It was 60 years ago; nearly 73 million people were watching on television the night of Feb. 9, 1964, when “The Ed Sullivan Show” went on the air and The Beatles took over music forever. John Lennon, ...
For 23 years, more than 10,000 performers graced the stage of The Ed Sullivan Show, including some of the world’s most notable musicians and stars. With acts from The Beatles to Elvis Presley, the ...
As mentioned, The Beatles were funny, easy to love, and uncontroversial. The Stones on the other hand were not any of those things. Thus, when they took the stage they knew they needed to do something ...
The impact The Ed Sullivan Show exerted on the world of music in the 1960s simply can’t be denied. But it’s also true Sullivan’s old-fashioned beliefs often went head-to-head with the progressive ...
Famed TV variety show host Ed Sullivan was frustrated. It was Oct. 25, 1964 — 60 years ago tonight — and the latest “British Invasion” rock band, the Rolling Stones, had just performed on his Sunday ...