Draft:100 Greatest Rock & Roll Moments on TV

100 Greatest Rock & Roll Moments on TV
Genre	Documentary
Starring	Rick Schroeder
Narrated by	Melinda Mullins
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Running time	42 min.
Original release
Network	VH1
Release	July 25 (2000-07-25) – July 29, 2000 (2000-07-29)

The VH1 special 100 Greatest Rock & Roll Moments on TV (2000) is a list program that counted down some of the most memorable, influential, and iconic moments in rock and roll history as they were captured on television. It aired in 2000 and showcased interviews, clips, and commentary from musicians, critics, and experts. These moments spanned decades of rock and roll on TV, from performances to shocking events, reunions, interviews, and pop culture phenomena.

Commentators

• Christina Aguilera
• Steve Allen
• Thomas Atkins (Former Boston Councilman)
• Kevin Bacon
• Roseanne Barr
• Samuel Bayer
• Beck
• Pat Benatar
• Sid Bernstein
• Mary J. Blige
• Jon Bon Jovi
• Danny Bonaduce
• Chastity Bono
• David Bowie
• Garth Brooks
• James Brown
• David Browne (Entertainment Weekly)
• Richard Carpenter
• David Cassidy
• Johnny Cash
• Ray Charles
• Cher
• Chuck D
• Eric Clapton
• Dick Clark
• Bill Clinton
• Kurt Cobain
• Natalie Cole
• Alex Coletti
• Phil Collins
• Alice Cooper
• Don Cornelius
• Elvis Costello
• Sheryl Crow
• Micky Dolenz
• Fred Durst
• En Vogue
• Emilio Estefan Jr.
• Gloria Estefan
• Melissa Etheridge
• Chris Farley (Music Journalist)
• Bill Flanagan
• Foo Fighters (Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins)
• Art Garfunkel
• Bob Geldof
• Kathie Lee Gifford
• Bob Giraldi
• Macy Gray
• Michael Greene
• Sammy Hagar
• Isaac Hayes
• Matt Hendrickson
• Buddy Holly
• Huey Lewis
• Michael Jackson
• Billy Joel
• Elton John
• Quincy Jones
• Shirley Jones
• Casey Kasem
• Carole King
• Lenny Kravitz
• Robby Krieger
• Brad Lachman
• Mary Lambert
• John Landis
• Michael Lang
• Leon
• Martin Lewis (The Beatles historian)
• Joe Levy
• Alan Light
• Little Richard
• Madonna
• Michael Mann
• Rita Marley
• Dave Marsh
• Ricky Martin
• Matchbox Twenty (Rob Thomas, Brian Yale)
• Paul McCartney
• Marilyn McCoo
• Mark McGrath
• Malcolm McLaren
• Ed McMahon
• Bill Medley
• John Mellencamp
• Lorne Michaels
• Bette Midler
• Joni Mitchell
• Mitch Mitchell
• Chris Morris
• Fabrice Morvan
• Tommy Mottola
• Mötley Crüe (Vince Neil)
• Ricky Nelson
• Willie Nelson
• Krist Novoselic
• Sinead O'Connor
• Rosie O'Donnell
• Don Ohlmeyer
• Ozzy Osbourne
• Carl Perkins
• Tom Petty
• Liz Phair
• Michael Portnoy
• Queen Latifah
• Joey Ramone
• Lionel Richie
• Keith Richards
• Smokey Robinson
• Nile Rodgers
• Johnny Rzeznik
• Richie Sambora
• Forrest Sawyer
• Danny Schechter
• Fred Schneider
• Joel Selvin
• Paul Shaffer
• Marc Shaiman
• Siouxsie Sioux
• Will Smith
• Tommy Smothers
• Dee Snider
• Ronnie Spector
• Ringo Starr
• Sting
• Stone Temple Pilots (Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo, Eric Kretz, Scott Weiland)
• James Taylor
• Denny Terrio
• Peter Tork
• Dean Torrance
• Pete Townshend
• Ken Tucker
• Ike Turner
• U2 (Bono and The Edge)
• Edward Van Halen
• Steven Van Zandt
• Mark Volman
• Carnie Wilson
• Nancy Wilson
• Stevie Wonder
• Dwight Yoakam

List

Below is the top ten from the list.

1. The Beatles performs on The Ed Sullivan Show
2. Elvis Presley on NBC
3. MTV launches - The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star"
4. Saturday Night Live premieres
5. Motown 25
6. American Bandstand premieres
7. ABC and MTV air Live Aid
8. The MTV Video Music Awards launch
9. Elvis Presley is shot from the waist up on The Ed Sullivan Show.
10. The Who perform on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

External links

• 100 Greatest Rock & Roll Moments on TV at IMDb