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In February 1996, VH1 again hit it big with the premiere of the first of the network's flagship shows, VH1 Storytellers.

The show started with a broadcast of Ray Davies, during his " Storyteller " tour, and took its name from this first show.

In each hourlong episode, artists appear in front of a ( mostly small and intimate ) live audience, interspersing musical performances with anecdotes related to the songs ' meaning, the songwriting process, audience reaction, etc.

Along with Davies, the series has featured a widely diverse list of artists, including Culture Club, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash, Kanye West, Tom Waits, and Def Leppard.

Meat Loaf enjoyed the show's format so much that he bought the stage decorations from VH-1 and went on to do a " Storytellers " tour in 1998 / 1999.