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'''''Live by Request''''' is a television show on the [[A&E Network]]. On it, notable artists hold concerts where the [[set list]] would be determined by viewer phone calls. The show was created based on an idea by [[Tony Bennett]].<ref name="ammasters">{{cite web | url=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/tony-bennett/the-music-never-ends/79/ | title=Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends | work=[[American Masters]] | publisher=[[PBS]] | date=2007-09-12 | accessdate=2008-11-18}}</ref> Bennett starred in its first episode, |
'''''Live by Request''''' is a television show on the [[A&E Network]]. On it, notable artists hold concerts where the [[set list]] would be determined by viewer phone calls. The show was created based on an idea by [[Tony Bennett]].<ref name="ammasters">{{cite web | url=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/tony-bennett/the-music-never-ends/79/ | title=Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends | work=[[American Masters]] | publisher=[[PBS]] | date=2007-09-12 | accessdate=2008-11-18}}</ref> Bennett starred in its first episode, which ran on [[Valentine's Day]] 1996;<ref name="tvg">http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/live-request/202734</ref> during that episode, 1.5 million calls came in from viewers with requests.<ref name="nyt050299">{{cite news | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01EED6113DF931A35756C0A96F958260 | title= Talking Money With: Tony Bennett: His Heart's in San Francisco, His Money in His Son's Hands | author=Fabrikant, Geraldine | publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' | date=1999-05-02}}</ref> The show won the [[Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program|Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program]] in 1996.<ref name="nyt050299"/> It also won a [[CableACE Award]].<ref name="ammasters"/> [[Mark McEwen]] hosted the show. |
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Some the show's performances would be released as albums of the same name by the artists, including: |
Some the show's performances would be released as albums of the same name by the artists, including: |
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Revision as of 06:48, 17 August 2011
Live by Request is a television show on the A&E Network. On it, notable artists hold concerts where the set list would be determined by viewer phone calls. The show was created based on an idea by Tony Bennett.[1] Bennett starred in its first episode, which ran on Valentine's Day 1996;[2] during that episode, 1.5 million calls came in from viewers with requests.[3] The show won the Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program in 1996.[3] It also won a CableACE Award.[1] Mark McEwen hosted the show.
Some the show's performances would be released as albums of the same name by the artists, including:
Other performers on the show, which has run on an as-appropriate basis, have included Hall & Oates, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, The Bee Gees, John Fogerty, Don Henley, Elton John, B. B. King, Lyle Lovett, John Mellencamp, Vince Gill, Michael Bolton, Neil Diamond, James Taylor, Trisha Yearwood, Reba McEntire and Barry Manilow.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends". American Masters. PBS. 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ a b http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/live-request/202734
- ^ a b Fabrikant, Geraldine (1999-05-02). "Talking Money With: Tony Bennett: His Heart's in San Francisco, His Money in His Son's Hands". The New York Times.
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