/ Modified aug 5, 2010 1:11 p.m.

Clay Aiken: Tried &True – Live

Clay Aiken sings his favorite songs from earlier eras. Monday, August 9 at 8:00 p.m. on PBS-HD.

Aiken brings his powerful vocals and uniquely personal interpretations to new arrangements of some of the most iconic songs ever written, including “Mack the Knife,” “It’s Impossible,” “Moon River,” “Misty,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You,” “Suspicious Minds,” “Unchained Melody,” “What Kind of Fool Am I?” and a stellar duet with his special guest, Broadway star Linda Eder, on Roy Orbison’s classic lament, “Crying.

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Having grown up listening to this genre of music, Aiken says, “I wanted to do something that paid tribute to the Johnny Mathis, Perry Como and Andy Williams type of sound, because those artists sang really emotional material and did it wonderfully.”

Monday, August 9 at 8:00 p.m. on PBS-HD.

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