For thirty-five years Lou Reed has been at the forefront of the avant-garde in popular music. His gritty and realistic vision made him a cultural icon of the disenfranchised urban youth of the 1960s and 1970s
Music
Lou Reed: About Lou Reed
Yehudi Menuhin: About Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin had one of the longest and most distinguished careers of any violinist of the twentieth century.
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
More than any American conductor before him, Leonard Bernstein expanded the audience of classical music while maintaining a deep artistic integrity.
Bob Dylan: About the Film
This film focuses on Dylan’s life and music from the 60s, includes never-seen performance footage, interviews with artists whose lives intertwined with his.
Billie Holiday: About the Singer
Considered by many to be the greatest jazz vocalist of all time, Billie Holiday lived a tempestuous and difficult life.
George Gershwin: About the Composer
During his short life, George Gershwin penned a number of America's most recognizable pieces of music.
Muddy Waters: Can’t Be Satisfied
Over three and a half-decades, Muddy Waters’ band became a springboard for many of his sidemen, launching a prominent school of blues performers.
Aretha Franklin: About Aretha Franklin
American Masters tributes “The Queen of Soul” Ms. Aretha Franklin.
Nat King Cole: About Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole crowns a very short list of the most identifiable and memorable voices in American music.






