But he loved American jazz and rhythm-and-blues and more. He created Atlantic Records and changed the world. Atlantic recorded the greats, including Ray Charles, Ruth Brown, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus and Otis Redding.
It branched into the 1960s sound of Crosby, Stills, Nash Young. Later, it ranged from Tori Amos and Jewel to Kid Rock. This is a rich rock history.
It's spiced with performance clips and comments, including ones from Ertegun before his death in December at age 83. "Thank God You're Here," 7 p.m.
, NBC. Fred Willard, a veteran of such improvisational comedy, is one of the guests. Others are Fran Drescher and Tom Arnold, plus Angela Kinsey of "The Office.
" "Secrets of the Dead: Herculaneum Uncovered," 7 p.m., PBS.
Most people have heard of Pompeii, but what about its neighbor? The smaller Herculaneum was buried quickly when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D.
; now it's an archaeological treasure, an entire city preserved for 2,000 years. This fascinating documentary looks at it and at the threat to modern Naples. "Notes From the Underbelly," 7:30 p.
m., ABC. Julie's having her baby now, and Eric is trying to get there in time.
"Lost," 8 and 9 p.m., ABC.
If you missed last week's episode, catch the rerun and skip the rest of this paragraph. For everyone else, let's review: We learned that Juliet is still scheming with The Others, sending back a report on the pregnant Sun. We also learned that the outside world has heard everyone died on this crashed flight.
Does this mean, as some viewers feel, that the island is Purgatory? Or that there's a cover-up? We'll learn a little more tonight.
Mike Hughes covers television for the Lansing (Mich.) State Journal and Gannett News Service. Reach him at mhughes@lsj.
com.
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