VH1's Legends

Legends (aka VH1's Legends) is a music biography television series on VH1. Originally sponsored by AT&T Corporation, this series documents those artists (living or dead) who have made a significant contribution to music history to be profiled on the show (as opposed to VH1's companion series, Behind The Music, which profiles mostly moderately significant artists).

Legends
Also known as	VH1's Legends
Genre	Music television documentary
Written by	Mary Wharton
Directed by	Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini Matthew Ginsburg
Narrated by	Kris Kristofferson Henry Rollins Eddie Izzard Steven Tyler William Baldwin Ossie Davis James Justice
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Mary Wharton Matthew Ginsburg Brian Briskman Tom Kaniewski Angela Quilala
Cinematography	Mark Ritchie
Editors	Miles Barken Alexander Hall Sakae Ishikawa
Production companies	Gay Rosenthal Productions Viacom Productions VH1 Television
Distributor	VH1 Television
Release
Original release	1995 (1995) – 2001 (2001)
External links
Website

The show goes in-depth into the entire career of the artist(s), with each episode containing rare concert and music video footage.

The initial episodes were narrated by Kris Kristofferson, however other narrators have included Sheryl Crow, Steven Tyler (of Aerosmith), Ossie Davis, Tate Donovan, Levon Helm, Henry Rollins, Charlie Rose, and James Justice. Recent episodes have been narrated by William Baldwin (husband of singer Chynna Phillips).

Tina Turner, Elton John, and John Lennon are the only artists so far to have been profiled on both Legends and Behind The Music.