What do you remember about The Ed Sullivan Show? 🤔
@dougmac6803
3 жыл бұрын
Toe po ggigio who always wanted Ed to kiss him good nightband tuck him into bed...the Beatles and rhe magic shows
@brianmcmillan7426
3 жыл бұрын
@@dougmac6803 That it was a... "REALLY BIG SHOE"...
@dougmac6803
3 жыл бұрын
@@brianmcmillan7426 rrrrreally rrrrrreally big shew
@mattcolver1
3 жыл бұрын
The first time I saw Richard Pryor was on the Ed Sullivan show. Even toned down for 1960s TV he was a genius.
@dougmac6803
3 жыл бұрын
@John Wheaton Yes
@stargirlzx
3 жыл бұрын
i'll never forget feb 9th 1964.... LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ... HERE THEY ARE .... THE BEATLES
@lesliedaniels627
3 жыл бұрын
THAT WAS THE NIGHT THAT 'THE 60'S STARTED.
@lindaway5889
3 жыл бұрын
Feb. 7, 1964!
@stargirlzx
3 жыл бұрын
@@lindaway5889 that was my birthday. It was a fri. My present.... THE BEATLES
@paveltolz6601
3 жыл бұрын
I remember it too, 4 yrs old and then, as now during live performances of groups with loud/screaming fans, my thoughts were, "Stupid girls, SHUT UP! You're annoying and we can't hear them."
@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD
3 жыл бұрын
The Beatles are my favorite band. Sadly I missed it all. Come to think of it, my parents weren’t born yet in Feb 64. I’d give anything to have seen The Beatles. The closest I’ve come is seeing “Rain” and Sir Paul himself
@israelitesrwhite4344
3 жыл бұрын
Elvis was the greatest of all time!! Elvis is the most popular and famous entertainer of all time. Sold 1 billion records
@rosshewage6893
3 жыл бұрын
Billboard puts him at 4th, after 1) the Beatles, 2) Madonna(?!), and 3) Elton John - still a damn good showing, especially considering the state of the industry back then as compared to now...certainly a game changer and a titan, with a large die-hard following. Personally, I agree with Billboard's #1 pick.
@israelitesrwhite4344
3 жыл бұрын
@@rosshewage6893 Well billboards wrong lol. Elvis the Fourth most popular? Is that what you’re saying? I disagree. Elvis # 1 all time. More than 1.5 billion people tuned in to his Aloha from Hawaii concert in 1973. That was never done before Elvis or since. That alone proves he’s #1
@mariogmajner6549
3 жыл бұрын
@@rosshewage6893 Billboard have all but chalked off Elvis hits from the 50's.
@SANTIAGO636
3 жыл бұрын
@@mariogmajner6549 Billboard are a disgrace to chalk off his Number 1 hits from 1956 to 1957...A travesty. Billboard lost a lot of credibility doing that. Elvis record sales have been discounted pre 1958 which is truly shocking.
@mobeus84
6 ай бұрын
Beatles
@designsonyouinparis
3 жыл бұрын
I will never forget the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show! I was living in Va Beach and my two best friends came to watch with me as their parents went to see Cleopatra! We had snacks, screamed, jumped up and down. The next day The Beatles were the talk of the school bus and class. Life would never be the same again! What joy they brought to so many!
@dougmac6803
3 жыл бұрын
God bless Ed Sullivan 🙏 RIP. He gave EVERYBODY the opportunity, black and white, to be on his show.
@hydrolito
3 жыл бұрын
He gave ones that were popular to be on his show. More people exist that did not appear on his show.
@criticalhard
3 жыл бұрын
@@hydrolito so what? Lmao that's how it worked then and how it works now, just because I want to be at X show doesn't mean they will give me free access with no reason lol.
@adriennerobinson1180
3 жыл бұрын
Truth Indeed
@ZachyR
3 жыл бұрын
Except for the Doors!
@fillhixx
2 жыл бұрын
Actually, on his show everyone WAS in black & white….. ;-)
@meyhemmolly
3 жыл бұрын
I really, really miss variety t.v. shows. They were so great!
@Mr05Chuck
3 жыл бұрын
Now it would be all political
@meyhemmolly
3 жыл бұрын
@@Mr05Chuck you are so right about that.
@suenetteedwards5965
3 жыл бұрын
I LOVED the Sonny and Cher show!! Give me a vamp, a camp and a bit of a tramp ya'll!!!
@jerrygil1965
3 жыл бұрын
When television had class
@jerrydillon9436
2 жыл бұрын
Not all of them Ken Berry WOW Howard Cosell Saturday night live ..UGH!!! On the other hand Glen Campbells Goodtime.kick a..!!!🙂🙂🙂
@mymansionabove
3 жыл бұрын
Born in 1951. Saw Ed in black and white, then colour. Didn’t realize I was living through such an incredible era!!
@chocodiledundee1
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely man you witnessed history on the make omg 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
@2Reesey
3 жыл бұрын
YOU ARE SOOOO LUCKY
@nintony2994
3 жыл бұрын
Ah so you're 70 this year 😲👌
@ferociousgumby
3 жыл бұрын
We didn't know how happy we were - you never do, until you look back.
@petegregory517
3 жыл бұрын
‘52. Saw em all. Never missed ES especially Buddy Rich and Dave Clark 5. Hated Topo Gigio (or however it’s spelled.)
@roydean1137
3 жыл бұрын
I remember watching The Beatles. This was one of the few times we sat and watched TV as a family. I remember my father commenting on their long hair and my mother complaining that you couldn't hear them because of the girls screaming.
@CocoVonKokonut
3 жыл бұрын
Come again, Roy? I couldn't hear you because of the girls (still) screaming.
@Vincentlpp08
3 жыл бұрын
@@CocoVonKokonut Beatlemania never ended
@apologist3574
3 жыл бұрын
I clearly remember seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan's show and watched Ed Sullivan ever week. Remember those acts with the juggling hoops etc.?
@pschroeter1
3 жыл бұрын
This sums up all parents reaction to the early Beatles perfectly.
@rufust.firefly4890
3 жыл бұрын
@@apologist3574 I HATED that Topo Gigo mouse crap. Or however you spell it.
@johnallen2771
3 жыл бұрын
OMG, this was such an exciting time to be alive. I saw the Beatles, Stones, Beach Boys, The Doors all on Ed Sullivan and then promptly went out and bought their albums and then went and saw them when they were touring. Jim Morrison, especially, was so much the man. He gave the finger to the "Silent Majority" as they were called back then, and we were right there with him. People think he was drunk all the time but he wasn't. He didn't start heavy drinking until later on. He was a real poet and if you listen to him sing some of his lyrics you begin to feel Jim was one for the ages. I saw them play at the Whiskey in '66 before they got famous. I spoke with all of them and the whole band was just regular people, good people. I met Janis in Cleveland and Jimi at a festival in southern California. None of them acted like big stars, they were just regular people. And Janis was not ugly or homely, I thought she was very pretty. So thank you Ed Sullivan for turning me on to the world of rock & roll in the days before MTV!
@chocodiledundee1
3 жыл бұрын
Man omg you’re are so lucky to have lived all this legendary moments with the biggest Rockstar in history thank you for sharing your life history mind blowing ❤️
@robjones2408
3 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine met Jimi in London in 1967. He said he was very polite and softly spoken. As for Janis, she came across as down to earth with a great laugh. They left far too early.
@mick1967
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your memories. It‘s quite impressive. I envy you. I was born in these exciting days but unfortunately I have no memories. My first memories begin in 71 when dancing to “Hot Love” of T-Rex on the kitchen table. ;-) I am a big Rolling Stones fan but I always hated it that Jagger knuckled down and sang let’s spend some time together instead of let’s spend the night together. Jim Morrison showed what a rockstar has to do: giving a shit on the hypocritical moral standards of those times.
@pattymiller9040
3 жыл бұрын
He really had the stars before they were stars. Ed Sullivan was on every Sunday night at my house when I was young....most memorable, though, was The Beatles 1st appearance!!!
@danbasta3677
3 жыл бұрын
Jim Mortison, of the Doors was preoccupied about the subject of death, number one, and when he was on The Ed Sullivan show, he was to perform the song Light My Fire which the lyric gonna tayo much higher, which back in those days the usage of drugs was a big issue. Ed asked that he delete the lyric gonna take you much higher, however, he didn't delete the lyric when performing the song. Ed blew a head gasket there and stormed into the Doors dressing room and told them that they will NEVER be on his show, EVER again. It was a shame, as the years had obviously passed, drug usage has become more commonplace, and now in 2021, the so called govonor of Pennsylvania ole wolfie boy there wants to make smoking dope legal. Go Figure, no wonder why this society and government is falling down.
@karencarbone2603
3 жыл бұрын
That was my favorite show as a little girl. I was born in 1958, so the 50,s sixties and 70,s were the best of years to grow up in!
@terrythomas4553
3 жыл бұрын
I was also born in 1958 and I totally agree!!
@meyhemmolly
3 жыл бұрын
Born in 1969. Right behind you, and I remember it all!
@michaelgaynor6866
3 жыл бұрын
1956.....Elvis explosion!
@michaelgaynor6866
3 жыл бұрын
@John Wheaton ,so was I.....and still getting use to that!
@brenthaymon280
3 жыл бұрын
I agree. I was born in 1960.
@AlonzoWhite
3 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing the Jackson 5 Ed Sullivan performance as a kid (same age as Marlon) and was blown away. It was all we kids could talk about for weeks afterwards. Undoubtedly a completely different day and time of course;-)
@adriennerobinson1180
3 жыл бұрын
OH YES
@linda9081
Жыл бұрын
A wonderful time no doubt.
@Poncho758
3 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate enough to watch the Ed Sullivan show from day one unbelievable and they’ll never be anything like it again
@adriennerobinson1180
3 жыл бұрын
Truth Indeed
@OleGeezerCirca1941
3 жыл бұрын
And as Sullivan would say, "Tonight we have a "reeeeaaaly big shoeeee!. (His pronunciation of show.) I saw them all, the first time around. For those of you who view this as ancient history, for me they were current events.
@dr.froghopper6711
3 жыл бұрын
I missed The Doors but I’m pretty sure I saw the rest. My folks were pretty racist and James Brown was just too much for their tastes. I never understood how we could go to church with some of the nicest Black folks you’d ever want to get to know, good down home folks, and then go home and listen to my dad talk bad about Black folks on TV. I’m glad I grew up when I did because I could choose to act differently. He set a bad example but I did learn from it. I love having people of color, all shades of brown, in my life.
@Rokonroller
3 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY!!🤣
@kylegroll8047
3 жыл бұрын
I remember my father pulling us kids out of bed so we could watch the Beetles live on the Ed Sullivan Show! He said he wanted us to see history in the making and be able to tell our grandchildren one day that we saw The Beetles first American Performance. My dad was right - and I have told my grandkids! We watched the Ed Sullivan Show EVERY Sunday Night! Great Memories!
@lisamcbride8921
3 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@Bruce15485
3 жыл бұрын
I have the Ed Sullivan show DVDs with The Beatles as the feature act ! The Beatles were certainly the stand out act ! That's not to say the other acts weren't bad, just that the Beatles we just so different ! Yes it was history !
@adriennerobinson1180
3 жыл бұрын
Wow
@nickfraser4599
2 жыл бұрын
Weren't they awesome! It was like it was yesterday! No cable, TV antennas and rabbit ears to tune the set, snow on the screen. But history!
@regsavage123
2 жыл бұрын
Your Dad sounds like a pretty cool guy, great story.
@rjb6327
3 жыл бұрын
Always watched every Sunday night at 8 o'clock.
@generatorjohn4537
3 жыл бұрын
Those of us alive at the time in February 1964 all remember The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. I was in 2nd grade. My older sister explained to us prior to their appearance that the Beatles hair style was kind of like "Moe" in the 3 Stooges!
@tealelliott3870
3 жыл бұрын
I was only 4 when the Beatles appeared on Ed Sullivan but I remember watching them. My sister was 16 at the time and glued to the tube. Senor Wences was my favorite.
@gmail4218
2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing The Beatles sing "I Want to Hold Your Hand" on the Ed Sullivan Show when our teacher played it on the TV in the 2000's. Few of us had even heard of The Beatles but most of us were instantly mesmerized. We were excited to see the audience get so excited even though we did not quite understand why. It's one of the few things that I vividly remember from the third grade.
@pamelaelizabethl2847
3 жыл бұрын
It was my father’s favorite show and soon became mine. Every Sunday we gathered and I believe I’ve seen every single episode possible from 1963 until it ended. My father could do a mean Ed Sullivan impersonation and I’m blessed to have it on tape!
@steveperry1344
3 жыл бұрын
we always tuned in on sunday nights for the show.
@terryweingart6142
3 жыл бұрын
I was born in 52 -- that night in 64 that the Beatles were on changed my life. I just had to play guitar. I still play. I was not the only one. The music instrument companies owe a large debt to the Beatles. They sold a lot of guitars basses and drums.
@saintmichael1779
3 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, I thought Topo Gigio was stupid. But the plates on the poles...! I held my breath every time they were on.
@brenthaymon280
3 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid in the 60's, I liked watching the plate spinners, jugglers and acrobats that were on the show.
@broznkyra4853
3 жыл бұрын
Ahhh. TOPO Gigio
@romeoslover817
3 жыл бұрын
I agree the topo Giglio was stupid, but the spinning plates kept my attention. I was about 10 when it when off the air.
@discerningmind
3 жыл бұрын
Ed Sullivan tried to have something for everyone. And Topo Gigio was for the really little kids. It was a big deal for them to be able to stay up that late and get to see him. And afterwards while lying in bed they had something sweet to think about instead of scary things.
@caseym5017
3 жыл бұрын
Topo Gigio was gay ya know.
@nbenefiel
3 жыл бұрын
We were at my aunt’s house the night the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan. My dad just wanted to go home but my older sister and I totally refused to leave until the show was completely over. My wonderful mom took our side.
@nickkercheval2704
3 жыл бұрын
Born in ‘51. Saw most of these including Elvis while at my grandparents with my older girl cousins that were going crazy over him! The Everly Brothers stand out doing “Wake up little Susie” to me.
@v-g-z3689
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yes I agree! The line in Wake up little Susie wasn´t seen so innocent back then ;) Personally I like the apperances of the Everly Brothers in 1969 and 1971 on the show the most. Especially Mama Tried on the Feb. 28 1971 show is my absolute favourite!
@markhazzard9730
3 жыл бұрын
I was 10 years old on Feb 9, 1964. I had never heard of the Beatles before this, but my father had and said we had to watch Ed Sullivan that night because this group was all the rage in Europe. I became an instant "Beatlemaniac" and still am to this day. The joy and happiness they and their music brought the world can not be understated. "Beatles forever, apart or together"
@vajee5
3 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing that first Beatles performance on Ed Sullivan’s show. I was 13 with my sister and cousin, and I practically fell off my chair in excitement. They labeled each Beatle with their names, and when it was John’s turn they said, “Scratch John, girls. He’s married.” The Beatles had a fresh, new look. So different from the singers that dominated the charts and music industry at the time.
@durandjohnson1321
3 жыл бұрын
Back in the early mid sixties... Sunday night's was Ed Sullivan, popcorn, pizza, Coca-Cola... And watching dancing bears.. and spinning plate's on long poles!.. Etc. lot's of family fun!
@andyjay9346
3 жыл бұрын
Ed Sullivan was in hospital from a car accident when Elvis Presley made his debut appearance. on the Sullivan Show. Charles Laughton (Hunchback of Notre Dame actor) was the first to introduce Elvis on television, 09 September, 1956.
@hoponpop3330
3 жыл бұрын
Actually Elvis’s first National TV appearance was on the Dorsey Brothers variety show. I saw it I was almost 12 by girl cousin was thirteen and my sister 14 They went crazy Then Milton Berle Then Ed Sunday night competition Steve Allen who he killed in the ratings normally but when he had Elvis Sullivan finished 2nd That got Ed’s attention he didn’t like being second best. I believe that experience opened h8m to have more Rock acts to get that audience.
@porflepopnecker4376
3 жыл бұрын
Laughton was utterly dismissive of rock and roll and made no secret of it in is introduction to Elvis.
@cherylforbes2794
3 жыл бұрын
Watched this show every Sunday night. Loved it. Saw some amazing talent over the years❤❤
@joycependleton589
3 жыл бұрын
I saw them all! Good memories!💞
@pauldavid6345
2 жыл бұрын
When the Beatles were going to be on Ed Sullivan, talk about anticipation, we looked forward to this all day. I came from a divorced family, but the Beatles brought our family together. We all watched it together in our living room, 7 pm Sunday night; this is why I look back on these times very fondly.
@cynthiaamitrano8915
3 жыл бұрын
Probably saw them all live on Ed Sullivan Show except The Doors. I remember Elvis and The Beatles particularly. Though I was just a small child when Elvis was on.
@randyrogers8568
3 жыл бұрын
Born in 1946 so I saw both The Beatles and Elvis on Ed Sullivan. The Beatles were huge and garnered all the attention of the country. But Elvis, the king of Rock and Roll was something else. There had never been anything like him before. The entire nation came to a halt while this new sensation changed music forever. Elvis got a 82.6% share of the television audience. It's still a record today that has never been approached.
@dannyanime3468
2 жыл бұрын
King of culture vultures
@FabAr-bv9dx
Жыл бұрын
@@dannyanime3468 If he's so then black people are culture appropriators too as they did not invent many instruments they used such as electric guitars bass drums pianos saxophones synthesizers amplifiers microphones recording devices that white people invented those Elemental instruments for black music culture!!! Since black people used those instruments white people invented they're culture appropriators vultures too!!
@FabAr-bv9dx
Жыл бұрын
@@dannyanime3468 everyone takes something from others to build their own nobody is 100% authentic that includes black people!!! Nevertheless he's a music legend known by millions worldwide .
@FabAr-bv9dx
Жыл бұрын
@@dannyanime3468so you can call him whatever you want but you won't change the fact he's a music legend worldwide whereas you're an unknown irrelevnt person to the world!!!
@zickafoose
3 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate enough to watch the Ed Sullivan show. Elvis was so amazing! We’d never seen such a singer. I remember we liked most of the acts you mentioned, but a favorite not mentioned, was The Animals (House of the Rising Sun) led by their phenomenal frontman, Eric Burdon. He was this young cute little guy with a beautiful powerful voice!
@thrashpondopons2776
3 жыл бұрын
Jim Morrison WAS a drunken poet! Wasn't born for a lot of these... but I certainly am grateful to Mr. Sullivan for giving us these greats! There have been MANY attempts to recreate the Variety Show (most recently with the Osbornes) but no one has quite managed to pull it off!
@galememeeof6688
3 жыл бұрын
I watched the Beatles live on Ed Sullivan. I was 8 so I thought they were really cool but my older cousin's eyes were glued to the TV while she sat squirming in her chair like she would just die with how CUTE they were! I think I watched the Jackson 5 too. I remember watching Ed Sullivan every week but I'd leave the room to play or eavesdrop on my Mom and Aunt if there was something boring on.
@marvingoodman7381
3 жыл бұрын
WHAT GREAT MEMORIES THIS BROUGHT TO ME....
@stevewalton4771
3 жыл бұрын
The Beatles. 4 generations of my family gathered around the B&W TV. I was 8, going on 9. Even the eldest of my family loved their performance. I have been a Beatlemaniac ever since.
@Nezmund
3 жыл бұрын
I remember watching the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. My mom and dad thought they were disgusting. LOL.
@samhicks7568
3 жыл бұрын
My mother did too.
@PindarMOD
3 жыл бұрын
I remember a manager telling me he used to own a music venue in Chester. He turned The Beatles down because he thought they were scruffy.
@dabdella1460
3 жыл бұрын
Little did they know the riff raff to come like say a Madonna and ozzy
@timmmahhhh
3 жыл бұрын
Allan Sherman at the time had a hit with a parody of Pop Goes the Weasel called I Hate The Beatles.
@UltimateForceMarketing
3 жыл бұрын
My mom put me on the living room table with my MickeyMouse guitar and i was copying Elvis as he was live on Ed Sullivan Show with his famous Gold Jacket and everybody was watching me "GetDown" just like Elvis and rocking my guitar and trying to sing and shaking & gyrating with my Mickey Mouse geetar and my diapers...hell i was born June 19, 1955 so i was just 1year old!!(@@)
@scottmiller6495
3 жыл бұрын
You'll Never Ever See Anything like this anymore again Ever Period!!!!!
@nyumupuvmmpa5172
3 жыл бұрын
Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Mamas and Papas, Jefferson Airplane, Temptations miss the cut, but how could you leave out Supremes. Special was great show in 70s and early 80s.
@kvernon1
3 жыл бұрын
Did you notice that there were only 7 performers listed in the "Top 10"? So 3 automatically missed the cut!
@musicandtravel7124
2 жыл бұрын
The Supremes and possibly the Temps played Sullivan most often.
@Frank-pe9pk
3 жыл бұрын
As a kid I used to watch Ed Sullivan all the time with my parents. Introduced to so many great bands. Ed…We got a really good show tonight!😂
@allansbullet
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Frank, it was more like "We got a really good SHEW tonight!!"
@Disneyfan1955
3 жыл бұрын
In 1964 I saw the Beatles live on Ed Sullivan show I was very impressed I was 9 years old Lucky for me my mom liked them That same night my dad said who are those long hair guys 😎
@elbobcat
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for putting the Beatles first. I watched them on that show live and it is forever etched in my memory.
@Phoenix_12
3 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me who was the girl right to elvis
@Khultan
2 жыл бұрын
@@Phoenix_12 Looks like a young Lucille Ball. I'm not sure. The costume seems a bit too risque, though.
@galanie
3 жыл бұрын
I very much remember seeing The Beatles for the first time on Ed Sullivan. I was only 9 but did I ever love it. Yes, I remember seeing the Jacksons and a few others too but The Beatles was the one I liked most.
@carlogagliano8162
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I remembered every example. Good times
@grobannoel
3 жыл бұрын
I was 9 years old when the Beatles appeared on Ed Sullivan. I remember my dad saying "they can't sing, Dean Martin can sing" Just one of those little fond memories.
@broznkyra4853
3 жыл бұрын
I was 14...born 1949...
@AnnaMaria-oy1fp
3 жыл бұрын
Dean Martin could sing.
@elvisleeboy
3 жыл бұрын
I always find it amusing when adult Americans feel it necessary to say 'years old' when telling us their age, like a child who has just learned to do so. Rest assured that we know that you do not mean minutes, days or months.
@rosshewage6893
3 жыл бұрын
@@elvisleeboy Sorry to be so condescending...we'll make a note of that ;)
@SANTIAGO636
3 жыл бұрын
The Beatles were poor vocally but the songs were catchy.
@Mr05Chuck
3 жыл бұрын
I remember my mom calling us in from the yard. She said you need to watch Sullivan tonight it will be history. Thanks Mom.
@GGE47
2 жыл бұрын
I started watching Ed Sullivan with Elvis Presley. There were other hit groups like Buddy Holly and the Crickets, The Everly Brothers, Connie Francis, Fats Domino, and I missed Bo Diddley in '55, but watch it here on You Tube. I can't remember if I saw Little Richard or The Platters on Ed Sullivan but liked their songs. I turned 9 in 1956 and followed the '60s groups mentioned here as well before and after The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Supremes who appeared on Ed Sullivan more times than anybody, The Beach Boys and more British groups than I can count. Ed Sullivan finally called it quits, but I liked '70s music too. From my childhood through my teens and into my adulthood. I liked some of the '80s but had to start listening to oldies stations on the radio.
@katrinkasanfranciscobayare7364
3 жыл бұрын
Jackson 5 first appearance on national TV.... Remember the cartoons from the Beatles And The Jackson 5🤣🤣🤣
@hughhaefner3317
3 жыл бұрын
And now for a really big shoe... Born in 57 I saw them all in real time, always with my parents and 6 other brothers and sisters. By 1964 we all had the merchandise like the Beatle boots and all the others to purchase. It was a magical time to grow up. Thanks for your channel.
@chairde
3 жыл бұрын
I remember Ed Sullivan. He was an awkward kind of a guy but surprisingly open to rock music. I saw the Beatles and Elvis for the first time on the Ed Sullivan show. Everyone else was up in arms about this new music.
@jaynewman1821
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching The Ed Sullivan Show & the artists that were on his show, it was truly a variety show, something for everyone.
@jamesbarnhart4395
3 жыл бұрын
We watched Sullivan every Sunday night. Well, except for my older brother. He was above that except the night the Beatles were on. My dad, a Protestant minister knew the show was history in the making and we gathered as a family to watch. My brother, sister, and myself were lifelong Beatles fans after that.
@PaulBerson
3 жыл бұрын
Great Memories Thank You For Sharing 💕🎶💕🎶🥇🥂😎🏄♀️
@careycraig4360
2 жыл бұрын
I can truly say I remember all these performances shown here!! The " Ed Sullivan Show " was of a QUALITY and VARIATY not seen in modern TV these days. To have appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show as a performer laid a firm foundation for a successfull career in the entertainment business. I am sure that everyone who remembers this TV show sadly misses it to this day.
@452000nolan
3 жыл бұрын
In 1955, we got a TV set after bugging our dad for about a year. Ed Sullivan was the best thing on my TV especially because we only had one channel CJCB in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. We were behind the times with a lot of entertainment and Ed Sullivan kept us informed especially when Elvis appeared on his show and, of course, the Beatles. Every act was great and it was always suspenseful when he had the best act on last.
@dianawheeler3741
3 жыл бұрын
I wish they would show all the reruns of the Ed Sullivan Show.
@patriciaquinn6377
3 жыл бұрын
They do on MeTV Sunday nights
@adriennerobinson1180
3 жыл бұрын
They do.METV shows it on Sunday night's
@cjjrtoronto
2 жыл бұрын
Diana--->I recall reading in a local newspaper (here in Toronto,Canada) that-on KZitem-excerpts from past Ed Sullivan shows (from varioius years) can now be seen on the KZitem website....
@donnamariedemaio
2 жыл бұрын
On Decades TV, Monday-Friday, 7 pm. It's a trip!
@mermaidgal56
3 жыл бұрын
The Ed Sullivan show came on at my bed time. When the Beatles performed on his show I wasn't allowed to stay up to watch it. I could see the tv from the hallway, so I'd take sneak peaks and then dash into my bedroom. LOL I thought my GPs were mean to have me hear the music from my bedroom and not get to watch it in the living room.
@LaptopLarry330
3 жыл бұрын
"The Ed Sullivan Show" was the variety show that got the highest TV ratings, but it was not the only one on television during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. One of the first variety shows was "The Admiral Broadway Revue", which aired on NBC during the 1948-49 TV season. It was cancelled, because the show was so highly successful for Admiral, they could not keep up with customer demand for its products. Other major variety shows competing against "The Ed Sullivan Show", were shows such "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (NBC, 1950 to 1956), "Your Show Of Shows" (NBC, 1950 to 1954), "Cavalcade Of Stars" (Dumont, 1949 to 1952), "The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS, 1952 to 1957 and 1962 to 1970), "The Perry Como Show"/"Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall" (NBC, 1955 to 1963), "The Andy Williams Show" (NBC, 1962 to 1971), "The Garry Moore Show" (CBS, 1958 to 1964). "The Dean Martin Show" (NBC, 1965 to 1974), "The Hollywood Palace" (ABC, 1964 to 1970), and "The Carol Burnett Show" (CBS, 1967 to 1978).
@broznkyra4853
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, my friend, for the memories...I'm 71...
@LaptopLarry330
3 жыл бұрын
@@broznkyra4853 I am in my late-fifties. I was a young child around 1970, I have some faint memories of the last seasons of "The Ed Sullivan Show" "The Jackie Gleason Show", and "The Andy Williams Show". I have some clearer memories of "The Dean Martin Show", but by that time, there were other TV shows on other networks providing stiff competition for it in our household. I clearly remember watching "The Carol Burnett Show" throughout the 1970s. When Tim Conway joined the cast, Burnett and others did their best work on that show during that time period. It is a shame that such TV shows could not survive without tobacco advertising, and could not find other advertisers to fill in the funding gap.
@cjjrtoronto
2 жыл бұрын
Larry--->Thanks for posting what you did....but....just to clarify---->Which of the seven non-CBS TV shows you cited were shown/broadcast at the same (that is:from 8pm to 9pm;on Sunday nights) as "The Ed Sullivan Show"?
@LaptopLarry330
2 жыл бұрын
@@cjjrtoronto This will take some time for me to do. I know that "The Colgate Comedy Hour" was a direct competitor to "The Ed Sullivan Show/Toast Of The Town". Most of the variety shows i listed did not compete in the same timeslot, but they all wanted to be the highest-rated variety show. The Ed Sullivan Show/Toast Of The Town" was on CBS from 1947 to 1971. To my knowledge, the primary reason the show ended, was because Ed Sullivan was dying of cancer. He died in 1974.
@LaptopLarry330
2 жыл бұрын
@@cjjrtoronto From 1956 to 1960, "The Steve Allen Show" on NBC competed with "The Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS. "NBC Sunday Showcase" aired in 1960. From 1961 onward, neither ABC or NBC would put up a variety show to compete directly with "The Ed Sullivan Show".
@dinahlewis1461
3 жыл бұрын
I watched all of his shows!!! Brilliant
@christopherlauter9403
2 жыл бұрын
I remember all of them and some more, couldn't wait till the Ed Sullivan show came on. Music was my everything and Ed Sullivan fed me music every week. I miss those days The Ed Sullivan show brought family together. I was lucky because my mother loved music as well. Thanks for putting this up and brought back some wonderful memories
@coldlakealta4043
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up with Sullivan - I was 16 when the Beatles hit his show. One of the things that really drew my attention was his inclusivity. Persons of colour or non-mainstream music styles were almost impossible to find on any of the many variety shows of those days. Sullivan seemed to take it as a duty to introduce them to the wider audience - not only bringing them on camera but giving them full reign to show their talents. He frequently would go to commend them after their performances, including hugs and hand shakes which you never saw on mainstream TV in those days. He gave them a broad audience, and introduced us to their wonderful talents. Looking back over all these years, that is my lasting appreciation of this entertainment pioneer. He was hoaky, but I respect what he quite consciously did in helping change the attitudes of audiences and performers to each other.
@Sawlon
3 жыл бұрын
I remember watching The Doors. I was 13 at the time.
@robertfox499
3 жыл бұрын
Streisand. I was prety darn young. I'm 64 so go figure. Even as a little kid, her voice blew me a way.
@deanwilliams9332
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ED your the BEST!!!
@Anne-ry1dt
3 жыл бұрын
Saw them all including Jackie Wilson ! I was a junior in High school when Elvis was on and married with a baby when the Beatles showed up, but they were my sisters favorite. She was three years younger than me.
@herbertmische8660
2 жыл бұрын
Great, fantastic and immortal Jim Morrison and Brian Jones!!! Respect forever!!! 👍👍👍
@robertlear2735
3 жыл бұрын
I can remember seeing The Beatles on the show. I was 16. I also saw The Doors on the show and probably most of the other acts seen here
@hiroehayes593
2 жыл бұрын
Sam and Dave's appearance on Sullivan with the horn section in the back going crazy !
@carolgibson-wilson4354
3 жыл бұрын
Nice memories.
@kaydonahue
Жыл бұрын
What a Treasure of Performances!
@gabrielsousa7624
3 жыл бұрын
The performance of The Beatles and Elvis are the best.
@davidlevine7738
2 жыл бұрын
This nearly 79 year old watched him EVERY Sunday evening and saw ALL of the clips as they were performed originally. He was the greatest, Ed Sullivan was! There has not been his like since and there should be.
@DarkSkies72
3 жыл бұрын
Elvis Presley and The Doors! #1
@atlantistdc1976
3 жыл бұрын
I'm 64, and saw most of these clips live. What a time... I only wish they had spent more time on the clips here and less time with discussion...
@Floppyearsmomma
3 жыл бұрын
I love the Beatles, but Elvis should be number one. As John Lennon said, "If there had been no Elvis, there would have been no Beatles." He paved the way.
@lewtoncole
3 жыл бұрын
I was in the West Point Glee Club '61-'65. Our appearance on Ed Sullivan was the high point of our time!
@davidlogansr8007
3 жыл бұрын
I remember watching the Beatles in December 1963 with my Mom. My favorite group at the time was the Kingston Trio. Times change! I did however collect all 23 of the KT’s albums
@tonifrancis7163
2 жыл бұрын
I miss the Ed Sullivan show so much. It brought so many great musicians and entertainers into our living rooms.
@mikep5701
3 жыл бұрын
Steppenwolf Magic Carpet Ride was iconic too.
@deanathomas60
Жыл бұрын
Yes I was there for most all of those shows every Sunday night! I remember so many favorite acts not covered in this video; It’s hard to explain it to today’s generation just how exciting and fun the ad Sullivan show was! I love the little marionette mouse Toppo- Giggio and the juggler guy who won time had perhaps 10 large dinner plates balanced on top of very tall wooden sticks and kept them all spinning at the same time! There were other ventriloquist acts we loved as kids as well as many famous comedians. Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Mamas and the Papas with Mama Cass Elliot, Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand, the list of singers and performers just goes on and on! Thank you for posting this video!
@donnavaughn8813
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks you my friend 💕💕💕💗😘
@terereynolds698
3 жыл бұрын
we watched The Sullivan Show every Sunday night, grandma and grandpa raised us and every Sunday night it was Mr Sullivan and popcorn lol
@IamSnowbird
3 жыл бұрын
Every Sunday night I was there. I'll never forget seeing the Beatles.
@wi54725
3 жыл бұрын
The Mamas and Papas should be in this list. In our house, Sundays were TV day. It started with the Wonderful World of Color, then Ed Sullivan, Bonanza, and What's My Line. I remember so many Sunday nights in the 1960s when my father would light a big fire in the fireplace, and we would roast hot dogs in the fire and have them with a bowl of soup while watching TV, sometimes with our next door neighbors who had a girl that did her best to look like Michelle Phillips. Lovely memories!
@jojorey6886
3 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1957, my mom woke me up to watch the Beatles and I didn’t know why the girls were crying and screaming. I also remember James Brown with the cape and I asked my mother if something was wrong with him because I thought he really collapsed. Through the eyes of a child I really didn’t get the references to sex and drugs. I remember the 60s but came to age in the 70s, now I realize how radical the 60s were but I viewed it from a purer age. Now I think, all those people are running the country, they look different on the outside but the same on the inside, just a little more sophisticated.
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I remember seeing The Beatles' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. It was so exciting! My parents were baffled.
@katherinethacker4263
3 жыл бұрын
I loved this show.
@littlescooter6021
2 жыл бұрын
Wish this program could come back as a weekly rerun. Please bring it back.
@awizardalso
3 жыл бұрын
I do remember seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. Not long after we got our first black and white TV.
@shirleykerley
3 жыл бұрын
I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. We always had the TV on and usually watched Ed Sullivan. I didn’t know they were going to be on, but was just walking through the living room when the Beatles came on. It was great! I saw Elvis on his show, too. There was one point when Elvis started to twitch his hips that he stopped suddenly and looked embarrassed having been warned not to do that. Sullivan’s show was always great. I went off to college in ‘65 and didn’t see it as much.
@cc9z
3 жыл бұрын
i remember seeing the beachboys play good vibrations it was state of the art then gosh i miss those days
@tyrssen1
2 жыл бұрын
I do indeed remember. Used to watch Ed all the time!
@jeepsterrex2185
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for asking. Being exactly the same age now, as Michael Jackson would be today, I had the privilege of watching all those shows. Remembering as far back as The Beatles first performance. The Vanilla Fudges’ cover of “You Keep Me Hanging On” was a dramatic moment for my ten year young and ears. Otherwise place to find live music would be only shows like Hullabaloo, Shindig, etc. None of which were Variety Shows like Sullivan’s. Later in the sixties we got The Johnny Cash Show, The Tom Jones Show. We need a show similar to Ed Sullivan’s today. One spot could be for a “Busker” whom is fabulous..oh well, just an idea. Cheers.
@alshotrodsandratrods8780
3 жыл бұрын
I'm old enough to remember them all. I was 12 when Elvis was on. It caused quite a stir. The next day two guys from the power company were working in front of my house. They were saying how disgusting it was. "Doesn't Sullivan realize there were women and children watching?" They were never going to watch the show again and told me I shouldn't either. That was the first time I heard "Elvis the pelvis" I had to look up pelvis in the dictionary. I had heard "Don't be Cruel" and "Hound dog on the radio before that so I was already an Elvis fan before I saw him. "Rock Around the Clock" was a hit back then too. I think I saw Bill Haley and the comets on Sullivan too. What I remember of the Beatles was that the girls were screaming so loud they drowned out the music. I still love rock music even though I'm as old as Mick Jagger.
@robertspangler4237
3 жыл бұрын
I saw all of it live. Good memories.
@bethmessner4453
2 жыл бұрын
"Elvis's luscious loins"! Nostalgic Nick cracks me up!! 😂
@brucescott554
3 жыл бұрын
I remember Lesley Gore's first appearance....she sang "It's My Party" and "She's A Fool".....I was hooked!!
@thinghammer
2 жыл бұрын
I admit that I love Leslie. Maybe I know...
@rozchristopherson648
3 жыл бұрын
Born in 1961. Sunday night watching the Ed Sullivan show was a ritual at my house. 😊
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