
Anne Murray
2021Tears Are Not Enough
John Zaritsky
Bryan Adams, John Candy
On 10 February 1985, fifty-three of Canada's top performers gathered together to record the song Tears Are Not Enough in an effort to generate aid to famine victims in Africa. This is a behind-the-scenes look at that historic session, filled with moments of excitement, pathos, humor and magic.
Tears Are Not Enough
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
Martha Kehoe, Joan Tosoni
Gordon Lightfoot, Sylvia Tyson
From the song he refuses to perform to his admiration for Drake, a songwriting legend reflects on his lyrics and longevity with candour and humour. At 80 years young (and currently recording another album), Gordon Lightfoot continues to entertain and enlighten. Personal archive materials and studio sessions paint an intimate picture of an artist in his element, candidly revisiting his idealistic years in Yorkville's coffeehouses, up through stadium tours and the hedonistic '70s.
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
Gary McGroarty
Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman
Tells the story of Canadian music in the 1970s, a ground-breaking era of great sounds, from glam and progressive rock to punk and reggae.
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
Mickey's 50
Philip May, Mike Jittlov
Anne Bancroft, Edgar Bergen
"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 1978. The special was made to commemorate the 50th birthday of Mickey Mouse and highlights many moments in his career.
Mickey's 50
Night of 100 Stars II
Clark Jones
Debbie Allen, Peter Allen
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
Night of 100 Stars II
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
Beth Aala, Майкл Майерс
Shep Gordon, Alice Cooper
Supermensch documents the astounding career of Hollywood insider, the loveable Shep Gordon, who fell into music management by chance after moving to LA straight out of college, and befriending Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. Shep managed rock stars such as Pink Floyd, Luther Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass and Alice Cooper, and later went on to manage chefs such as Emeril Lagasse, ushering in the era of celebrity chefs on television.
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Russ Petranto
Leslie Uggams, Ethel Merman
Leslie Uggams hosts this take on A Christmas Carol, where she and fellow guest stars, Anne Murray, Imogene Coca, and Dickie Smothers try to get Oscar to stop being such a Grouch on Christmas.
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Rick Mercer, Michael Bublé
Join iconic Canadian artists, activists, actors, and athletes as they share their stories of hope and inspiration in this national salute to our frontline workers and in support of Food Banks Canada’s COVID-19 relief efforts.
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979
Walter C. Miller
Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash
For the 1979 broadcast, Cash's annual CBS Christmas special returns to Nashville after taping the previous year's program in Los Angeles. This time he features his father, Ray Cash, and older brother Roy Cash in a visit to the small home in Dyess, Arkansas, where Johnny and his siblings were raised. Guests include Canadian pop and country star Anne Murray ("You Needed Me"), who was enjoying the most successful period of her career, and country music's Tom T. Hall, whom Cash introduces as "my very favorite songwriter" before Cash and Hall launch into a medley of Hall's hits "Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine," "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died," "I Love" and "Country Is." The show's comic foil is the late Andy Kaufman, who appears as his character Latka Gravas from the hit network show Taxi.
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979
Anne Murray's Classic Christmas
Anne Murray, Joey Clarke
World superstar Anne Murray stars in the warm and entertaining holiday special, Anne Murray's Classic Christmas. Taped at the famous Toronto landmark, The Old Mill, Anne's guests include international sensation Roch Voisine, World Figure Skating Champion and Olympic Silver Medallist Elvis Stojko, and pop rock group Barenaked Ladies.Anne performs a selection of yuletide favorites including: White Christmas, Winter Wonderland and This Season Will Never Grow Old. She also performs with featured guests Roch Voisine and Barenaked Ladies. Elvis Stojko delights the audience with his performances to Anne's O Holy Night and Elvis Presley's Santa Clause is Back in Town. Also includes: It Came Upon A midnight Clear, No Room at the Inn, Marvelous Toy, Silent Night, Christmas is Calling (written for the show by Roch Voisine), We Three Kings, Little Drummer Boy, The Three Bells, Deck the Halls, God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman, Santa Clause is Coming to Town, and I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause.
Anne Murray's Classic Christmas
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973
Billy Preston, Jim Croce
The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a special on August 19, 1972, then began its run as a regular series on February 2, 1973; its last episode was on May 1, 1981. The ninety-minute program followed the Friday night edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The show typically featured guest hosts, except for a period from July 1975 through March 1976 when singer Helen Reddy served as the regular host. Wolfman Jack served as the announcer and frequent guest host. The program's theme song, a traditional folk song called "Midnight Special", was performed by Johnny Rivers.
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973

