Andrew Solt (born 13 December 1947) is a British-born American producer, director, and writer of documentary films.
[3][clarification needed] Solt was born in London and spent his early years in South Africa before moving to Los Angeles in 1959.
[2] Solt graduated from Hollywood High School before attending University of California, Los Angeles where he received a B.A.
Time magazine music critic Jay Cocks called the show "a first-rate primer of rock history" and said the producers had paid "particular attention to getting the roots—in country and rhythm and blues—right.
"[14] Solt and Leo also produced the 1982 film It Came from Hollywood, a compilation of over 100 "Golden Turkey" movies, featuring Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy and Cheech and Chong.
Solt's production company, SOFA Entertainment, catalogued, organised and cleared performance rights for the original shows.
Over the years, they have been edited into various formats including network specials, a half-hour syndicated series (airing on TV Land, PBS, VH1 and Decades following its broadcast run), and home video compilations.
The two-hour collection of highlights was the second highest-rated special of the year after the Academy Awards[20] and helped revive Sullivan's reputation as one of the key figures from television's golden age.
"It was by almost any measure the last great TV show", wrote New York Daily News television critic David Hinckley, "one of our fondest, dearest pop culture memories."
[23] He won a Grammy in 2001 for Best Long-Form Music Video for producing and directing Gimme Some Truth – The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album, shared with Yoko Ono, Greg Vines and Leslie Tong.