''Storytellers'' is a television music series produced by the

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network. In each episode, artists perform in front of a (mostly small and intimate) live audience, and tell stories about their music, writing experiences and memories, somewhat similar to ''

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''. The show started in 1996 with a broadcast of

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, during his "Storyteller" tour, and took its name from this first show. 98 episodes aired before the show's cancellation, and many of the performances have subsequently been released on CD or DVD. "Best of" collections have also been released. In February 2025, many ''Storytellers'' episodes became available to stream on

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Performers

VH1 Storytellers

Meat Loaf enjoyed the show so much that he bought the stage decorations from VH1 and went on to do a "Storytellers" tour in 1998/1999.

MTV Japan Storytellers

References

External links

VH1 Storytellers -- dead link
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