Michael Feinsteins American Songbook RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgSat, 25 May 2013 19:27:50 -0400Sat, 25 May 2013 19:27:50 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/2364990618/Join performer Michael Feinstein on his continuing trip through American musical history.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364990618/04/04/2013Join performer Michael Feinstein on his continuing trip through American musical history.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2364038574/Explore the marriage of music and choreography with Feinstein and Liza Minnelli. 4/5/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2364038574/03/29/2013Premieres Friday, April 5, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2364037184/Hear Stephen Sondheim, Angela Lansbury and Christine Ebersole talk about American musicals. 4/5/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2364037184/03/29/2013Premieres Friday, April 5, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2339261734/Preview Trailer of Season Three of Michael Feinstein’s American Songbook includes highlights of Episode 1, ‟Show Tunes”; Episode 2, ‟Let’s Dance”; and Episode 3, ‟On the Air.”http://video.pbs.org/video/2339261734/02/27/2013Preview Trailer of Season Three of Michael Feinstein’s American SongbooknrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2193784633/Explore the fast and furious 1920s and 1930s, when jazz was hot, credit was loose and illegal booze flowed freely in underground speakeasies. 2/17/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/2193784633/02/07/2012Airs Friday, February 17, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesFull EpisodeFull EpisodePromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2193790377/Savor the allure of musical nightlife, from Mississippi juke joints to Las Vegas clubs. 2/17/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/2193790377/02/07/2012Premieres Friday, February 17, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesFull EpisodeFull EpisodePromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2192380279/Unravel the mystery of a manuscript attributed to Irving Berlin, and hear an unpublished, unrecorded song by Jerry Herman. 2/10/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/2192380279/02/02/2012Premieres Friday, February 10, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsHistoryHistoryModernModernNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentExcerptExcerptPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2189526491/Learn how technology has preserved - and altered - the way we think about the great songs and singers of the past. 2/3/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/2189526491/01/23/2012Premieres Friday, February 3, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsTechnologyTechnologyExcerptExcerptPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2187533449/Michael Feinstein visits collector Ron Lofman in his 'storage condo' in Madison, WI. Michael is amazed and delighted to discover some recordings that Ron has preserved that Michael has never heard of, including a promotional record of an interview with songwriter Irving Berlin.http://video.pbs.org/video/2187533449/01/16/2012Michael Feinstein explores unpublished, previously unknown songs by legendary songwriters.nrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsExcerptExcerptSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2187192895/Michael Feinstein visits Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy Magazine, at the famed Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. Hefner is a passionate collector of the American Songbook, and shows Feinstein his record collection and shares a film clip of his favorite singer, the British crooner Al Bowlly.http://video.pbs.org/video/2187192895/01/16/2012Season Two of Michael Feinstein's American Songbook offers three new episodes.nrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsExcerptExcerptSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2187533451/Michael Feinstein tours the now-closed Liberace Museum in Las Vegas, a shrine to the pianist and entertainer who pioneered the kind of spectacular, over-the-top shows that are now the norm on the Strip.http://video.pbs.org/video/2187533451/01/16/2012Michael Feinstein explores the history of nightclub entertainment across the country.nrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsExcerptExcerptSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2187191693/Michael Feinstein visits film collector Mark Cantor who demonstrates his Panoram machine, which was used to play 'Soundies' in the 1940s. Soundies were the original music videos, a kind of motion picture juke box installed in bars and restaurants that offered short musical films of all the popular talents of the era.http://video.pbs.org/video/2187191693/01/16/2012Michael Feinstein explores how films and recordings capture and alter our musical past.nrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsExcerptExcerptSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1603130794/Examines how popular songs provided emotional solace and patriotic inspiration during World War II. 2/10/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/1603130794/09/29/2010Airs Friday, February 10, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check local listings.nrMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesExcerptExcerptPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1593598878/A New Step Every Day, explores the fast and furious 1920s and 1930s, when jazz was hot, credit was loose, and illegal booze flowed freely in underground speakeasies. Feinstein illustrates the impact of talking pictures, the dawn of radio, and the fledgling recording industry. Additionally, it introduces us to collectors and musicians who keep the spirit of the Jazz Age alive today.http://video.pbs.org/video/1593598878/09/20/2010Feinstein introduces viewers to the people who keep the spirit of the Jazz Age alive.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologyHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesWeb ExclusiveWeb ExclusiveSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1593593891/Best Band in the Land, examines how popular songs provided emotional solace and patriotic inspiration during World War II. While preparing an original patriotic song, Michael weaves in the history of 1940s big bands, USO shows, V-disks, war bond rallies and the powerful role popular music played in boosting morale.http://video.pbs.org/video/1593593891/09/20/2010Music during WWII played an important role in boosting morale and uniting the country.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologyHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesWeb ExclusiveWeb ExclusiveSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1565660035/Before there were computers, synthesizers, MIDI controllers, sound cards, samplers and drum machines, there were piano rolls. This seemingly simple but devilishly complex device came into being at the end of the 19th century and peaked in popularity around 1923. In this video, Peter Mintun demonstrates to Michael Feinstein a prized roll from 1925, on his immaculately maintained Welte-Mignon grand.http://video.pbs.org/video/1565660035/09/14/2010Peter Mintun demonstrates a prized roll from 1925, on his Welte-Mignon grand.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologyHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWeb ExclusiveWeb ExclusiveExcerptExcerptSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1603034064/Bandleader Paul Whitman accompanies singer Ilene Woods in "I'll Get By" (music by Fred E. Ahlert, lyrics by Roy Turk, 1928) in a 1944 "Sing with the Stars" film for servicement in WW!!. Ilene Woods, who died in 2010 at age 81, was most famous as the singing voice of the animated 1950 Disney film "Cinderella." She was just 15 years old in this clip.http://video.pbs.org/video/1603034064/09/29/2010I'll Get By, 1944nrMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsWeb ExclusiveWeb ExclusiveSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1603916358/Recently recovered videotape on an NBC television special "Meet Cyd Charisse" from 1959, in actual "living color" - and this is the 2-inch color broadcast master, as opposed to a black and white kinescope. Here's the opening number where Cyd welcomes her guest stars.http://video.pbs.org/video/1603916358/09/30/2010Cyd Charisse TV Special, 1959nrMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsWeb ExclusiveWeb ExclusiveOtherhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1593591225/Putting On the Tailfins, focuses on the 1950s and 1960s, when the Great American Songbook was in competition with new forms like rock and roll, and rhythm and blues. Viewers learn how iconic singers like Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Rosemary Clooney kept the Songbook alive by reinventing pop standards of the 1930s and 1940s.http://video.pbs.org/video/1593591225/09/20/2010How Singers like Frank Sinatra updated the American Songbook during the 1950s and 1960s.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologyHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesExcerptExcerptSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1568414216/How Michael Feinstein and conductor/arranger/producer Bill Elliott used the art of musical arrangement to create their Grammy-nominated CD The Sinatra Project, by re-imagining the signature orchestrations of Nelson Riddle and Billy May, whose big band arrangements gave Sinatra his swinging '50s sound.http://video.pbs.org/video/1568414216/09/14/2010The art of musical arrangement and creation of The Sinatra Project.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesWeb ExclusiveWeb ExclusiveSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1603087219/Michael Feinstein performs "The Same Hello." Music by John Williams, Lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman. 1978.http://video.pbs.org/video/1603087219/09/30/2010Michael Feinstein performs "The Same Hello."nrMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsWeb ExclusiveWeb ExclusiveOtherhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1564118063/This is the Army was a traveling, all-soldier musical revue created by Irving Berlin to raise money for WWII. These two clips from the movie version show Irving Berlin performing a classic war song; and also show a production number, "Mandy" that hearkens back, uncomfortably, to the minstrel tradition, with white actors in blackface and, perhaps even more bizarrely, in drag.http://video.pbs.org/video/1564118063/09/14/2010Two clips from the movie version of Irving Berlin's all-soldier revue "This is the Army".nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesExcerptExcerptSegment