
Backstage at the Tonight Show
From Johnny Carson to Jay Leno
Don Sweeney(Author)
Taylor Trade Publishing
Published on 27. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-58979-303-3 (ISBN)
Description
Don Sweeney was with the Tonight Show for nearly twenty years, and was one of the few staff members asked to remain when Jay Leno took over in 1992. This book is a collection of celebrity vignettes and anecdotes from the peak years of the Tonight Show, and includes behind-the-scenes looks at more than two dozen celebrities, including Bill Cosby, Frank Sinatra, David Letterman, Regis Philbin, Ray Charles, Tony Randall, Buddy Rich, Don Rickles, Stevie Wonder, Ed McMahon, and Johnny Carson himself. With an eye for the eccentric, amusing, or downright bizarre, Sweeney's brief portraits offer a glimpse at celebrity from the other side of the curtain.
Reviews / Votes
A recommended pick for not only The Tonight Show viewers past and present, but for any who enjoy celebrity exposes. -- Diane C. Donovan, editor, Midwest Book Review * Midwest Book Review *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
421 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58979-303-3 (9781589793033)
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E-Book
04/2006
1st Edition
Simon + Schuster LLC
€14.83
Available for download
Persons
Don Sweeney was Music Supervisor with the Tonight Show until his departure in 1995. A professional musician himself, his band was asked by Johnny Carson to play at several Tonight Show anniversary parties throughout the 1980s. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.