Centerstage

In 1992 and 1993, WTTW, the PBS outlet in Chicago decided to bring back the Soundstage series that they had produced in the early 1980’s. They were going to call it Centerstage, and follow the lead of Soundstage by booking an across the board, eclectic set of performers. They also shared the production with VH1. The show would air commercial-free on PBS for one hour. It was then edited down to 1/2 hour with commercials on VH1.

December 28th, 1992  Keith Richards was the highlight of the series.

March 5th, 1993  Aaron Neville brought some New Orleans soul to the series.

January 8th, 1993  The producers tried to pair a contemporary artist with one of that artist’s influences. Here Michael Bolton was paired with Percy Sledge.

November 16th, 1992  Neil Young performed an engaging acoustic set.

November 27th, 1992  Country crooner k.d. lang brought some country music to the proceedings.

April 20th, 1993  Bruce Hornsby added a little piano rock to the series.

May 11th, 1993  Wynonna Judd and her huge voice added some country soul to the series.

The end result of photographing a season of Centerstage!