During the “Must See TV” 1990s, Americans enjoyed such immensely popular sitcoms as Friends, Seinfeld, Home Improvement and The Drew Carey Show. Shows that did not make the ratings cut numbered in the
As the cable TV industry exploded in the 1980s, offering viewers dozens of channels, an unprecedented number of series were produced. For every successful sitcom--The Golden Girls, Family Ties, Newhar
This book finally casts a spotlight upon some almost forgotten, short-lived sitcoms--those which aired for a single season. Many books have already been written about situation comedies that enjoyed l
"Playwright Neil Simon's The Odd Couple has touched multiple generations of fans. The original Broadway production enjoyed 964 performances. The story then translated extremely well to the silver scre
Bob Leszczak has amassed several hundred examples of musical pseudonyms in The Encyclopedia of Pop Music Aliases, 1950-2000, describing the history of these artists from their obscure origins under an
In Who Did It First?: Great Pop Cover Songs and Their Original Artists, the second volume in Bob Leszczak’s exciting Who Did It First? series, readers explore the hidden history of the most famous, in
The first in a series of titles devoted to the story of great songs and their revival as great covers, Who Did It First? is the perfect playlist builder. Here readers will discover the hidden history
Arranged alphabetically from Bryan Adams to Dottie West, Dynamic Duets gives the back stories on all of the pairings that cracked Billboard’s Top 40 between 1955 and the end of the century. The book i
In Who Did It First?: Great Rock and Roll Cover Songs and Their Original Artists, the third volume in Bob Leszczak’s exciting Who Did It First? series, readers explore the hidden history of the most f
In From Small Screen to Vinyl: A Guide to TV Stars Who Made Records 1950-2000, author Bob Leszczak offers a look at hundreds of stars who performed double duty: as a television performer as well as a
