Classic Albums Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Paul Simon: Graceland

Tue, May 14, 200260 mins

A documentary examining the production of Paul Simon's most commercially successful and critically acclaimed solo album, which brought South African music to a massive pop audience.

Episode 2

The Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty

75 mins

This installment of the Classic Albums series follows the making of two Grateful Dead albums, the fiercely experimental Anthem of the Sun and the understated masterwork American Beauty, which spawned melodic gems like \Sugar Magnolia\" and \"Ripple.\"

Episode 3

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life

Mon, Nov 10, 200375 mins

Musicians, producers, family, colleagues and the artist himself look back on the making of Stevie Wonders's classic album "Song In the Key of Life".

Episode 4

The Band: The Band

75 mins

Episode 5

Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland

60 mins

The story of Hendrix's seminal album, his last, is told in words, music, rare archival footage and a diary kept by one of Jimi's employees. There are also interviews with band mates Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, legendary singer Steve Winwood, engineer Eddie Kramer and Chas Chandler who managed Jimi.

Episode 6

Fleetwood Mac: Rumours

Thu, Dec 21, 200674 mins

The making of Fleetwood Mac's legendary Rumours album is chronicled. Interviews with all five band members are included, along with interviews of producers Ken Calliat and Richard Dashut. Each cut from the album is profiled and analyzed in detail, with concert footage intersperced throughout.