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Stevie Nicks | ... |
Herself
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(6 episodes, 2004-2008)
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Ron Blair | ... |
Himself
(4 episodes, 2003-2008)
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Mike Campbell | ... |
Himself
(4 episodes, 2003-2008)
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Steve Ferrone | ... |
Himself
(4 episodes, 2003-2008)
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Tom Petty | ... |
Himself
(4 episodes, 2003-2008)
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Benmont Tench | ... |
Himself
(4 episodes, 2003-2008)
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Scott Thurston | ... |
Himself
(4 episodes, 2003-2008)
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Chris Isaak | ... |
Himself
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(3 episodes, 2003-2005)
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Sheryl Crow | ... |
Herself
(3 episodes, 2003-2004)
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Jewel Kilcher | ... |
Herself
(3 episodes, 2007)
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Soundstage features live performances by a diverse roster of legendary and up-and-coming artists. The majority of the concerts are filmed before intimate studio audiences at WTTW's Grainger Studio, but occasionally Soundstage also hits the road.
I'm very familiar with Chris Issak's voice, having owned a half dozen or so of his CDs, but I had never seen him perform until "Soundstage" DVD. It exceeded my expectations in that I never knew Issak was such a comedian. The guy is hilarious!
Most importantly, he sang well and did some of this best songs. The only bad part of this DVD is that it is so short: the program is only 46 minutes long, enough for about 11 numbers. This guy is such a good singer and so entertaining between songs that I wish this concert was longer. I've read that people who attended this remarked it was longer but cut for this disc.
When I told a good friend about this DVD, he remarked he has seen Isaak twice in concert and said they were two of the best concerts he's ever attended. They were a lot wilder and risqué than the material shown on this made-for-TV disc (which he had also seen.)
Anyway, the songs we hear are:
American Boy, Wicked Game, Go Walking Down There, Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing, Courthouse, Somebody's Crying, One Day, San Francisco Days, Forever Blue and Super Magic 2000.
The most fun was "Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing" because Isaak did a great job with the song and added some great humor to it.