- Leonard Cohen – Songs from a Room (1969)
In 1959 Leonard Cohen invited a crying woman at a grocery market on the Greek Island of Hydra to join him and his friends who were sitting in the sun. The crying woman was Marianne Ihlen, and she would not only go on to become Leonard Cohen’s long time companion, but inspire some of his most beloved songs. A look at the globe spanning love story of Leonard and Marianne, from its fantasy land beginnings on Hydra, to it’s tumultuous end in New York City, and Leonard Cohen’s last act of love in 2016. Extra – the origins of “Bird on a Wire,” “So Long, Marianne,” “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbe,” and Cohen’s final song to Marianne from beyond the grave.
- Leonard Cohen – Songs of Leonard Cohen (1968)
In 1967 celebrated Canadian poet and novelist Leonard Cohen sought to launch a career as a songwriter, despite having little faith in his ability as a singer or guitarist. However, one special composition about his cerebral relationship with a mysterious woman who lived down by the river would not only go on to enchant the imaginations of music fans worldwide, but would launch Leonard Cohen to international fame as a singer/songwriter. A deep dive into Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne,” and the real life story of Suzanne Verdal, the woman who inspired the song and both the romantic mythology and tragic reality which eternally ties her to the Leonard Cohen story. Extra: How Judy Collins helped launch Leonard Cohen to stardom, and his dramatic debut in Philadelphia as a solo performer.
- Leonard Cohen – The Future (1992)
As Montreal singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen went from being a cult favorite to entering the mainstream at the beginning of the 1990's, he released his 1992 album "The Future," gaining new fans and sealing his place as part of the modern music industry. Meanwhile, a moody seventeen year old Sam Tweedle sees the video for "Closing Time" broadcast on Much Music, giving him a cultural hero and sending him on a futile quest to achieve Bohemian cool. A look at Leonard Cohen's reemergence into prominance during the grunge era and the continuing influence of "The Future."
- Bobby Sherman – Bobby Sherman (1969)
With his huge smile, bright eyes, perfect hair and dimpled chin, Bobby Sherman achieved success at the dawn of the 1970's as one of the most iconic teen idols of all time. The story of how a young love sick teenager found a Bobby Sherman record and became a life long fan, and why Bobby Sherman reigns as the King of Bubblegum. Extra: Shindig!, Here Comes the Brides, Getting Together and Bobby's second career as an LAPD paramedic! Peace, Love and Bobby Sherman forever!
- Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde (1966)
In the summer of 1965 socialite and fashion icon Edie Sedgwick took New York City by storm via her association with Andy Warhol and for being a sensation wherever she went. One of the era's most famous muses, it has been highly theorized that she was thw woman behind a number of Bob Dylan's compositions, most signficantly "Just Like a Woman" and "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat." But what was the deal with Bob Dylan and Edie Sedgwick? Whatever it was, Bob Dylan won't talk about it. A look at the rise and fall of Edie Sedgwick and the songs that she inspired. Extra: Bob Dylan's rivalry with Andy Warhol.
- Edd Byrnes – Kookie (1959)
In 1959 television heart throb Edd Byrnes, better known as Kookie, the hip talking car hop on the hit TV series "77 Sunset Strip" teamed up with Connie Stevens to record the memorable novelty song "Kookie Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)," producing a surprise Billboard hit and an entire album dedicated to Kookie. But how many Kookie songs did the world actually need? A look at the career of Edd Byrnes, and how his character Kookie continues to shape our modern culture. Extra: Edd Byrnes' musical collaborators including Joanie Sommers, Bob Denver, Pat Boone, Sha Na Na and....Anthrax? It's the ginchiest!
