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(Media Update) 29 Things You Can `Watch Now` on Wnpt.org

Published on February 28, 2012 By Joe Pagetta

You have an extra day this year. What are you going to do with it? Since we’re excited about the launch of our new Video.Wnpt.org  “Watch Now” video portal, we think Leap Day is a good opportunity to remind you about all the great shows and documentaries you can now access, and maybe catch up [...]

Eight Days in the Studio with John Lennon and Yoko Ono

Published on November 18, 2010 By Joe Pagetta

Nashville engineer Steve Marcantonio is best known these days as an Academy of Country Music Engineer-of-the-Year Award winner who has worked with the likes of Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash, Alabama, Deanna Carter, George Strait, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill and Brooks and Dunn. But long before his Music City days, he got his start in 1978 [...]

When Elia Kazan Came to East Tennessee

Published on September 28, 2010 By Joe Pagetta

By Allison Inman When I tell friends I’m working on a documentary about Elia Kazan’s 1960 film Wild River, I don’t often hear that “ahh” of recognition. Despite being revered by modern critics, it’s never been released on DVD in the U.S., so it lurks in the shadow of Kazan giants like East of Eden [...]

American Masters and the Gospel of Sam Cooke

Published on January 8, 2010 By Joe Pagetta

[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWNdoVK4vaY"] Nashville singer-songwriter Doug Hoekstra, on his 1999 release Make Me Believe, said “Sam Cooke Sang the Gospel.” How right he was on so many levels. Cooke put the spirit of the black church into popular music, creating a new American sound and a popular gospel of love with songs “Good News,” “Wonderful World,” “You [...]

NPT to Rebroadcast American Masters Special on Les Paul

Published on August 14, 2009 By Joe Pagetta

Updated 8/14/09 at 3:37 p.m. to correct broadcast time to 9:00 p.m. Program Features Then-92-Year-Old Guitarist and Innovator in His Own Words, With Classic Recordings, Archival and Current Performance Footage, Home Movies and More To mark the passing yesterday of legendary guitarist, inventor and songwriter Les Paul, Nashville Public Television (NPT) will rebroadcast the American [...]

THE POWER OF PETE SEEGER TONIGHT ON NPT

Published on February 27, 2008 By Joe Pagetta

In Todd Haynes’ wildy inventive 2007 film I’m Not There (winner of the inaugural Robert Altman Award at this year’s Independent Spirit Awards), a character based on Pete Seeger attempts to take an axe to the sound cables at the Newport Folk Festival during the loud, distorted electric performance of a character based on Bob [...]