Wednesday - July 1, 1998

12:00 pm	WDSU 6	Howie Mandell	with musical guest: Little Richard
7:00 pm	PBS	Live From Lincoln Center	Wynton Marsalis, artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, conducts and performs with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra in a program of jazz concertos - from Duke Ellington's "Boy Meets Horn" to a performance of an exciting new opus, "The Big Train," written for the orchestra by Marsalis; the program also provides an opportunity to showcase the unique talents of individual members of the Lincoln Center Jazz orchestra, which includes Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson (alto and soprano saxophones), Victor Goines (tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet) and Herlin Riley (drums) - check local listings!
9:00 pm	TNN	Conversations with Burt	features a round table interview with George Jones, Rick Van Shelton, Trace Adkins and Harry Dean Stanton; hosted by Burt Reynolds (repeats at 1:00 am)
11:30 pm	WNOL 38	The Magic Hour	with musical guest: Little Richard
1:00 am	AMC	The Five Pennies	1959 musical based on the life of jazz cornetist Loring "Red" Nichols (1905-1965); features Danny Kaye (as Red Nichols), Louis Armstrong, Ray Anthony, Bob Crosby, Shelly Manne and Bobby Troup

Thursday - July 2, 1998

12:00 pm	Cox Metro 10	Louisiana Jukebox	"Best of Louisiana Jukebox" featuring previously unaired performances by Gov't Mule and Zion Harmonizers, plus past performances by Jerry Beach, Mike West & Myshkin, Gary Hirstius, Sally Townes, Roland Guerin and Raful Neal
1:45 pm	HBO	Honkytonk Man	Clint Eastwood produced, directed and starred in this 1982 drama about an alcoholic country singer who wants to make it to the Grand Ole Opry before he dies of leukemia; cast includes New Orleans born R&B; singer Linda Hopkins, plus David Frizzell, Ray Price, Marty Robbins, Merle Travis and Porter Wagoner
7:00 pm	CBS	NASCAR: 50 Years On The Fast Track With Brooks & Dunn	a country music tribute to Stock-Car Racing and NASCAR's 50th Anniversary; Brooks & Dunn perform their greatest hits and introduce us to racing's greatest drivers
10:30 pm	Cox Metro 10	Louisiana Jukebox	"Best of Louisiana Jukebox" featuring a previously unaired performance by Leo Nocentelli, plus past performances by Dash Rip Rock, Smilin' Myron, Early Brooks & Jah Posse, Tabby Thomas, Mahogany Brass Band and The Front Porch Swingers
10:35 pm	NBC	Jay Leno	with musical guest: Trace Adkins (rerun from 04/08/98)

Friday - July 3, 1998

7:00 am	TCM	Glory Alley	authentic New Orleans locations enhance the overall enjoyment of this 1952 prizefight melodrama; features Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden
2:00 pm	TNN	Crook & Chase	with guest: Sammy Kershaw
9:00 pm	WVUE 8	Red, White and Boom	patriotic music performed by members of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and a spectacular fireworks show; live from Zephyr Field

Saturday - July 4, 1998 [ Louis Armstrong's birth date (1900) - Happy Birthday, Pops! ]

10:00 am	Lifetime	Memphis Belle	1990 war drama tells the story of the courageous B-17 bomber crew that flew more than two dozen perilous missions over Nazi-occupied Europe; cast includes Harry Connick, Jr.
6:30 pm	A&E;	Pop Goes The Fourth!	A&E; takes you to Boston for a live Fourth of July concert filled with music, fireworks, and pageantry; features the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and conductor Keith Lockhart; special guest stars include Melissa Manchester singing Gershwin tunes, and Buckwheat Zydeco (3 hours; repeats at 9:30 pm)
1:35 am	ABC	Independence Day Concert	concert footage from the Glastonbury Music Festival; featuring Tony Bennett, Blur, Cornershop, Dr. John (who sings "Voices"), Pulp, Robbie Williams, Foo Fighters, Tori Amos and Ben Folds Five; taped June 26

Sunday - July 5, 1998

8:00 am	A&E;	Breakfast With The Arts	"Pops Goes the Fourth!" - A&E; takes you to Boston for a live Fourth of July concert filled with music, fireworks, and pageantry; features the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and conductor Keith Lockhart; special guest stars include Melissa Manchester singing Gershwin tunes, and Buckwheat Zydeco
2:30 pm	HBO	Honkytonk Man	Clint Eastwood produced, directed and starred in this 1982 drama about an alcoholic country singer who wants to make it to the Grand Ole Opry before he dies of leukemia; cast includes New Orleans born R&B; singer Linda Hopkins, plus David Frizzell, Ray Price, Marty Robbins, Merle Travis and Porter Wagoner

Monday - July 6, 1998

5:00 am	AMC	A Song is Born	1948 musical features numbers by Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey and Charlie Barnet; also features Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton
9:00 am	TNN	Crook & Chase	with guest: Sammy Kershaw

Wednesday - July 8, 1998

10:00 am	Comedy	Saturday Night Live	musical guests the Neville Brothers perform "The Big Chief" and "The Midnight Key" (originally aired on 02/22/86)
11:00 pm	Comedy	Saturday Night Live	musical guests the Neville Brothers perform "The Big Chief" and "The Midnight Key" (originally aired on 02/22/86)

Thursday - July 9, 1998

10:30 pm

Cox Metro 10

Louisiana Jukebox

"Best of Louisiana Jukebox" featuring a previously unaired performance by the Blue Eyed Soul Revue, plus past performances by Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Frankie Ford, Mem Shannon, Fred LeBlanc, One A-Chord, The Sarah Kramer Band and Chris Thomas King

Friday - July 10, 1998

10:30 pm	Cartoon	Space Ghost: Coast to Coast	guest appearance by Branford Marsalis
11:35 pm	NBC	Conan O'Brien	with musical guest: Lucinda Williams
1:05 am	ABC	Politically Incorrect	talk show; guests include country singer Trace Adkins
1:45 am	HBO	Reverb	interviews and live concert footage featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Chris Stills and Jen Trynin

Saturday - July 11, 1998

10:00 pm

VH1

The RuPaul Show

Rick James guests and Little Richard performs "Good Golly Miss Molly"

Sunday - July 12, 1998

2:00 pm	FAM	Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story	country music star Hank Williams, Jr. struggles to escape the shadow of his legendary father in this 1983 made-for-TV film bio
12:00 am	AMC	St. Louis Blues	1958 musical bio of legendary bluesman W.C. Handy; features performances of Handy's music by Nat 'King' Cole, Cab Calloway, Mahalia Jackson and Ella Fitzgerald; cast also includes Pearl Bailey, Ruby Dee, Eartha Kitt, Barney Bigard, Teddy Buckner, George Washington, Lee Young, George "Red" Callender and Billy Preston, who plays W.C. Handy as a boy

Tuesday - July 14, 1998

10:00 am	VH1	Takin' It To The Streets	cross-cultural look at people who sing for their supper features five different groups/artists from New York, New Orleans, Chicago and Los Angeles; original compositions and stories from street musicians featured throughout the show (repeats at 9:00 pm)
10:00 am	MAX	Stormy Weather	1943 musical; cast includes New Orleans drummer Zutty Singleton, Cab Calloway, Lena Horne, Fats Waller, Coleman Hawkins, Ada Brown; songs include "Ain't Misbehavin'" and the title track (purchase soundtrack)
12:00 pm	Cox Metro 10	Louisiana Jukebox	see Thursday, July 9 for details (repeats at 8:00 pm)

Wednesday - July 15, 1998

7:00 am

AMC

The Five Pennies

1959 musical based on the life of jazz cornetist Loring "Red" Nichols (1905-1965); features Danny Kaye (as Red Nichols), Louis Armstrong, Ray Anthony, Bob Crosby, Shelly Manne and Bobby Troup

Thursday - July 16, 1998

12:00 pm	Cox Metro 10	Louisiana Jukebox	see Thursday, July 9 for details
9:00 pm	Much USA	Break This	featured artists are Elliot Smith and Victoria Williams (rerun; repeats at 12:30 am, and 8:30 am on Friday; 12:30 am show airs locally on Cox Metro 10)
10:30 pm	Cox Metro 10	Louisiana Jukebox	"Best of Louisiana Jukebox" featuring previously unaired performances by Troy Turner, Al "Little Fats" Jackson and an awesome jam session featuring Gov't Mule and James Rivers; plus past performances by the James Rivers Movement, Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, Invisible Cowboy, The Crownseekers and The Psycho Sisters

Friday - July 17, 1998

1:30 am

VH1

Midnight Special

vintage performance footage of Little Richard and Aerosmith

Saturday - July 18, 1998

5:00 pm	Know TV	Performing Arts Theater	Dr. John and Band Live in Concert (Knowledge TV is available by satellite and is also carried by many Cable TV providers in the U.S.)
9:00 pm	Cox Metro 10	Louisiana Jukebox	see Thursday, July 16 for details
10:00 pm	WYES 12	Steppin' Out: Spotlight On New Orleans Music	part 1 of 8; features on the origins of the recording, "Go to the Mardi Gras", made famous by New Orleans pianist Professor Longhair; Dr. John's childhood memories of Mardi Gras; pianist/composer Allen Toussaint's childhood memories that inspired him to write his Grammy-Award winning song, "Southern Nights"; a profile of pianist David Torkanowsky and a feature on contemporary music group, Astral Project
10:30 pm	WYES 12	Steppin' Out: Spotlight On New Orleans Music	part 2 of 8; Louis Armstrong - his early career playing in Mississippi riverboats; his reign as king of Zulu in 1949 and local fans' memories of Satchmo's visits to New Orleans; plus Sidney Bechet and how the Crescent City influenced him; a native of New Orleans, he achieved international fame while living in France
11:00 pm	WUPL 54	Louisiana Jukebox	see Cox Metro 10 on Thursday, July 16 for details
12:00 am	WDSU 6	New Orleans After Midnight	weekly series features New Orleans music; details n/a

Sunday - July 19, 1998

2:00 pm	FAM	Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story	country music star Hank Williams, Jr. (born Shreveport, LA on 5/26/49) struggles to escape the shadow of his legendary father in this 1983 made-for-TV film bio
3:00 pm	VH1	100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll	from #100 - #81, artists include T-Rex, the Ramones, Robert Johnson, Fats Domino and Devo
7:00 pm	WUPL 54	Great Balls of Fire	1989 film bio of rock & roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis (born Ferriday, LA on 9/29/35) covers the period 1956-58; stars Dennis Quaid as "The Killer"; cast also includes musicians Tav Falco, Booker T. Laury and Moo Nixon
10:30 pm	Cox Metro 10	Louisiana Jukebox	see Thursday, July 16 for details

Monday - July 20, 1998

1:00 pm	AMC	The Benny Goodman Story	1955 film bio of bandleader Benny Goodman; with Kid Ory, Lionel Hampton, Harry James, Stan Getz and Gene Krupa
3:00 pm	AMC	A Song is Born	1948 musical features numbers by Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey and Charlie Barnet; also features Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton
8:30 pm	VH1	VH1 Flashback: Ed Sullivan	performances by Elvis Presley, James Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis ("That's What I Said"), Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Fats Domino ("Blueberry Hill") and Bo Diddley
12:00 am	VH1	Takin' It To The Streets	cross-cultural look at people who sing for their supper features five different groups/artists from New York, New Orleans, Chicago and Los Angeles; original compositions and stories from street musicians featured throughout the show

Tuesday - July 21, 1998

12:00 pm	Cox Metro 10	Louisiana Jukebox	see Thursday, July 16 for details (repeats at 8:00 pm)
1:00 am	VH1	Behind The Music	profile of Jerry Lee Lewis includes a look at his humble Louisiana beginnings, his recording days at Sun Records in Memphis, and his relationship with his contemporaries, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley
4:20 am	SHO	Kansas City	1996 drama; musical portions feature jazz artists Nicholas Payton, Jesse Davis, Mark Whitfield, Joshua Redman, David "Fathead" Newman, Jr., Ron Carter and others (check out audio clips from the soundtrack)

Wednesday - July 22, 1998

6:00 pm	Much Music	MuchMusic Spotlight	profile of rap artist Master P (also airs on Much USA; repeats at 10:30 pm)
4:30 am	Much Music	MuchMusic Spotlight	profile of rap artist Master P

Thursday - July 23, 1998

10:30 am	Much USA	MuchMusic Spotlight	profile of rap artist Master P
7:00 pm	WUPL 54	The Big Easy	1986 crime drama stars Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid; cast also includes Irma Thomas and Dewey Balfa (soundtrack info)
10:30 pm	Cox Metro 10	Louisiana Jukebox	"Best of Louisiana Jukebox" featuring past performances by Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Fredy Omar con su Banda, Henry Butler, $1000 Car, Cool Riddims & Sista Teedy, Ernie K-Doe, Stavin' Chain and Hazel & The Delta Ramblers

Friday - July 24, 1998

11:00 pm	VH1	VH1 Flashback: Ed Sullivan	performances by Elvis Presley, James Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis ("That's What I Said"), Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Fats Domino ("Blueberry Hill") and Bo Diddley
12:00 am	VH1	Midnight Special	Ike & Tina Turner perform "Nutbush City Limits"; Jerry Lee Lewis performs "Breathless", "Chantilly Lace", "Hold On I'm Coming" and "Whole Lotta Shakin"
2:40 am	ABC	ABC In Concert	local resident Trent Reznor and his band Nine Inch Nails perform the song "Wish"; show also features concert footage of Rage Against The Machine (rerun)

Saturday - July 25, 1998

5:00 pm	AMC	The Glenn Miller Story	1954 film bio of bandleader Glenn Miller; cast includes Louis Armstrong, Frances Langford, Barney Bigard, Gene Krupa, Trummy Young, Cozy Cole, Arvell Shaw and Nino Tempo (repeats at 2:00 am)
9:00 pm	WYES 12	Austin City Limits	from 1996; performances by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Keb' Mo'; check the ACL web site for episode details
10:00 pm	WYES 12	Steppin' Out: Spotlight On New Orleans Music	profile of New Orleans musician and jazz historian Danny Barker and his wife, recording artist Blue Lu Barker
10:30 pm	WYES 12	Steppin' Out: Spotlight On New Orleans Music	jazz notables Paul and Joe Mares; trumpeter Paul played for the New Orleans Rhythm Kings; Joe's Southland Record label showcased many New Orleans jazz musicians

Monday - July 27, 1998

4:30 pm	CNN	Showbiz Today	singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams talks about her new album, "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" (repeats at 2:00 am)
8:30 pm	TVLAND	Flip Wilson	guests include: Louis Armstrong; highlights include a duet between Flip and Louis Armstrong and a Rev. Leroy sketch in which Flip and Louis sing "When the Saints Go Marching In" (repeats at 12:30 am)

Tuesday - July 28, 1998

6:00 am	WWL 4	Eyewitness Morning News	appearance by Los Hombres Calientes
7:00 pm	AMC	The Benny Goodman Story	1955 film bio of bandleader Benny Goodman; with Kid Ory, Lionel Hampton, Harry James, Stan Getz and Gene Krupa
11:30 pm	WNOL 38	The Magic Hour	musical guest N'Dea Davenport performs "Underneath A Red Moon", from her self-titled debut solo album
1:00 am	Travel	Travelers	the dense swamps of Louisiana burst with zydeco music and Cajun cooking during the Festivals Acadiens

Thursday - July 30, 1998

8:30 pm

TVLAND

Flip Wilson

guests include "The Ragin' Cajun", Doug Kershaw (repeats at 12:30 am)