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From 1958 to 1963, Neil Sedaka sold 25 million records - more than
anyone except Elvis Presley. He thought he could do no wrong, but a
year later he was all but off the charts, swept away by The Beatles
and the British Invasion - a blow he never saw coming. The deejays
stopped playing his records, and the public stopped buying them.
For 12 agonizing years, Sedaka battled to get back on the
charts-back to respectability. He tried everything: working with
hip, young songwriters, playing on demo sessions, and even enduring
the rough and tumble of working men's clubs in remote corners in
the UK. Then, one magical night, he performed at the Royal Albert
Hall in London. His new songs, including 'Solitaire,' were greeted
with thunderous applause. Shortly thereafter, Elton John, the
biggest rock'n'roll star of the decade, stopped by to see him and
offered to sign Neil to his new label, Rocket Records. And that was
it. In October 1974, 'Laughter In The Rain' showed up at number 95
on Billboard-Sedaka's first appearance on the charts in over a
decade. Sixteen weeks later it reached number one, sealing one of
the most amazing comebacks in music history. This vivid and
authoritative book, written with full access to Sedaka and those
closest to him, tells the absorbing story of how he overcame one
obstacle after another to become the ultimate rock'n'roll survivor.
You Are Looking Live! is about the genesis, success and magic of a
live television show that in 1975 captured the excitement of the
country, and launched four magnetic personalities to stardom: Brent
Musburger, Phyllis George, Irv Cross and Jimmy The Greek Snyder. It
was truly a piece of Americana. It was the first NFL studio show to
go live and the first to have both a Black and female co-host.
Those four personalities battled each other and the competition,
and America loved them for it. This is the story of how Brent,
Phyllis, Irv and Jimmy got there, their drama and front-page
headlines, and what happened to them after the magic ended. Those
headlines included Brent and The Greek's famous fight at Peartrees,
Phyllis first marrying the man who produced The Godfather, then
dropping him after two months for the next governor of Kentucky,
and the shocking firing of Musburger on April Fool's Day, 1990.
America had never seen a show like this before. On the East Coast
and the Midwest, people would literally rush home from church to
hear what they had to say, and on the West Coast fans loved waking
up to it. The NFL Today became so popular that it not only
dominated the ratings, but also won its timeslot 18 straight years,
from 1975 to 1993, until CBS lost its NFL package to Fox. And
today, looking back, these four personalities, like any family, had
their own battles, and became even more famous for them.
You Are Looking Live! is about the genesis, success and magic of a
live television show that in 1975 captured the excitement of the
country, and launched four magnetic personalities to stardom: Brent
Musburger, Phyllis George, Irv Cross and Jimmy The Greek Snyder. It
was truly a piece of Americana. It was the first NFL studio show to
go live and the first to have both a Black and female co-host.
Those four personalities battled each other and the competition,
and America loved them for it. This is the story of how Brent,
Phyllis, Irv and Jimmy got there, their drama and front-page
headlines, and what happened to them after the magic ended. Those
headlines included Brent and The Greek’s famous fight at
Peartrees, Phyllis first marrying the man who produced The
Godfather, then dropping him after two months for the next governor
of Kentucky, and the shocking firing of Musburger on April Fool’s
Day, 1990. America had never seen a show like this before. On the
East Coast and the Midwest, people would literally rush home from
church to hear what they had to say, and on the West Coast fans
loved waking up to it. The NFL Today became so popular that it not
only dominated the ratings, but also won its timeslot 18 straight
years, from 1975 to 1993, until CBS lost its NFL package to Fox.
And today, looking back, these four personalities, like any family,
had their own battles, and became even more famous for them.
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