'THE BIG INTERVIEW' Returns To AXS TV With Six New Summer Episodes, Opening With Country Mainstay Emmylou Harris On Tues. July 7 At 8pE

'THE BIG INTERVIEW' Returns To AXS TV With Six New Summer Episodes, Opening With Country Mainstay Emmylou Harris On Tues. July 7 At 8pE

Episodes Also Include Exclusive Interviews with Entertainment A-Listers John Leguizamo, Pat Benatar, Rascal Flatts, Dwight Yoakam and Bob Weir

LOS ANGELES, June 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- THE BIG INTERVIEW continues its third season on AXS TV with six more candid and thought-provoking episodes beginning Tuesday, July 7, at 8pE. Hosted by legendary newsman Dan Rather, THE BIG INTERVIEW kicks off a six-episode summer run with 13-time GRAMMY® winner Emmylou Harris. On July 7, Harris discusses her partnership with music legend Gram Parsons, whose death inspired her hit "Boulder To Birmingham"; her introduction to Country music; finding her own voice; the recent loss of her mother; and her evolution both as an artist and as a person.

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Then, on July 14, multi-talented actor, producer, comedian, and writer John Leguizamo talks about working with Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brian DePalma and Al Pacino; studying method acting; fist-fighting with Patrick Swayze in full drag; his troubled relationship with his father; and his career goals.

Also appearing on THE BIG INTERVIEW this summer is the GRAMMY®-winning queen of rock n' roll Pat Benatar ("Heartbreaker," "We Belong") on July 21; fan-favorite Country trio Rascal Flatts ("Life Is A Highway," "Rewind") on July 28; iconic Country music pioneer Dwight Yoakam ("Honky Tonk Man," "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere") on August 4; and influential Grateful Dead founder and guitarist Bob Weir ("Casey Jones," "Fire On The Mountain") on August 11.

ABOUT AXS TV

AXS TV is the cable industry's leading general entertainment network for live event programming, and the premier destination for some of the nation's biggest music festivals. Launched in July 2012 by visionary entrepreneur Mark Cuban, AXS TV is dedicated to providing groundbreaking music programming, stand-up comedy performances from today's top comedians, and hard-hitting mixed martial arts promotions. The network's franchises include THE X FACTOR UK and original programs such as THE BIG INTERVIEW with Dan Rather; THE WORLD'S GREATEST TRIBUTE BANDS; GOTHAM COMEDY LIVE; ART MANN PRESENTS; AXS TV FIGHTS; and INSIDE MMA.

AXS TV is a partnership between Mark Cuban, AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and CBS. The network is available in the United States via AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS, and other cable, satellite and telco providers, including members of the National Cable Television Cooperative. The network is also distributed in Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. For more information, visit the website, www.axs.tv; go to the Facebook page here and follow the company on Twitter, @axstv; on Instagram; Tumblr; Cyber Dust and YouTube.

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