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Pledge Programs November 28 – November 30

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Get Down Tonight – The Disco Explosion

AIRS: Monday, November 28 at 7PM

Boogie and shake your groove thing with KC & the Sunshine Band, Chic, Leo Sayer, Irene Cara, the Trammps and more in this irresistible 70s disco party. Featuring live performances from the legends of the lighted dance floor.

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MISSISSIPPI'S FREE STATE OF JONES

AIRS: Tuesday, November 29 AT 7PM

For a limited time, MPB is making copies of Mississippi’s Free State of Jones available for the public during our pledge drive. Supporters who give during and of the four airings of Mississippi’s Free State of Jones will be able to get a copy of the DVD – ONLY AVAILABLE DURING PLEDGE – or a signed copy of the book behind the documentary, The Free State of Jones: Mississippi’s Longest Civil War by Victoria E. Bynum, or both.

Ken Burns: The Civil War

AIRS: Tuesday, November 29 at 8PM

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark series in September 2015 with this in-depth overview of the iconic documentary. See video clips and interviews with Ken Burns, Geoffrey Ward, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires and others. Award-winning actor Sam Waterston, who provided the voice of President Lincoln in the original series, hosts.

Tim Rushlow & His Big Band – Live

AIRS: Wednesday, November 30 AT 7PM

As the former lead singer of the supergroup Little Texas and a successful solo artist, Tim Rushlow has sold more than 11 million records, earned several Grammy® nominations, and won multiple CMA and ACM Awards. No stranger to the stage, he has performed for millions of people over the past two decades, and now he's coming to public television with the new concert special Tim Rushlow & His Big Band – Live. Packed with Tim's own hits and classics such as "Luck Be a Lady Tonight," "The Lady is a Tramp" and "Mack the Knife," this entertaining hour transports viewers back to a place where Frank, Dean, Tony, Sammy and Bobby Darin are still king.

Soundbreaking: Behind The Greatest Hits

AIRS: Wednesday, November 30 at 8:30PM

Get an all-access pass to the seminal moments in recorded music with this compilation special with Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, Beck, Bonnie Raitt, Roger Daltrey, Quincy Jones, Ringo Starr, Niles Rogers and more.

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