small town roots banded together in t...

Judas Priest

Chronicles the colorful history of the quintessential hard rock band of the 80s. Four guys from wor...

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs

For the first time, Puff Daddy sits down to tell VH1 his entire, dramatic life story. From his moth...

Aaliyah

Singer, musician, composer, actress, dancer, businesswoman, role model and leader -- Aaliyah had ac...

Lindsey Buckingham

Legendary Fleetwood Mac guitar player, singer and songwriter Lindsey Buckingham juggled his multi-p...

Mary J. Blige

This episode let's us take a look from how Mary J. Blige transformed from a feisty tough girl from...

Sublime

If you only judged Sublime by their breakthrough hit, "Date Rape", you might dismiss the band as ju...

The Cult

All the city of Bradford had to its credit was curry houses and the Industrial Revolution. Then the...

Hall & Oates

Hall & Oates are the best selling Pop Duo of all time. In the 80's they ruled the MTV airwaves,and...

Busta Rhymes

From his explosive rap style to his ever-evolving, outrageous looks, Busta Rhymes is a true origina...

Anthrax

For more than twenty years, the band Anthrax has been called the underdogs of heavy metal. Now, aft...

Sheryl Crow

Long before she was a roots rock sensation, Sheryl Crow honed her skills by singing backup for Don...

Garbage

Garbage was the brainchild of Madison, Wisconsin producers Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, and Steve Marke...

Foreigner

With nearly fifty million albums sold in the United States alone, Foreigner is one of the most succ...

2 Live Crew

As the larger-than-life goddess tells it, behind her Bob Mackie flash and brazen personality she's...

Hootie & the Blowfish

They were four college buddies who set out with a simple plan: to play music and have fun. But in 1...

Bob Marley

"Behind the Music: Bob Marley" tells the story of the rasta rebel with rare and never-before-seen p...

Boston

Boyz II Men

From having no water or heat in their childhood homes to having the longest-running #1 single in mu...

Aerosmith

Think that Aerosmith had an easy time climbing to the top of the rock 'n' roll mountain? Dream on.....

Cyndi Lauper

As the MTV darling of the '80s, Cyndi Lauper became an international super-star. Behind the Music t...

Matchbox Twenty

They are an increasingly rare commodity: a pop group that actually writes its own songs. With nearl...

Top Gun

Filmed mostly at the Naval Training Center and Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego, Top Gun was...

Britney Spears

She came from nowhere to capture America's heart ... and blossomed into a global sensation, becomin...

Spice Girls

They are a proud and sassy slew of songsters whose catchy dance-pop and colorful, sexy personalitie...

TLC: The Final Chapter

They went bankrupt. One of them nearly died. Another one burned down a mansion. And that was just t...

Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses emerged from thicket of the hair metal jungle on Hollywood's Sunset Strip in the mid-...

George Michael

He ranks beside Prince, Madonna, Springsteen and Jacko in the pantheon of true '80s pop giants. He'...

LL Cool J

He's the first true hip-hop sensation, something like a phenomenon in the rap world. By the age of...

New Edition

They were the original boy band. Five friends from Boston whose undeniable talent lifted them out o...

Backstreet Boys

The Backstreet Boys are by far one of the most famous boy bands in music history. They've sold over...

Kid Rock

He's a rapper, a rocker and a country charter, a stone cold pimp with a deep love for music. By the...

Ratt

Ratt grabbed a decade of decadence by the tail, but their legendary excess came back to bite them -...

Pantera

In the early 1990s, when hair metal was being sheered from the charts by grunge and earnest hard-ro...

Nick Lachey

A behind the scenes look at Nick Lachey that no one has ever seen before covering his entire life s...

New Kids on the Block

In 1988, when the New Kids On The Block's second album "Hangin' Tough" was released, there were ver...

Lil Wayne

By the time he was 11 years old, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., aka Lil Wayne, had lost his virginity,...

Pink

Scarred by her parents divorce, Pink (who grew up Alecia Moore) was a troubled, angst-ridden teenag...

Bobby Brown

Growing up in the tough, poverty stricken projects of Roxbury, MA, Bobby Brown was a bad boy from t...

Bret Michaels

Bret Michaels and his band of brothers left home in Pennsylvania with a rock-n-roll dream and a des...

T.I.

T.I, aka Clifford Harris Jr, grew up on the tough streets of Atlanta's Bankhead neighborhood, an ar...

50 Cent

Curtis Jackson III, aka 50 Cent, grew up on the violent and drug infested streets of Jamaica, Queen...

DMX

Born Earl Simmons and raised in the notorious School Street Projects of Yonkers, NY, multi platinum...

Christina Aguilera

Surviving an abusive childhood and struggling against a record label trying to control her image, C...

Eve

Behind the Music: Eve tracks the rocky rise to fame of one of rap's most successful female artists....

Courtney Love

Courtney Love is one of the most controversial, reviled and riveting rock stars in the world and du...

Jennifer Hudson

Behind The Music traces Jennifer Hudson’s humble beginnings of growing up on the south side of Chic...

Jennifer Lopez

Perhaps no other entertainer in the last two decades has dominated the media landscape more than th...

Usher

From a small town choirboy who was discovered at a local talent show to one of the biggest selling...

Fantasia

In this episode of Behind the Music, Fantasia speaks for the first time - in an exclusive interview...

Missy Elliott

Behind the Music: Missy Elliott tracks the rocky road to stardom of one of hip hop's most pioneerin...

Nelly

Behind the Music: Nelly will trace the artist's epic journey from St. Louis hoodlum to rap supersta...

Ice Cube

Follow the three-decade-long career of legendary rapper Ice Cube from his journey as a founding mem...

Miranda Lambert

Twenty-seven year-old, Grammy Award-winning Miranda Lambert fell in love with music at a young age...

Mary J. Blige

Take a look inside the life and outstanding career of Mary J. Blige, the reigning Queen of R&B. Wat...

Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Iglesias is the son of a legendary musical family and one of few artists who can legitimate...

Adam Lambert

Glam-rock powerhouse, Adam Lambert has taken pop music by storm with his handsome looks, electrifyi...

Ricky Martin

Nobody's got female fans' hearts fluttering more than Ricky Martin with his sexy dance moves and su...

Pitbull

It's only through struggle that resilience arises and for Armando Christian Perez, better known to...

Game

"Behind The Music: Game" tracks the unlikely rise of a young gangbanger from Compton into the most...

T-Pain

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

Aaliyah

More than ten years after the tragic death of Aaliyah, Behind The Music revisits the original 2001...

Akon

In "Behind The Music: Akon," VH1 traces the artist's early beginnings in Senegal, Africa, through h...

Nas

"Behind The Music: Nas" tells the story of one of hip hop's most daring and prolific icons. Raised...

Brandy

"Behind The Music: Brandy" will chronicle the Grammy Award-winning artist from her days as young gi...

Notorious B.I.G.

Behind The Music: Notorious B.I.G. shows the Brooklyn-born MC rising from the streets to the throne...

Train

Despite their days of obscurity and struggles to get a record deal Train rose to rock stardom befor...

Ne-Yo

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

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood speaks openly about the challenges that came along with her sudden fame. She also...

Nicole Scherzinger

Nicole Scherzinger discusses the road to stardom and the struggles along the way, including opening...

Gym Class Heroes

Alternative/hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes discuss their rapid rise to fame and the significant cha...

Toni Braxton

In "Behind The Music: Toni Braxton," the ultimate R&B icon and survivor speaks candidly and openly...

T.I.

"Behind the Music: T.I." (aka Clifford Harris Jr.) will catch up with the prolific rapper in the ev...

Pink

"Behind The Music: P!nk" will discuss how motherhood has changed her life as well as her continued...

Ludacris

BTM Ludacris shines a spotlight on one of the South's finest hip hop lyricists. In his most reveali...

Linda Perry

Linda Perry talks candidly about her abusive childhood and how she turned her angst into hit songs....