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“Everybody has to start somewhere. Businessmen start on the ground floor and try to work their way up the corporate ladder. Baseball players bide their time in the minor leagues wishing for an opportunity to move up and play in the majors. Musical compositions aren’t very different – some songs just don’t climb the charts the first time they’re recorded. However, with perseverance, the ideal singer, the right chemistry, impeccable timing, vigorous promotion, and a little luck, these songs can become very famous.” So writes Bob Leszczak in the opening pages of Who Did It First?: Great Rock and Roll Cover Songs and Their Original Artists. In this third and final volume to the Who Did It First? series, readers explore the hidden history of the most famous, indeed legendary, rock songs and standards.
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Bob Leszczak was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and graduated from Seton Hall University. A long career as a radio personality has taken him on a journey through great cities like Washington, D. C., Boston, New York City, Tampa and Orlando. Leszczak now resides in Southern New Jersey and writes about his passions - early television and the history of rock and roll and rhythm and blues music.
