The first in a series devoted to the story of great songs and their revivals Who Did It First is the perfect playlist builder. Whether quizzing friends at a party answering a radio station contest or simply satisfying an insatiable curiosity to know who really did do it first this book is a musthave.Here readers will discover the littleknown history behind legendary rhythm and blues numbers on their way to the majors. As Leszczak points out the version you purchased danced to romanced to and grew up with is often not the first version recorded. Like wine and cheese some tunes just get better with age and behind each there is a story. Who Did It First contains interesting facts and amusing anecdotes often gathered through Leszczakamprsquos vast archive of personal interviews with the singers songwriters record producers and label owners who wrote sang recorded and distributed either the original cut or one of its classic covers.