Michael Feinstein's American Songbook

Why are the great songs and singers of the past still with us today? Because of Time Machines like Soundies (the original music videos); the historic Kansas City building where “Jam Sessions” were born; and the collectors and performers who help keep the music alive, in clubs, in archives, in warehouses, even in the Playboy Mansion…

What happens to good songs that don’t get sung? They are tossed into what songwriters call their “trunk”, and all too often, they are lost and forgotten. “Lost and Found” follows Michael’s efforts to unravel the mystery surrounding a musical manuscript attributed to Irving Berlin. Along the way, Michael persuades Broadway legend Jerry Herman to teach him one of his “trunk songs.”

Nightlife has always played an important role in popular culture, from Delta juke joints to the Vegas strip. Join Michael on a tour of nightclubs, from blues dives to the casinos where Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack reigned; and get a private tour of the now-closed Liberace Museum in Las Vegas.