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Enjoy a front row seat to this 2014 high-energy performance by the legendary Gregg Allman and his eight-piece solo band!

Gregg Allman Live: Back to Macon, GA airs Friday, March 8 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

The broadcast program features nine tracks and the PBS Passport version features an additional seven songs, including selections from the Allman Brothers Band (ABB) catalog, tunes from Allman’s solo albums and several dynamic cover songs. Hits performed include “I’m No Angel,” “Melissa” and “Midnight Rider.”

Allman summarized the experience of recording live in Macon thusly: “Macon is a wonderful town with wonderful people, and I still have some dear, dear friends there. Macon holds a special place in my heart; it comes with a lot of different memories, but the good ones are all that matter to me now. I’m so proud of this album; boy, we were smokin’ that night.”

Allman is one of the most acclaimed and beloved icons in rock and roll history. As a founding member of the legendary Allman Brothers Band and in his own storied solo career, Allman was a gifted natural interpreter of the blues, his soulful and distinctive voice one of the defining sounds in the history of American music.

 At the 54thAnnual Grammy Awards in 2012, the Allman Brothers Band was honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, in part a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the group’s seminal album Eat a Peach. Allman himself, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, was also nominated for Best Blues Album for his acclaimed first solo record in 13 years, Low Country Blues. Allman died due to complications from liver cancer at his home in Savannah, Ga., on May 17, 2017. He played his last show October 29, 2016 at his own Laidback Festival in Atlanta.

Photo: Gregg Allman • Credit: Provided by American Public Television

Celebrate the legendary performers and their decades-long careers and partnership.

Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name airs Saturday,January 31 at 4 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI app.

Celebrate the legendary performers in a look back at their decades-long careers and ongoing songwriting partnership in this documentary from filmmaker Frank Marshall. Featuring performances of King’s classics, including “It’s Too Late,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” and “So Far Away” and Taylor’s “Sweet Baby James,” “Fire and Rain,” “Shower the People,” and many more.

Photo: James Taylor & Carole King • Credit: Courtesy of Kennedy/ Marshall

Discover how a documentary series became a media sensation 50 years ago and birthed a new television genre.

An American Family at 50 premieres Monday, March 4, 2024 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

Fifty years ago, PBS broadcast An American Family, a 12-week documentary series unlike any program that had been seen on broadcast television. Chronicling seven months in the lives of the Loud family of Santa Barbara, California, it became a catalyst for a national conversation about American culture, society, and family. Ten million viewers a week watched, making the series a watercooler conversation across the nation.  No one involved with the production anticipated the level of attention and commentary — both supportive and critical — that the series and the Loud family would receive. Newsweek Magazine put the series on its cover, TV appearances included “The Dick Cavett Show,” and even anthropologist Margaret Mead called it “as new and significant as the invention of drama or the novel. An American Family at 50, premiering Monday, March 4, 2024 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV, revisits the original series and explores its significance.

Photo: The Loud Family • Credit: The WNET Group

This special combines songs of the era with the stunning visuals of the castle to provide a truly memorable experience.

Journey To Highclere Castle With The Sicilian Tenors airs Thursday, March 7 at 8 p .m. on WXXI-TV.

t’s a show filled with a wide variety of marvelous songs fans of the famous program and that romantic era will be familiar with. Also featuring, behind the scenes stories and beautiful video presentations from within the castle, and all around the grounds and supporting village that every true fan of the program will want to see and hear. And yes, the tenors will also be singing a few of the Italian favorite standards such as ‘O Sole Mio’ and ‘Funiculi Funicula’ as part of the show.

Photo: Ian McKellen is interviewed in ON BROADWAY.
Credit: Courtesy of Kino Lorber, Inc.

Join an all-star cast and go behind the scenes of some of Broadway’s beloved shows.

On Broadway airs Sunday, March 3 at 7 p .m. on WXXI-TV.

Join an all-star cast of Broadway legends behind the scenes of The Great White Way’s ground breaking and beloved shows. Hugh Jackman, Helen Mirren, Christine Baranski, August Wilson, James Corden, Alec Baldwin, John Lithgow, Viola Davis, Ian McKellen, and more recount how Broadway came back from the brink and led the way in New York City’s last great rebirth.

Photo: Ian McKellen is interviewed in ON BROADWAY.
Credit: Courtesy of Kino Lorber, Inc.

Celebrate 20 years of spectacular Irish music with a new concert filmed in Dublin.

Celtic Woman 20th Anniversary Concert airs Thursday, February 29 at 8 p .m. on WXXI-TV.

Celebrate 20 years of spectacular Irish music with a new concert filmed at the Helix in Dublin – the very same venue where the first Celtic Woman PBS special was filmed 20 years ago. With fan favorites, new arrangements, and stirring originals, this emotional evening features a stellar lineup of eight world-class Celtic Women, backed by a choir, orchestra, dancers and a full band.

Photo provided by PBS

This 30th anniversary special features new footage of America’s best railway adventures.

Great Scenic Railway Journeys 30th Anniversary Special airs Saturday, December 7 at 2 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

In this 30th anniversary special, you’ll gain access to some of America’s best railway adventures, from the Rocky Mountaineer to the Skyrail. More than just a tour, these stories offer a glimpse into our nation’s railroad history and explore how railroads defined the spirit of North America, creating a new industry and rewriting the history of transportation.

Photo: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad No. 1309 • Credit: American Public Television

Joe Bonamassa made his highly anticipated live debut at the iconic Hollywood Bowl, accompanied by a stellar ensemble of 40 orchestra members. 

Joe Bonamassa & Orchestra: Live at the Hollywood Bowl airs Thursday, June 13 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

The three-time Grammy nominee has topped the Billboard blues charts a record-breaking 26 times with his signature take on the blues. 

Photo: Joe Bonamassa Credit: Jenise Jensen