| MTV Unplugged | |
|---|---|
| Format | Music |
| Created by | MTV |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | MTV |
| Original airing | 1989 |
| Part of a series on MTV MTV channels MTV shows |
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Unplugged
Unplugged refers to rock musicians primarily known for playing electric amplified instruments (usually the electric guitar & electric bass) performing live using primarily acoustic instruments. Acoustic music refers to music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means as opposed to Electronic means An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the
The word became incorporated into the title of a popular MTV series that began in the 1989/1990 US TV season, MTV Unplugged, on which musicians performed acoustic or "unplugged" versions of their familiar repertoire. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Many of these performances were subsequently released as albums, often featuring the title Unplugged.
Inspiration for MTV Unplugged
The inspiration for the Unplugged series has been attributed to the popularity among musicians of a variety of musical performances on stage, film, television and record in earlier decades. Elvis Presley's "In-the-Round" performance in his 1968 Comeback Special, and the Beatles informal studio jams in the 1970 film "Let It Be" were both precursors of the "Unplugged" concept. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elvis, starring Elvis Presley, was the title of a 1968 United States Television special. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Let It Be is a 1970 film about The Beatles rehearsing and recording songs for the album Let It Be in January 1969
Other more specifically "unplugged" performances occurred in the late 1970s and early 1980s including the June 1979 appearances by Pete Townshend at The Secret Policeman's Ball - a series of benefit shows in London for human rights organization Amnesty International at which the usually electric guitar-wielding Townshend was persuaded by benefit producer Martin Lewis to perform his hits Pinball Wizard and Won't Get Fooled Again on acoustic guitar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to This article is about Martin Lewis - the British-born humorist/writer/producer/TV and radio host " Pinball Wizard " is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by the English rock band The Who, and featured on their 1969 The performances were widely seen and heard on the 1980 live album and the UK-only movie of the benefit and inspired other rock performers to emulate Townshend. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
Two years later in September 1981 Lewis produced a sequel benefit show The Secret Policeman's Other Ball that featured similar performances by other rock performers including Sting, Phil Collins and Bob Geldof. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 * This article is about the 1981 Amnesty International benefit show (and resulting movies and albums &mdash the sequel to the original 1979 show STING ( S equence T o and with' IN' G raphics is a free Web-based suite of programs for a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between protein sequence Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE, known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951, is an Irish singer The 1982 live album of these performances and the US version of The Secret Policeman's Other Ball movie (which incorporated a 'flashback' of Townshend's 1979 performances) both became very successful and were widely seen and heard in the USA. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) * This article is about the 1981 Amnesty International benefit show (and resulting movies and albums &mdash the sequel to the original 1979 show
The phenomenon of rock stars re-creating their hits in an acoustic manner was thus well established by the early 1980s though the word 'unplugged' had not yet been applied to the concept.
In addition, the late 1980's saw a renewed interest in folk and acoustic music in general (accompanied by a wave of nostalgia for the music of the 1960's, which also had a significant folk/acoustic movement). Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Many new acts established during the period had a strong folk/acoustic influence, e. g. The Indigo Girls, R.E.M., Sinéad O'Connor, Suzanne Vega, Lyle Lovett, Michael Penn, Enya, and Bruce Hornsby and the Range. Indigo Girls are an American Folk rock duo consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (ʃɪˈneɪd oʊˈkɒnɚ (born 8 December 1966 is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter Suzanne Nadine Vega (born 11 July 1959 in Santa Monica, California) is an American Songwriter and Singer Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) is an American Singer-songwriter and Actor. Michael Penn (born August 1, 1958, in Greenwich Village, New York City) is an American Singer and Songwriter Enya (born Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin on May 17 1961, Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, Ireland, sometimes presented in Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23 1954 in Williamsburg Virginia) is an American singer Pianist, Accordion player and songwriter At the same time, many established folk and folk-influenced artists of the 60's and 70's experienced renewed success — some reaching the greatest commercial success of their careers — such as Paul Simon, The Grateful Dead, Jethro Tull, Bonnie Raitt, Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler, Yes, and Bob Dylan. Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American Blues Singer-songwriter who was born in Burbank, California Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals his brother David Knopfler (guitar Mark Knopfler OBE (born August 12 1949 Glasgow, Scotland) is a British Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major
The first rock artists to perform in an "unplugged" mode on MTV were Jethro Tull, who, on November 17, 1987 as an acoustic trio, performed a bit of "Serenade to a Cuckoo" and "Skating Away (On the Thin Ice of the New Day)". XTC performed in May 1989, and Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora performing "Livin' On A Prayer" and "Wanted Dead or Alive" during the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. XTC was a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005 Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi Jr on March 2 1962 is an American Musician, Songwriter and Actor. Richard "Richie" Steven Sambora (born on July 11 1959 is an American rock Guitarist, producer musician singer and songwriter who is The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year
Following the popularity of the Bon Jovi performance, MTV began the Unplugged series of concerts.
It is common for the featured musicians to display their musical influences by covering other artists.
Memorable Moments on MTV Unplugged
When the series first aired on November 26 1989[1], it featured Squeeze, Syd Straw and Elliot Easton. Squeeze are an English band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the New Wave period of the late 1970s and continued recording successfully Syd Straw is an American rock singer and songwriter The daughter of actor Jack Straw (" The Pajama Game " she began her career singing backup for Pat __FORCETOC__ Early years Elliot Easton (born Elliot Steinberg 18 December 1953, in Brooklyn New York) played Lead The first 13 episodes were hosted by American singer and songwriter Jules Shear. Jules Shear is an American Singer and Songwriter born in Pittsburgh in 1952.
On December 13, 1990 at the MTV Studios New York Poison recorded some of their top ten singles of which four of them appear on the Crack A Smile...And More! album. Poison is an American Hard rock band that achieved great success and popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s
When Paul McCartney himself appeared on the show in January 25 1991, he chose to release the set as Unplugged (The Official Bootleg). Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Unplugged (The Official Bootleg is a live Unplugged performance by Paul McCartney, recorded and released in 1991 Show producer Alex Coletti has gone on record in an interview stating his view that had McCartney not released the album and its subsequent popularity, the concept would have never gained the cult status that it went on to enjoy. Alex Coletti is an executive producer and director for MTV Networks.
In 1992 TNT were featured doing an acoustic version of their songs Lionheart and What I Need. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) TNT is a Norwegian Hard rock / Glam metal band Biography TNT was formed in the Norwegian city Trondheim in 1982 by vocalist
10,000 Maniacs were the first act to perform on the show twice. They were featured on the February 4, 1991 show as well as their more well-known performance in 1993, which was released on album. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. MTV Unplugged is a 1993 live Album by 10000 Maniacs The album was recorded for the MTV Unplugged series and it was also the last album R.E.M. was the second band to have performed twice, in 1991 (see MTV Unplugged: R.E.M. (1991)) and 2001 (see MTV Unplugged: R.E.M. (2001)). REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar Other artists like Robert Smith (one with his band The Cure, the other as a Korn guest), MC Lyte and Maggie Estep also appeared more than once in the show. Robert James Smith (born April 21, 1959 in Blackpool) is an English Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter, The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 Korn, occasionally typeset as KoЯn or KoRn, is an American Nu metal band from Bakersfield California, and is often credited with popularizing MC Lyte (born Lana Michele Moorer on October 11, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is a female rap artist and the Maggie Estep is an American Poet and writer She published six books and released two spoken word albums Love is a Dog From Hell and No More Mr
In 1992 Eric Clapton recorded an Unplugged performance at Bray Studios in London (see Unplugged (Eric Clapton album)). Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Unplugged is an Album by Eric Clapton released in 1992. It was recorded live in England for the MTV Unplugged series His was widely praised and criticized for heavily reworking many of his famous songs so they would work in an acoustic context, in some almost to the point of unrecognizability. Clapton's Unplugged album went on to become the bestselling Unplugged album in the U. S. , with sales of 10 million.
Pearl Jam's March 1992 setlist was never released. Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 In the early days Unplugged was also used for young artists to gain exposure. It wasn’t financially responsible to release every show, let alone a show with an up and coming band like Pearl Jam was at the time. MTV has filmed over 100 Unplugged performances but less than 30 of them have been released. While many wish that a CD/DVD of Pearl Jam - MTV Unplugged will be released, this is unlikely. [1]
On February 13th 1993, swedish duo Roxette became the first non-English speaking band ever to perform at MTV Unplugged. Roxette is a Swedish pop duo consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. During the show they covered songs from other artists such as Aretha Franklin, Neil Young and The Birds. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician
In Neil Young's 1993 performance (see Unplugged (Neil Young album)), two of the songs were played twice after Young was dissatisfied with them. Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician Unplugged is a 1993 Live album by Neil Young. It contains a previously unreleased song "Stringman" that dates from 1976 He gave the drummer grief both times for playing too fast. Four songs from the performance were cut from the final broadcast.
Nirvana's performance on Unplugged was one of the last televised performances by Kurt Cobain, recorded about five months before his death. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Nirvana's setlist consisted of several covers and some of their lesser known originals. The only real "hit" played during this performance was "Come As You Are" (see MTV Unplugged in New York). " Come as You Are " is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana, written by frontman Kurt Cobain. MTV Unplugged in New York is a live album by the American grunge band Nirvana. This contrasts with other Unplugged performances, where artists largely perform their hit singles and other original material.
Bruce Springsteen also performed in 1993, and in a twist on the program's theme, most of set was performed with amplified instruments (see In Concert/MTV Plugged). In Concert/MTV Plugged is a 1992 concert video and 1993 Live album by Bruce Springsteen.
Some songs from Midnight Oil's 1993 performance on Unplugged appear on their album The Real Thing. Midnight Oil was an Australian rock band from Sydney, Australia The Real Thing is a compilation of studio and live acoustic recordings by Midnight Oil, and includes a cover version of Russell Morris 's classic "
Bob Dylan recorded an Unplugged concert in 1994 over two nights that was combined into one show. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Acoustic music refers to music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means as opposed to Electronic means Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
On August 9, 1995, hard rock legends Kiss performed on MTV Unplugged in what fans consider a historical concert (see Kiss Unplugged). Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 MTV Unplugged Kiss is a Kiss album featuring the group performance in MTV Unplugged. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons contacted former members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley and invited them to participate in the event. Stanley Harvey Eisen (born January 20, 1952, Queens New York) known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American Hard rock Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (pronounced Haium on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli -born American Hard rock Bass George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945) better known as Peter Criss, is an American Musician best known as Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (born April 27 1951 is an American Guitarist best known as an original member and lead guitarist for the rock Fan reaction to Criss and Frehley at the Unplugged show was so positive that, in 1996, the original lineup of Kiss reunited, with all four original members together for the first time since 1979. Also in 1995 on Valentine's Day the grunge band Hole performed on "Unplugged" with memorable performances of "Miss World," and "Doll Parts," and covers of the Nirvana songs "You Know You're Right" (as "You've Got No Right") and "Old Age" also the Duran Duran song "Hungry Like the Wolf. Hole was an American Alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1989 and disbanded in 2002 Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. " You Know You're Right " is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two "
On April 10, 1996, Alice in Chains would give their first performance in three years and one of their last concerts as a group for 9 years on the show (see Unplugged (Alice in Chains album)). Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle Washington in Unplugged is a Live album and DVD by Alice in Chains. It was recorded at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 's Majestic Theatre Lead singer Layne Staley was visibly in poor health from his heroin addiction (which would eventually claim his life six years later). Layne Thomas Staley ( August 22, 1967 - April 5, 2002) was the lead singer and co-lyricist of the rock group Alice in Chains and the Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative Scott Olson, a recording engineer from London Bridge Studios in Seattle, was included as a rhythm guitarist for this concert to help flesh out the songs and match the layered guitar sounds of the band studio records. Scott Olson is a guitarist bassist and recording engineer He currently is working with Seattle's legendary London Bridge Studios, best known for their work on Pearl A band considered as alternative metal, the acoustic arrangements were clearly distinguishable from the previous versions of their songs, including "Down In A Hole". On July 30 of the same year, Alice in Chains released an Unplugged album from the performance, with the new song, "Killer Is Me," being released as a new track introduced at the performance. The songs "Angry Chair," "Frogs," and "Killer Is Me" were not broadcast on the original show, but were included on Alice in Chains' Unplugged album. " Angry Chair " by Grunge band Alice in Chains, was the fourth single from their 1992 album Dirt.
Britpop giants Oasis were due to play for the show at the Royal Festival Hall on August 23, 1996, but at the 11th hour lead singer Liam Gallagher pulled out, citing a sore throat (The real reason being that prior to the show, Noel and Liam got into an argument in which Liam proclaimed Oasis were nothing without him, the lead singer, and wished to prove this by letting Noel and the remaining three members perform without him). Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 William John Paul "Liam" Gallagher (born September 21, 1972 in Burnage, Manchester) is the lead singer of the British rock band Main songwriter and guitarist Noel Gallagher then took over for vocals and sang for every song during the concert. Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967 in Manchester, England is the lead guitarist backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of British rock band Oasis Liam watched the performance from a balcony and openly mocked the group. Alanis Morissette rounded out the decade with her performance in 1999 featuring songs from her mega-hit album Jagged Little Pill and her recently released Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie. Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1 1974 is a Canadian-born Singer-songwriter, Record producer, and Actress. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Jagged Little Pill is the third Studio album (and the first to be released internationally by Canadian Singer and Songwriter Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie is the fourth Album and second internationally released album by singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released by Her unplugged show was also turned into an album featuring 12 performances from the night.
In 1999, Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira's concert on MTV unplugged became the first episode of the program to be broadcast entirely in another language; her native Spanish. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2 1977 known simply as Shakira
In 2001, Japanese Pop Singer Hikaru Utada became the youngest singer and the third Japanese Pop Singer, the first and second being Chage and Aska, to be featured on MTV Unplugged. also known by her fans as, is a Singer-songwriter, Arranger and Record producer in Japan. or Chage and Asuka, are a Japanese popular music duo composed of two singer-songwriters from Fukuoka Prefecture Chage (b
Jay-Z: Unplugged is rapper Jay-Z's 2001 music album that contains some of his past songs with live acoustic instruments performed by Jay-Z himself with the hip-hop group The Roots. The album was recorded during the taping of an MTV Unplugged 2. 0 episode on November 18, 2001. It sold more than 600,000 copies.
Lauryn Hill unveiled her much-anticipated new material on a 2002 MTV Unplugged special, and later released it on the album MTV Unplugged No. 2.0. Lauryn Noel Hill is a Grammy Award -winning American Singer, Rapper, Musician, Songwriter, producer, and MTV Unplugged No 20 is a Live album by American hip hop / soul artist Lauryn Hill. It had been three years since the release of Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the debut solo Album studio by Lauryn Hill. Hill appeared with her hair cut off and performed in a stripped-down, minimalist style. Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design especially Visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features Her set included her playing an acoustic guitar, spoken word segments, and occasionally breaking down in tears.
MTV revived the series when Alicia Keys' Unplugged special aired on MTV on September 23, 2005. Alicia J Augello-Cook (born January 25 1981 professionally known as Alicia Keys, is an American R&B, soul, and Neo soul Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was the first Unplugged for MTV in nearly three years, and special guests for Keys' performance included Mos Def, Common, Damian Marley and Maroon 5's Adam Levine. Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973) better known by his stage name Mos Def, is an American MC and Actor. Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr (born March 13 1972) better known by his Stage name Common (and previously known as Common Sense) is an Damian Robert Nesta "Junior Gong" Marley (born July 21, 1978) is a three time Grammy -winning Reggae artist and is the second Maroon 5 is a Grammy Award -winning American Pop rock band Formed with only two members at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts and expanded Adam Noah Levine (born March 18 1979) is an American Singer - Songwriter and Guitarist. The show was released on CD and DVD in October 2005 (see Unplugged (Alicia Keys album)). Unplugged is the first Live album (third overall by American R&B / soul singer and pianist Alicia Keys.
Ricky Martin performed in October 2006. Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971) better known by his Stage name Ricky Martin, is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy The album was issued on separate CD and DVD releases on November 6, 2006, and reissued on May 2, 2007 in a combo-package CD+DVD format. In addition, Wal-Mart exclusively carries the bonus DVD "Making of Ricky Martin MTV Unplugged. "
On March 2, 2007, MTV aired Korn Unplugged. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Korn, occasionally typeset as KoЯn or KoRn, is an American Nu metal band from Bakersfield California, and is often credited with popularizing MTV Unplugged Korn is an acoustic live album by the band Korn released worldwide on March 5, 2007 and on the following day in Featuring guest appearances by Amy Lee of Evanescence and also The Cure, the show's setlist was comprised of a selection of the band's hits including "Got the Life", "Falling Away from Me", "Freak on a Leash", and "Blind", as well as a cover version of The Cure's In Between Days, which was performed with The Cure themselves. Amy Lynn Hartzler ( née Lee; born December 13, 1981) best known as Amy Lee, is an American Singer-songwriter Evanescence is an American The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 " Got the Life " is a song written and recorded by American rock band Korn for their third studio album Follow the Leader " Falling Away from Me " is a song written and recorded by American rock band Korn for their fourth studio album Issues Concept "That's my song against the music industry Like me feeling like I'm a fuckin' pimp a prostitute The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 " Inbetween Days " (sometimes listed as " In Between Days " or " In-Between Days " is a song by the English Alternative The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976
Mexican Grammy and Latin Grammy award-winning artist Julieta Venegas' MTV Unplugged session premiered on June 5, 2008. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Latin Grammy Awards were launched in 2000 with a telecast aired on CBS. Julieta Venegas (born November 24, 1970 in Long Beach, California) is a Mexican Singer, Instrumentalist MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common She collaborated with Spanish rapper La Mala Rodriguez on her classic hit "Eres Para Mi", sang along with Juan Son on her song "De Mis Pasos", and released new material such as "El Presente", "Algún Día" featuring Gustavo Santaolalla, and "Ilusion" featuring Marisa Monte. "Eres Para Mi" (English You are for Me) is Julieta Venegas ' third single release from her fourth Studio album, Limón Gustavo A Santaolalla (born 19 August 1951, in El Palomar, Argentina) is an Argentine Musician, Film composer Marisa de Azevedo Monte (born July 1, 1967 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian popular singer This performance marks the first time a Mexican female artist is featured in the series. Her audio CD and DVD of the performance is set to be released on June 17, 2008. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
Performances Inspired By "Unplugged" Format
The success and popularity of the series has inspired artists to emulate the format in other venues.
Tesla released one of the first unplugged albums in 1990, Five Man Acoustical Jam. Tesla is an American Hard rock band formed in Sacramento, California in 1984 and have sold over 16 million albums in the United States Five Man Acoustical Jam is a Live album released in 1990 by the band Tesla, using Acoustic guitars instead of Electric guitars
Jethro Tull had a semi-unplugged European tour in 1992; the tour and subsequent album were both titled A Little Light Music. A Little Light Music (1992 is a Jethro Tull Live album. All songs were recorded during the A Little Light Music European concert
MTV's sister channel, VH1, made the format even more intimate by interspersing semi-acoustic performances with the artists discussing the history and memories of the songs, in VH1 Storytellers. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Storytellers is a Television music series produced by the VH1 network
Bon Jovi performed unplugged in 2007 on CMT. Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey. Country Music Television, or CMT as it is usually called is an American Country music -oriented Cable television network The Police, Mary J. Blige, Kenny Chesney and John Mayer were scheduled to perform, but it appears these were scrapped. The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper Kenny Chesney (born Kenneth Arnold Chesney, March 26, 1968) is an American Country music artist John Clayton Mayer (; born October 16 1977 is an American musician [2]
The fourth season of Canadian Idol featured an Unplugged night which was held at Toronto's Masonic Temple. The fourth season of Canadian Idol began in February 2006 ran until September 2006 Canadian Idol is a Reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The Masonic Temple, also known as the CTV Temple or the MTV Temple, is a four storey building located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada This episode of Canadian Idol was a tribute to MTV in two ways: a direct tribute to the Unplugged Format, and to celebrate the recent licensing of the new MTV Canada which is, to this day, still located in the Masonic Hall. MTV is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel devoted to talk lifestyle and documentary programming The highlight of the night was Eva Avila who wowed the judges, the nation and even the back-up singers. Eva Avila (born Eva Gougeon-Ávila, in Ottawa Ontario, February 25, 1987) is a Canadian Singer and Songwriter She would continue to build on this standout performance and claim victory of Canadian Idol's fourth season.
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