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While chronicling Feinstein’s fabulous but exhausting life on the road—150 performances a year, all over the country—Michael Feinstein’s American Songbook delves into cultural history to reveal how popular music reflected different eras in the 20th century and shaped the style, attitude and self-image of America for more than a century.

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Michael Feinsteins American Songbook
Previews
5 VIDEOS

Michael Feinstein's American Songbook, "A New Step Every Day" - Preview

0:30 Air Date 02/17/12

Michael Feinstein's American Songbook, "Saloon Singers" - Preview

0:30 Air Date 02/17/12

Lost and Found - Preview

0:30 Air Date 02/10/12

"Time Machines" - Preview

0:30 Air Date 02/03/12

Best Band in the Land - Preview

0:30 Air Date 10/13/10
Shorts
11 VIDEOS

Time Machines

6:05 Air Date 02/03/12

Lost and Found

5:33 Air Date 02/03/12

Saloon Singers

3:28 Air Date 02/03/12

Michael Feinstein's American Songbook: Season 2, Trailer

3:46 Air Date 02/03/12

Buy Them Today, Play Them Tonight

4:31 Air Date 10/06/10

Best Band in the Land

8:59 Air Date 10/06/10

The Art of Arrangement

00:00 Air Date 10/06/10

I'll Get by

3:40 Air Date 10/06/10

Putting on the Tailfins

11:17 Air Date 10/06/10

This is the Army (offensive material)

00:00 Air Date 10/06/10

A New Step Every Day

00:00 Air Date 10/06/10