{"title":"Telly R. Davidson","description":"\u003cp\u003eTELLY R. DAVIDSON is a writer and television culture commentator and the author of two books: \u003cem\u003eCulture War: How the '90s Made Us Who We Are Today\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTV’s Grooviest Variety Shows of the '60s and '70s\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavidson has contributed to FrumForum, All About Jazz, \u003cem\u003eGuitar Player\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Day\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, and FilmStew Magazine, and served as a research consultant on the NBC specials Most Outrageous Game Show Moments 1–6.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he’s not writing, Davidson works in television industry research and criticism. His work includes a credit on the Emmy-nominated PBS series Pioneers of Television.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTelly lives in Santa Fe Springs, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTelly R. Davidson’s books are published by Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tvs-grooviest-variety-shows-of-the-60s-and-70s","title":"TV's Grooviest Variety Shows of the '60s and '70s","description":"\u003cem\u003eTV's Grooviest Variety Shows (of the '60s and '70s)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an irresistible page-turning account of TV's greatest and goofiest variety shows of the psychedelic 1960s and '70s. Designed to be browser-friendly, the book covers the main shows of the era—Ed Sullivan, Lawrence Welk, Dean Martin, the Smothers Brothers, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLaugh-In, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlip Wilson, Sonny and Cher,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e Midnight Special,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e classic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1975-80), SCTV, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Muppets. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach of these key chapters is fast-moving and fun, with quick, easy-to-skim sidebars like \"Memorable Moments,\" \"Quotable Quotes,\" and \"Bloopers \u0026amp; Breakups,\" plus a brisk narrative of the show's behind-the-scenes dramas, cast, and history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1581825501\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781581825503\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Telly R. Davidson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43236419240152,"sku":"9781581825503","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781581825503_FC_mockup_v2_1665416719_a2e31b29-f07e-4ddc-9e97-0dccf4764bd3.jpg?v=1791024231"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-telly-r-davidson.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}