Behind the Music

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Milli Vanilli
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The photogenic dance pop group that was disgraced after it was revealed that it did not sing on its album.
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M.C. Hammer
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The energetic rapper/dancer who sold millions after crossing over to the pop market, but later shocked all by filing for bankruptcy.
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Boy George
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The flamboyant British singer and frontman for the '80s band Culture Club.
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Fleetwood Mac
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The legendary rock group, known best for the classic multi-platinum album Rumours, experiences turmoil due to drug use and tumultuous inter-group romances.
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Nowhere to Run
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A look at rock stars who were terrorized by stalkers.
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Imagemakers
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A study of rock photographers.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
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The Southern rock group that persevered despite countless tragedies, including a 1977 plane crash that killed three members.
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Teddy Pendergrass
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The sultry R&B singer who continued his career despite being paralyzed in a car accident.
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Billy Joel
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The popular New York-based singer/songwriter/pianist.
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Lilith Fair
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A look at the all-female touring rock show organized by Sarah McLachlan.
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Andy Gibb
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The handsome disco singer and younger brother of the Bee Gees whose life was cut short by drug use.
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Jim Croce
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The singer/songwriter who died in a plane crash just before his best-known hit, "Time in a Bottle", was released.
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Carpenters
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The brother-sister soft rock duo that dominated the charts throughout the 1970s while one of its members hid a deadly eating disorder.
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Sonny Bono
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The singer/actor/comedian turned politician, best known for his association (both on and off stage) with Cher.
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The Mamas and the Papas
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The tumultuous 1960s folk-pop group, best known for hits like ""California Dreamin'"" and ""Monday, Monday"" and its members' battles with drug addiction.
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Meat Loaf
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The corpulent singer/actor, who rose to fame in the 1970s and fell off the radar for two decades before rebounding in the mid-90s with the sequel to his successful album Bat Out of Hell.
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Gladys Knight
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The legendary R&B singer/actress known for hits such as ""I Heard It Through the Grapevine,"" ""Midnight Train to Georgia"" and ""Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye).""
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Willie Nelson
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The country singer/songwriter known for his battles with drugs and long-standing fight against the IRS as well as his musical output.
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Jerry Lee Lewis
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The Hall-of-Fame singer/songwriter/pianist who faced a severe career backlash after marrying his 13-year-old cousin.
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Rick James
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The R&B/funk singer, known for hits such as ""Super Freak,"" who saw his career decline and eventually wound up behind bars due to a severe drug addiction.
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David Crosby
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The folk-rock singer/guitarist and member of the Hall-of-Fame trio Crosby, Stills and Nash who faced severe legal and health crises due to his decades of drug abuse.
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Selena
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The Tejano superstar who was murdered by her fan club manager just before her English-language crossover debut was to be released.
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Jefferson Airplane
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The '60s rock group that underwent several lineup and format changes over the course of two decades, later evolving into the peppy pop group Starship in the mid-'80s.
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Takin' It to the Streets
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A look at street musicians.
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Ozzy Osbourne
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The popular but troubled heavy metal icon and former lead singer of Black Sabbath, who battled drug and alcohol problems that nearly cost him his career and family.
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Ted Nugent
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The outspoken hard rock guitarist and hunting activist.
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Joe Cocker
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The raspy-voiced pop-rock singer who endured a long, public battle with drugs.
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Frank Sinatra
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A news special focusing on the life of the legendary crooner and actor.
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Studio 54
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One of the most famous hot spots of the disco era.
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Keith Moon
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The drummer for the legendary British rock group The Who, who suffered an early demise due to a drug overdose.
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Bonnie Raitt
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The blues-rock singer/guitarist who battled alcoholism for years, then recovered to find mainstream success and critical acclaim in the 1990s.
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Culture Club Reunion
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An update on the earlier episode about singer Boy George, as he reunites with his former bandmates to perform again.
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Robbie Robertson
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The guitarist for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Band.
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Def Leppard
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The British pop metal band, which released such multi-platinum albums as Pyromania and Hysteria.
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Tony Orlando
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The soft pop singer and '70s variety show host who went into a downward spiral after losing a friend.
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Gloria Estefan
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The Cuban-born pop/adult contemporary singer who battled back after suffering devastating injuries in a tour bus accident.
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Jan and Dean
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The popular surf-rock duo which saw one member suffer life-threatening injuries in a car wreck.
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Harry Chapin
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The folk-rock singer/songwriter, who also landed a #1 pop hit with ""Cat's in the Cradle"" but died young in a car accident.
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Gloria Gaynor
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The disco singer who topped the charts with ""I Will Survive.""

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