VH1 Storytellers

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VH1 Storytellers
Format	Music
Created by	VH1
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	VH1
Original airing	1996

VH1 Storytellers is a television music series produced by the VH1 network.

In each episode artists perform in front of a (mostly small and intimate) live audience, and tell stories about their music, writing experiences and memories. The show started in 1996 with a broadcast of Ray Davies, during his "Storyteller" tour, and took its name from this first show.

Over 60 episodes have aired, and many of the performances have subsequently been released on CD or DVD. "Best of" collections have also been released.

[edit] List of artist who have performed on VH1 Storytellers

(Click on the arrows in the column headers to re-sort the table. Also, some of the episode numbers are a hot link pointing to the article on the particular episode).

No.	Name and date
01	daviesray Ray Davies on 1996-02-20
02	brownejackson Jackson Browne on 1996-04-18
03	costelloelvis Elvis Costello on 1996-05-29
04	sting Sting on 1996-07-15
05	blackcrowes The Black Crowes on 1996-08-27
06	etheridgemelissa Melissa Etheridge on 1996-09-13
07	lovettlyle Lyle Lovett on 1996-10-21
08	brooksgarth Garth Brooks on 1996-10-20
09	beegees Bee Gees on 1996-11-25
10	taylorjames James Taylor on 1997-03-26
11	collinsphil Phil Collins on 1997-04-14
12	nelsonwillie Willie Nelson & Johnny Cash on 1997-05-12
13	fogertyjohn John Fogerty on 1997-06-06
14	countingcrows Counting Crows on 1997-08-12
15	joelbilly Billy Joel on 1997-09-01
16	johnelton Elton John on 1997-09-19
17	simonpaul Paul Simon on 1997-10-20
18	mclachlansarah Sarah McLachlan with Paula Cole on 1998-01-29
19	colvinshawn Shawn Colvin on 1998-03-27
20	stewartrod Rod Stewart on 1998-04-28
21	cultureclub Culture Club on 1998-05-02
22	raittbonnie Bonnie Raitt on 1998-05-12
23	starrringo Ringo Starr on 1998-05-13
24	nicksstevie Stevie Nicks on 1998-08-18
25	crowsheryl Sheryl Crow on 1998-08-20
26	merchantnatalie Natalie Merchant on 1998-09-14
27	mellencampjohn John Mellencamp on 1998-10-01
28	meatloaf Meat Loaf on 1998-10-05
29	rem R.E.M. on 1998-10-23
30	amostori Tori Amos on 1998-10-24
31	bennetttony Tony Bennett and Backstreet Boys on 1998-10-25
32	matthewsdave Dave Matthews Featuring Tim Reynolds on 1999-03-24
33	pettytom Tom Petty on 1999-03-31
34	waitstom Tom Waits on 1999-04-01
35	jewel Jewel on 1999-06-09
36	pretenders The Pretenders on 1999-06-25
37	defleppard Def Leppard on 1999-07-26
38	morissettealanis Alanis Morissette on 1999-07-26
39	kravitzlenny Lenny Kravitz on 1999-08-22
40	bowiedavid David Bowie on 1999-08-23
41	jeanwyclef Wyclef Jean And Friends on 1999-09-07
42	eurythmics Eurythmics on 1999-08-28
43	steelydan Steely Dan on 2000-02-01
44	csny Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on 2000-02-18
45	henleydon Don Henley on 2000-02-19
46	stonetemplepilots Stone Temple Pilots on 2000-03-08
47	duranduran Duran Duran on 2000-06-25
48	nodoubt No Doubt on 2000-08-10
49	smashingpumpkins Smashing Pumpkins on 2000-08-24
50	jovibon Bon Jovi on 2000-09-22
51	doorstribute A tribute to The Doors on 2000-09-26
52	matchboxtwenty Matchbox Twenty on 2001-02-09
53	idolbilly Billy Idol on 2001-04-19
54	elo Electric Light Orchestra on 2001-04-20
55	trainfuel Train & Fuel on 2001-06-17
20020412	googoodolls Goo Goo Dolls on 2002-04-12
20020714	plantrobert Robert Plant on 2002-07-14
2005c	coldplay Coldplay in 2005
2005g	greenday Green Day in 2005
2005m	matthewsdave Dave Matthews Band in 2005
20050423	springsteenbruce Bruce Springsteen on 2005-04-23
20060701	pearljam Pearl Jam on 2006-07-01
20061028	dixiechicks Dixie Chicks on 2006-10-28
20071108	jay-z Jay-Z on 2007-11-08
20080225	bligemaryj Mary J. Blige on 2008-02-25
99h	hanson Hanson
99t	townshendpete Pete Townshend
99t	Travis Travis (band) on 2003

[edit] Trivia

Meat Loaf enjoyed the show so much that he bought the stage decorations from VH-1 and went on to do a "Storytellers" tour in 1998/1999. (Source: * livedaily.com)