query: when did the beatles first appear on ed sullivan

pos: The Ed Sullivan Show out to be the case. The show's iconic status is illustrated by the song "Hymn for a Sunday Evening" from the 1960 musical "Bye Bye Birdie". In the song, a family of viewers expresses their regard for the program in worshipful tones. In September 1965, CBS started televising the program in compatible color, as all three major networks began to switch to 100 percent color prime time schedules. CBS had once backed its own color system, developed by Peter Goldmark, and resisted using RCA's compatible process until 1954. At that time, it built its first New York City color TV

neg: The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles changed a lot of people's lives, you know.' I must say I really didn't realize it, but once I did through them, I thought it was time we'd showed up." Clips of the Beatles performing on "The Ed Sullivan Show" were also included in the program, as well as an interview with Paul and Ringo by David Letterman in Studio 50 (The Ed Sullivan Theater). "Magical Mystery Tour" was played by Paul McCartney, but was not broadcast. The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles is

neg: Ed Sullivan Heathrow Airport, Sullivan witnessed Beatlemania as the band returned from Sweden. At first he was reluctant to book the Beatles because the band did not have a commercially successful single released in the US at the time, but at the behest of a friend, legendary impresario Sid Bernstein, Sullivan signed the group. Their initial Sullivan show appearance on February 9, 1964, was the most-watched program in TV history to that point, and remains one of the most-watched programs of all time. The Beatles appeared three more times in person, and submitted filmed performances later. The Dave Clark Five, who claimed

neg: The Dave Clark Five UK Singles Chart retitled as "Everybody Get Together". They were the second group of the British Invasion to appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in the United States (for two weeks in March 1964 following the Beatles' three weeks the previous month). They would ultimately have 18 'Ed Sullivan Show' appearances. The group disbanded in late 1970. On 10 March 2008, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band started out as the Dave Clark Quintet in 1957, with Clark on drums, Dave Sanford on lead guitar, Chris Walls on bass, Don Vale on

neg: Ed Sullivan Platters, Brook Benton, Jackie Wilson, Fats Domino, and numerous Motown acts, including the Supremes, who appeared 17 times. As the critic John Leonard wrote, "There wasn't an important black artist who didn't appear on Ed's show." He defied pressure to exclude African American entertainers, and to avoid interacting with them when they did appear. "Sullivan had to fend off his hard-won sponsor, Ford's Lincoln dealers, after kissing Pearl Bailey on the cheek and daring to shake Nat King Cole's hand," Nachman wrote. According to biographer Jerry Bowles, "Sullivan once had a Ford executive thrown out of the theatre when he

neg: Nancy Wilson (rock musician) 9, 1964, Wilson and her sister Ann saw The Beatles perform on "The Ed Sullivan Show", a moment they each recalled as being profoundly influential: "The lightning bolt came out of the heavens and struck Ann and me the first time we saw The Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show"... There'd been so much anticipation and hype about The Beatles that it was a huge event, like the lunar landing; that was the moment Ann and I heard the call to become rock musicians. I was seven or eight at the time... Right away, we started doing air guitar shows

neg: Andrew Solt pop culture memories.” Following its success, Solt continued to mine the archive, producing sequel specials and thematically-organized broadcasts along with video and DVD releases such as "Rock 'n Roll Revolution", "A Really Big Show: Ed Sullivan’s 50th Anniversary", "Ed Sullivan’s Rock & Roll Classics", "Great Moments in Opera", "Rock 'n' Roll Forever", "The Best of Broadway Musicals". SOFA has brought out individual DVD sets of the Beatles and Elvis appearances: "The Four Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Featuring the Beatles" and "Elvis—The Ed Sullivan Shows". Each consists of restored versions of the entire shows on which the Beatles and Elvis appeared,

neg: The Beatles The next morning, the Beatles awoke to a largely negative critical consensus in the US, but a day later at their first US concert, Beatlemania erupted at the Washington Coliseum. Back in New York the following day, the Beatles met with another strong reception during two shows at Carnegie Hall. The band flew to Florida, where they appeared on the weekly "Ed Sullivan Show" a second time, before another 70 million viewers, before returning to the UK on 22 February. The Beatles' first visit to the United States took place when the nation was still mourning the assassination of President

neg: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles LIVE! a Go-Go", the album also included the group's latest single, "Yester Love". Standards included "Poinciana" (recorded by Bing Crosby, Vic Damone, Ahmad Jamal, Johnny Mathis, and numerous others), Dionne Warwick's "(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls", and another Warwick classic, "Walk On By". Other covers included the Fifth Dimension's smash hit "Up, Up and Away", and the Beatles' "Yesterday", which the Miracles had performed live on "The Ed Sullivan Show" the previous year. Miracles member Marv Tarplin was on both live albums but was uncredited for reasons unknown. Tarplin was credited on "1957–1972", and did appear with the group on

neg: Cultural impact of the Beatles In 2017, a study of AllMusic's catalogue indicated the Beatles as the most frequently cited artist influence in its database. With regard to the ever-changing landscapes of popular music, musicologist Allan Moore writes: "Sometimes, audiences gravitate towards a centre. The most prominent period when this happened was in the early to mid 1960s when it seems that almost everyone, irrespective of age, class or cultural background, listened to the Beatles." On 9 February 1964, the Beatles gave their first live US television performance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", watched by approximately 73 million viewers in over 23 million households, or

neg: Sing the Changes the Ed Sullivan Theater marquee, but only "Get Back" and "Sing the Changes" were featured in the television broadcast. McCartney first appeared in the Ed Sullivan Theater as part of The Beatles' first trip and performance in the United States in February 1964. McCartney still performs this in his concerts (as of May 2012). The appearance on "Late Show" preceded McCartney's three-night concert series at Citi Field in New York City, as the first music concerts to occur at the new stadium. McCartney's inauguration of Citi Field was meant to replicate his role in The Beatles and the band's similar

neg: Tom Petty in nearby Ocala, and invited Petty to watch the shoot. He instantly became a Presley fan, and when he returned that Saturday, he was greeted by his friend Keith Harben, and soon traded his Wham-O slingshot for a collection of Elvis 45s. Of that meeting with Presley, Petty said, "Elvis glowed." In a 2006 interview, Petty said he knew he wanted to be in a band the moment he saw the Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show". "The minute I saw the Beatles on the "Ed Sullivan Show"—and it's true of thousands of guys—there was the way out. There was

neg: The Ed Sullivan Show Beatles", "All 6 Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Rolling Stones", "Elvis: The Ed Sullivan Shows", "Motown Gold from the Ed Sullivan Show", "Ed Sullivan's Rock 'n Roll Classics", and 115 half-hour "The Best of The Ed Sullivan Show" specials, among others. The legendary performances of this show are also available as video and audio downloads and as an app on iTunes." In the early years of television, both CBS and NBC networks had their own symphony orchestras. NBC's was conducted by Arturo Toscanini and CBS's by Alfredo Antonini. "The Ed Sullivan Show" (originally presented as: "The Toast Of The Town")

neg: Davy Jones (musician) Artful Dodger. He played the role in London and then on Broadway and was nominated for a Tony Award. On 9 February 1964, he appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" with Georgia Brown who was playing Nancy in the Broadway production of "Oliver!". This was the same episode of the show in which the Beatles made their first appearance. Jones said of that night, "I watched the Beatles from the side of the stage, I saw the girls going crazy, and I said to myself, this is it, I want a piece of that." Following his "Ed Sullivan" appearance, Jones

neg: Souvenir of Their Visit to America The Beatles' first two 1963 singles and an altered version of their first album were released by Vee-Jay Records. Vee-Jay Records was a small company with few resources. As a result of little publicity or promotion, the records sold poorly. Vee-Jay lost the rights to the Beatles for nonpayment of royalties. The smaller Swan Records received the rights to the "She Loves You" single. When the Beatles were booked to perform on the popular Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964, Capitol finally exercised its option and said yes to the Beatles in November 1963. In a legal settlement with Capitol

neg: Beatlemania becoming a number-one hit in the US by mid-January. Epstein arranged for a $40,000 US marketing campaign which Capitol obliged due to Ed Sullivan's agreement to headline the Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show". On January 3, 1964, "The Jack Paar Program" ran Beatles concert footage licensed from the BBC "as a joke". It was watched by 30 million viewers. On 7 February, an estimated 4,000 Beatles' fans were present as Pan Am Flight 101 left Heathrow Airport. Among the passengers were the Beatles, on their first trip to the US as a band, with their entourage of photographers and

neg: Greg Kihn Greg Kihn Gregory Stanley "Greg" Kihn (born July 10, 1949) is an American rock musician, radio personality, and novelist. Greg Kihn's early influence was The Beatles and their appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show". "Just about every rock and roll musician my age can point to one cultural event that inspired him to take up music in the first place: The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. If you were a shy 14-year-old kid who already had a guitar, it was a life-altering event. ... In a single weekend everything had changed. I'd come home from school the previous Friday looking like

neg: Larry Williams to born again Christianity and the ministry, but Williams did not escape LA's underworld. Williams posthumously was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame, in a ceremony held on February 9, 2014. That date was the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show; The Beatles recorded three of Williams' songs: "Bad Boy," "Slow Down," and "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy." Williams died in his home in Los Angeles, California from a gunshot wound to the head on January 7, 1980. He was 44 years old. The death was deemed suicide, though there was much speculation otherwise.

neg: The Doodletown Pipers produced by Ed Sullivan. The second show was six (6) one-hour specials starring the DTPs with guest-stars such as Norm Crosby. They were also semi-regulars on "The Roger Miller Show" on NBC. They were also regulars on The Carpenters TV show "Make Your Own Kind of Music." They did a tremendous amount of television appearing on "The Jerry Lewis Show", "The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show", and "The Ed Sullivan Show", (6 times, once following a promotional video for The Beatles' "Hello, Goodbye"). They appeared on specials including "Rodgers & Hart Today," the Emmy-award winning "Sing Out Sweet Land" with John

neg: The Beatles bootleg recordings Beatles Anthology" contained video clips from several concerts, some of which are available in complete form on bootleg video. The following are some of the most notable concerts on bootleg releases. The Beatles performed on various television programmes; excerpts from many of these were shown in the "Anthology" documentary, and bootleg video exists of many of the shows in their entirety. The most famous of these were the four appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964 and 1965; after many years circulating on bootlegs, these received official DVD release in 2003 as "The Four Complete Historic Ed Sullivan Shows

neg: Ed Sullivan a "cleaner" image than the Beatles, made 13 appearances on the show, more than any other UK group. Unlike many shows of the time, Sullivan asked that most musical acts perform their music live, rather than lip-synching to their recordings. Examination of performances show that exceptions were made, as when a microphone could not be placed close enough to a performer for technical reasons. An example was B.J. Thomas' 1969 performance of "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", in which actual water was sprinkled on him as a special effect. In 1969, Sullivan presented the Jackson 5 with their first

neg: The Beatles: Rock Band Beatles' history in order to create an atmosphere of authenticity. For example, the set of "The Ed Sullivan Show" was recreated from photographs and videos, including a rare color photograph in Apple's collection that showed the yellow tint used to enhance the video as shown on black-and-white television sets. The Cavern Club, Shea Stadium, Budokan, Abbey Road Studios and the rooftop of the Apple Corps Headquarters also appear as venues in the game. Fashions of the 1960s were researched to properly apply them to the various virtual crowds at these locations. Twenty of the game's on-disc songs are associated with

neg: Kendrew Lascelles on the Laurence Olivier production Richard III. He also played the Buckingham Palace Flunkie in the 1965 film Help! starring The Beatles. During and immediately after his work with Minim!, Lascelles appeared as a guest on various talk shows, including David Frost, Steve Allen, and Ed Sullivan. After settling in the United States, Lascelles began writing scripts for television, most notably the Smothers Brothers and The Dean Martin Show. He continued to appear on television and talk shows throughout the 1960s and 70s as a popular counter-culture icon. Lascelles wrote "The Box" in 1971. The iconic poem was first performed

neg: The Monkees the Artful Dodger in the Broadway theatre show "Oliver!", which debuted on December 17, 1962, and his performance was later seen on "The Ed Sullivan Show" the same night as the Beatles' first appearance on that show, February 9, 1964. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 1963. In September 1964 he was signed to a long-term contract to appear in TV programs for Screen Gems, make feature films for Columbia Pictures and to record music for the Colpix label. Rafelson and Schneider already had him in mind for their project after

neg: The Ed Sullivan Show from Presley and Parker wishing the British group luck. In late 1963, Sullivan and his entourage happened also to be passing through Heathrow and witnessed how The Beatles' fans greeted the group on their return from Stockholm, where they had performed a television show as warmup band to local stars and Lill Babs. Sullivan was intrigued, telling his entourage it was the same thing as Elvis all over again. He initially offered Beatles manager Brian Epstein top dollar for a single show but the Beatles manager had a better idea — he wanted exposure for his clients: the Beatles would

neg: Sergeant Reckless made several public appearances, including Art Linkletter's show "House Party", but had to cancel an appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" due to the typhoon. Ed Sullivan had wanted her to appear on his November 7 show and was willing to pay the costs to get her there right after the scheduled, and delayed, November 5 arrival. Reckless never did appear on Sullivan's show. Reckless was well cared for and treated as a VIP during her time at Camp Pendleton. The Marine Corps was also careful not to allow her to be exploited by commercial interests. She produced four foals

neg: Murray the K trio first toured England (the Rolling Stones were the group's opening act). The Beatles and Decca Records (distributor of Philles Records, the Ronettes' U.S. label) jointly threw the Ronettes a welcome party in London. When the band arrived in New York, Murray was invited by Brian Epstein to spend time with the group, and Murray persuaded his radio station (WINS) to let him broadcast his prime time show from the Beatles' Plaza Hotel suite. He subsequently accompanied the band to Washington, D.C. for their first U.S. concert, was backstage at their "The Ed Sullivan Show" premiere, and roomed with Beatles

neg: Ed Sullivan Theater weekend. David Letterman interviewed Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in the theater as part of a related Grammy tribute special which aired on CBS around the same time. Ed Sullivan Theater The Ed Sullivan Theater is a theater located at 1697–1699 Broadway, between West 53rd and West 54th, in the Theater District in Manhattan, New York City. The theater has been used as a venue for live and taped CBS broadcasts since 1936. It is historically known as the home of "The Ed Sullivan Show" and the site of The Beatles' debut performance in the United States. It also housed

neg: The Ed Sullivan Show instead appear three times on the show, at bottom dollar, but receive top billing and two spots (opening and closing) on each show. The Beatles appeared on three consecutive Sundays in February 1964 to great anticipation and fanfare as "I Want to Hold Your Hand" had swiftly risen to No. 1 in the charts. Their first appearance on February 9 is considered also along with the appearance of Elvis Presley a few years earlier on that show a milestone in American pop culture and furthermore the beginning of the British Invasion in music. The broadcast drew an estimated 73 million

neg: The Ed Sullivan Show young dude off the streets of Chicago, an' him callin' me 'black' in them days was as bad as sayin' 'nigger'. My manager says to me 'That's Mr. Sullivan!' I said: 'I don’t give a shit about Mr. Sullivan, [h]e don't talk to me like that!' An' so he told me, he says, 'I'll see that you never work no more in show business. You'll never get another TV show in your life!'" Indeed, Diddley seems to have been banned from further appearances, as "the guitarist never did appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show" again." On May 27 1956, "The

neg: The Ed Sullivan Show York. On November 20, 1955, African-American rock 'n' roll singer and guitarist Bo Diddley appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show", only to infuriate Sullivan ("I did two songs and he got mad"). Diddley had been asked to sing Tennessee Ernie Ford's hit "Sixteen Tons", which he agreed. But when he appeared on stage, he forgot his cue and instead sang his #1 R&B hit song that bears his name. Diddley later recalls, "Ed Sullivan says to me in plain words: 'You are the first black boy—quote—that ever double crossed me!' I was ready to "fight", because I was a little

neg: Get Back the Ed Sullivan Theater, the same theatre that hosted the Beatles' performances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964 and 1965. McCartney's performance was not on the stage, however. Instead, he performed atop the theatre's marquee overlooking Broadway. In the interview preceding the performance, Letterman asked McCartney if he had ever played on a marquee before. "I've done a roof," McCartney replied, referring to the Beatles' 1969 performance atop the Apple Corps building in London. McCartney also performed the song as a kind of encore on "Saturday Night Live" on 11 December 2010. The performance was unusual for the show

neg: Birth of the Beatles excited after hearing Ringo's drumming abilities and listen to "I Saw Her Standing There". After their success, Cynthia announces to John that she was pregnant and the two decide to get married. The Beatles release their first single, "Love Me Do" and in 1963 release their first No. 1 Hit Single, "Please Please Me". They become the most famous group in Britain. In 1964, they are heading to America for the first time after already encountering massive success across Europe. The film ends when the group arrives in America and performs on the Ed Sullivan Show to a mass of

neg: Buddy Holly one of their main influences. Lennon's band the Quarrymen covered "That'll Be the Day" in their first recording session, in 1958. During breaks in the Beatles' first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", on February 9, 1964, Lennon asked CBS coordinator Vic Calandra about Holly's performances; Calandra said Lennon and McCartney repeatedly expressed their appreciation of Holly. The Beatles recorded a close cover of Holly's version of "Words of Love", which was released on their 1964 album "Beatles for Sale" (in the U.S., in June 1965 on "Beatles VI"). During the January 1969 recording sessions for their album "Let It

neg: Help! (song) Sullivan Show", broadcast the following month; the show is available on the DVD "The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles". "Help!" was included in the set list for The Beatles' 1965 US tour. The 15 August performance at Shea Stadium was seen in the 1966 documentary "The Beatles at Shea Stadium", although the audio for the song was re-recorded prior to release. The group's 29 August performance at the Hollywood Bowl was chosen for the 1977 album "The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl". The final live concert performances of "Help!" were heard within The Beatles' 1965 UK tour

neg: The Ed Sullivan Show said, 'Thank you, Ed, thank you.' I didn't know what he was calling me, at the time." Years later, Sullivan "tried to sign the singer up again... He phoned Presley's manager, Col. Tom Parker, and asked about a price. Parker came up with a list of instructions and conditions and after hearing the demands Sullivan said, 'Give Elvis my best—and my sympathy,' and he hung up." The singer never again appeared in Sullivan's show, although in February 1964 at the start of the first of three broadcasts featuring the Beatles (see below), Sullivan announced that a telegram had been received

neg: Rich Mullins with a Quaker teacher while in elementary school. He graduated from Northeastern High School in 1974. Mullins was inspired when the Beatles first appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964. The event helped Mullins understand the influence of music. He was a fan of the Beatles, and he was able to identify with John Lennon in particular, despite philosophical differences. In his song "Elijah", written around the time of Lennon's murder, he included the phrase "a candlelight in central park." This was a reference to the candlelight vigils held in the wake of the event. The places of the

neg: Gene Simmons Upper West Side. A significant influence on Simmons was the Beatles. "There is no way I'd be doing what I do now if it wasn't for the Beatles. I was watching "The Ed Sullivan Show" and I saw them. Those skinny little boys, kind of androgynous, with long hair like girls. It blew me away that these four boys [from] the middle of nowhere could make that music." Simmons became involved with his first band, Lynx, then renamed the Missing Links, when he was a teenager. Eventually, he disbanded the band to form the Long Island Sounds, the name being

neg: Rudi Protrudi 12, after seeing The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, Rock & Roll became his obsession. Through The Beatles, he became familiar with Chuck Berry, who quickly became his idol. Like Berry, Rudi chose guitar as his instrument, and by the age of 14 had formed his first band, King Arthur's Quart. He continued to play in local bands until 1976 when an audition for the Dead Boys provided him the opportunity to play bass for them at CBGBs. Soon afterward, he founded Tina Peel with then girlfriend/live-in partner, Deb O'Nair and they moved to New York in 1977, where

neg: Ed Sullivan Theater Ed Sullivan Theater The Ed Sullivan Theater is a theater located at 1697–1699 Broadway, between West 53rd and West 54th, in the Theater District in Manhattan, New York City. The theater has been used as a venue for live and taped CBS broadcasts since 1936. It is historically known as the home of "The Ed Sullivan Show" and the site of The Beatles' debut performance in the United States. It also housed David Letterman's tenure of CBS' "Late Show" from 1993 to 2015. The theatre currently houses "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", the second incarnation of the "Late Show"

neg: British Invasion 100. On February 7, 1964, the "CBS Evening News" ran a story about the Beatles' United States arrival that afternoon in which the correspondent said, "The British Invasion this time goes by the code name Beatlemania." Two days later, on Sunday, February 9, they appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Nielsen Ratings estimated that 45 percent of US television viewers that night saw their appearance. According to Michael Ross, "It is somewhat ironic that the biggest moment in the history of popular music was first experienced in the US as a television event." "The Ed Sullivan Show" had for some

neg: Helen Kane of songwriters Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, "Three Little Words." She did not appear in the film's credits. She appeared on several TV shows in the 1950s and 1960s, principally "Toast of the Town," later known as "The Ed Sullivan Show." Kane's final public appearance was on the Sullivan Show on St. Patrick's Day 1965. In addition, she was given overdue tribute in 1958, on "This is Your Life" with Ralph Edwards. It brought a tearful reunion with Helen's old friend, actress Fifi D'Orsay, and a lifelong fan who once sent her money when she was down on her luck.

neg: Kenneth Ehrlich his attack on his then-girlfriend Rihanna the night before the Grammy Show in 2009.) In 2014, on two successive nights, Ehrlich executive produced the 56th Grammy Awards, his 34th Grammy show, and then The Beatles; The Night that Changed America, an all star celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Beatles appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Ehrlich did it again in 2015 Executive Producing the 57th Grammy Awards followed up by Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life A Grammy Salute special two days later. Ehrlich also directed Mariah Carey's residency show, #1 to Infinity, at The Colosseum

neg: Rock music Your Hand" was the Beatles' first number 1 hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100, spending 7 weeks at the top and a total of 15 weeks on the chart. Their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on 9 February 1964, drawing an estimated 73 million viewers (at the time a record for an American television program) is often considered a milestone in American pop culture. During the week of 4 April 1964, the Beatles held twelve positions on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart, including the entire top five. The Beatles went on to become the biggest selling rock

neg: The Beatles at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The following day, "" television special was taped in the Los Angeles Convention Center's West Hall. It aired on 9 February, the exact date of – and at the same time, and on the same network as – the original broadcast of the Beatles' first US television appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", 50 years earlier. The special included performances of Beatles songs by current artists as well as by McCartney and Starr, archival footage, and interviews with the two surviving ex-Beatles carried out by David

neg: Bruce Springsteen the age of seven, he saw Elvis Presley on The Ed Sullivan Show. Soon after this his mother rented him a guitar from Mike Diehl's Music in Freehold for $6 a week but it failed to provide him with the 'instant gratification' he desired. In 1964, Springsteen saw the Beatles appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and, inspired, he bought his first guitar for $18.95 at the Western Auto Appliance Store. Thereafter he started playing for audiences with a band called the Rogues at local venues such as the Elks Lodge in Freehold. In late 1964, Springsteen's mother took out

neg: Beatlemania and listened to a running commentary: "They have just left the airport and are coming to New York City ..." After reaching the Plaza Hotel, the Beatles were besieged by fans and reporters. On 9 February, the Beatles made their first live US television appearance. 73 million viewers—about two-fifths of the total American population—watched the group perform on "The Ed Sullivan Show" at 8 pm. According to the Nielsen ratings audience measurement system, the show had the largest number of viewers that had been recorded for a US television program. On 11 February, the Beatles' first US concert took place,

neg: Will Jordan the Beatles' first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on February 9, 1964. Sullivan died in 1974. In 1983, Jordan appeared as Sullivan in the elaborately produced 60s-TV-style video for "Tell Her About It", the Billy Joel hit single. Jordan impersonated Sullivan in the 2003 film "Down with Love". Jordan appeared as Sullivan in the Broadway revival of the musical "Bye Bye Birdie", which ran from October 15, 2009, through January 24, 2010. Jordan appeared in the original Broadway production in 1960-1961. He also participated in a recording project, called ""The Sicknicks"", with Sandy Baron. The pair produced a comedy

neg: The Beatles' 1965 US tour House". Soon after their return to London, Lennon talked extensively about the meeting with Presley in an interview he gave to the "NME". A documentary titled "The Beatles at Shea Stadium" was produced by Ed Sullivan (under his Sullivan Productions, Inc. banner), NEMS Enterprises Ltd (which owns the 1965 copyright), and the Beatles company Subafilms Ltd. The project used twelve cameras to capture the mayhem and mass hysteria. After the Beatles had carried out overdubs in a London studio, to cover audio problems throughout the concert recording, the documentary aired on British television in March 1966. It was broadcast in

neg: Let It Be (musical) the St. James Theatre until 1 September 2013. The production opened on UK tour in Manchester in February 2014 the show returned to the West End opening at the Garrick Theatre on 9 July 2014. The production is produced by Jamie Hendry Productions & Annerin Productions. The show begins with the four actors portraying an early version of The Beatles' appearance at the Cavern Club in 1962. When this scene closes [The Beatles] journey to America beginning their tour at "The Ed Sullivan Show". Moving forward, The Beatles' directions are changing musically while their band grows in popularity performing their

neg: Cultural impact of the Beatles Kennedy. Bill Dean writes: "It's impossible to say just how many of America's young people began playing guitars and forming bands in the wake of The Beatles' appearance on the Sullivan show. But the anecdotal evidence suggests thousands – if not hundreds of thousands or even more – young musicians across the country formed bands and proceeded to play." Tom Petty, who played in two garage bands in Gainesville, Florida during the 1960s, is quoted mentioning the Beatles' appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and how it influenced him to be in a band. According to him: "Within weeks of

neg: Terri Hemmert Terri Hemmert Terri Hemmert (born April 28, 1948) is an American radio personality, musicologist, and instructor at Columbia College Chicago. She is a long-term presence at WXRT-FM in Chicago, Illinois where she became the first female drive time host for a rock music station in the Chicago radio market. She is known as an expert on The Beatles and hosts the weekly "Breakfast with the Beatles" program and has been featured speaker at many Beatles conventions worldwide. Hemmert grew up in Piqua, Ohio. As a youth she saw The Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and was inspired to set

neg: Billy Joel Records, and you don't need a high school diploma over there'." Joel did eventually sign with Columbia. In 1992, he submitted essays to the school board and was awarded his diploma at Hicksville High's annual graduation ceremony, 25 years after leaving. Influenced by early-rock-and-roll and rhythm-and-blues artists, including groups such as The Beatles, The Drifters and The Four Seasons, Joel favored tightly structured pop melodies and down-to-earth songwriting. After seeing The Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show", Joel decided to pursue a career in music. In an interview he said of the group's effect on him, "That one performance changed

neg: Julius La Rosa did not hurt La Rosa's career in the short run. Ed Sullivan immediately signed La Rosa for appearances on his CBS "Toast of the Town" TV variety show, which sparked a feud between Sullivan and Godfrey. La Rosa's first appearance on "Toast of the Town" following the firing (November 1, 1953) got a 47.9 Trendex rating; La Rosa would appear 12 more times on Sullivan's show that year. Shortly after he left Godfrey, La Rosa's third recording, "Eh, Cumpari", hit #1 on the "Cash Box" chart and #2 on the "Billboard" chart, with La Rosa getting an award as the

neg: Jackie Mason "The Dean Martin Show", and "The Gary Moore Show". The William Morris Agency advised him in 1962 to take elocution lessons so that he could shed his heavy Jewish accent, but he refused. Mason made several appearances as a guest on "The Ed Sullivan Show" during the 1960s. He claimed to have been on the first episode to feature the American television debut of the Beatles, although research does not bear this fact out. Mason revealed during his appearance on the BBC show "Desert Island Discs" that at the time he did not think much of the group, referring to

neg: The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles is a television program and tribute to English rock group The Beatles. It aired on CBS on February 9, 2014 and was reshown on February 12, 2014. The tribute, presented by the Recording Academy, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and the CBS television network, commemorated the legacy of the band and marked the 50th anniversary of their first performance on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Kenneth Ehrlich served as executive producer, with Rac Clark as co-executive producer. The production was written

neg: Rickenbacker Rickenbacker 325 Capri, which he used throughout the early days of The Beatles. He eventually had the guitar's natural alder body refinished in black, and made other modifications, including adding a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece and regularly changing the control knobs. Lennon played this guitar for the Beatles' famous 1964 debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show" (as well as for their third Sullivan appearance, pre-taped the same day but broadcast two weeks later). During Lennon's post-Beatles years in New York, he had this guitar restored to its original natural wood finish and the cracked gold pickguard replaced with a white one.

neg: Ed Sullivan Theater every even-numbered season from "" to "". In the 21st century, the theater has hosted roof-top or marquee-top concerts by a few musicians: On February 9, 2014, the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first "Ed Sullivan" performance, CBS News hosted a roundtable discussion at the theater. Anthony Mason moderated the panel, which consisted of Pattie Boyd, Neil Innes, Mick Jones, Tad Kubler, John Oates, Andrew Oldham, Nile Rodgers and Julie Taymor. A replica of the marquee to the theater as it looked the night of the original performance also covered up the Late Show with David Letterman marquee over the

neg: The Ed Sullivan Show studio, Studio 72, in a former RKO movie theater at 2248 Broadway (81st Street). One "Ed Sullivan Show" was broadcast on August 22, 1954, from the new studio, but it was mostly used for one-time-only specials such as Rodgers and Hammerstein's March 31, 1957 "Cinderella". (The facility was later acquired by TeleTape Productions and notably became the first studio where the PBS children's program "Sesame Street" was produced.) CBS Studio 72 was demolished in 1986 and replaced by an apartment house. CBS Studio 50 was finally "colorized" in 1965. The 1965–66 season premiere starred the Beatles in an episode airing

neg: All for the Beatles later friendship and collaboration of Nilsson with The Beatles, was not a commercial success, but the single became a sought-after collectible. A cover version was later released as "All for the Beatles (Stand Up and Holler)" by The Originals. The young Harry Nilsson recorded several songs by songwriter John Marascalco at a demo session for Scott Turner in 1962. He recorded and co-authored several songs with him; these were released as singles under Nilsson's pseudonym Bo Pete. The Beatles came first to the USA in February 1964 to promote their upcoming tour by appearing on the "Ed Sullivan Show", as

neg: Yesterday (Beatles song) the violin over the final verse and the minimal use of vibrato are elements of the string arrangement attributable to McCartney rather than George Martin. When the song was performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show", it was done in the above-mentioned key of F, with McCartney as the only Beatle to perform, and the studio orchestra providing the string accompaniment. However, all of the Beatles played in a G-major version when the song was included in tours in 1965 and 1966. When McCartney appeared on "The Howard Stern Show", he stated that he owns the original lyrics to "Yesterday" written

neg: Yatta (song) Kimmel Live!". Host Jimmy Kimmel compared himself to Ed Sullivan introducing the Beatles in their first American performance. Yatta (song) "Yatta!"（やった "Hooray"） is a 2001 parody song by the fictional Japanese boy band . The song title, "yatta", is the past tense of the Japanese verb "yaru" ("to do"), an exclamation meaning "It's done!", "I did it!", "Ready!" or "All right!" The song was first performed as a sketch on the Japanese sketch comedy show , known as "Silly Go Lucky" in the United States, where Happa-tai is portrayed by some of Japan's most well-known comedians. The song was written

neg: Ed Sullivan the song as written. After the broadcast, producer Bob Precht told the group, "Mr. Sullivan wanted you for six more shows, but you'll never work "the Ed Sullivan Show" again." Jim Morrison replied, "Hey, man, we just "did" the "Ed Sullivan Show"." Sullivan, true to his word, never invited the band back but to his dismay, this was the launching pad for the psychedelic group. The Rolling Stones famously capitulated during their fifth appearance on the show, in 1967, when Mick Jagger was told to change the titular lyric of "Let's Spend the Night Together" to "Let's spend some time

neg: Garage rock first visit to the United States, the Beatles made a historic appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show watched by a record-breaking viewing audience of a nation mourning the recent death of President John F. Kennedy. For many, particularly the young, the Beatles' visit re-ignited the sense of excitement and possibility that had momentarily faded in the wake of the assassination. Much of this new excitement was expressed in rock music, sometimes much to the chagrin of parents and elders. In the wake of the Beatles' first visit, a subsequent string of successful British beat groups and acts achieved success in

neg: Norman Weiss Norman Weiss Norman Weiss was an executive at General Artists Corp., a talent agency, which booked musical groups in the 1960s. Weiss was responsible for arranging The Beatles first American tour, with Brian Epstein, The Beatles manager, and which included The Beatles famous appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. Other pop music personalities of the 1960s represented by Weiss included The Turtles (in which Weiss's agency is noted as "a despicable record company that sued them for millions of dollars') and Tom Jones, where his influence on Jones's success in America is generally ignored entirely. Nevertheless, Weiss was a force

neg: The Beatles at Shea Stadium presented by promoter Sid Bernstein. Television host Ed Sullivan introduced the band when they took the stage: "Now, ladies and gentlemen, honored by their country, decorated by their Queen, and loved here in America, here are The Beatles!" The film is not a completely accurate representation of the actual concert performance. The songs "She's a Woman" and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" are omitted from the film due to time and likely camera reel change issues (audio of the latter song was released on "The Beatles Anthology" Volume 2 CD). The audio for the songs that remained went through

neg: Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles the same concept as "Rain", with similar artwork, costumes, and virtually the same song repertoire, and that "Rain" was entitled to 50% of "Let It Be"'s profits." Parry and Annerin instead proposed giving Rain Corporation 7.5% of their profits. The case was settled out of court. The show begins with the four actors portraying an early version of The Beatles' appearance at the Cavern Club in 1962. When this scene closes, The Beatles journey to America, beginning their tour at "The Ed Sullivan Show". Moving forward, The Beatles' directions are changing musically while their band grows in popularity performing their

neg: Ed Sullivan of her scandalous love affair with director Roberto Rossellini while they were both married—was planning a return to Hollywood as the star of "Anastasia". Sullivan, confident that the American public would welcome her back, invited her to appear on his show and flew to Europe to film an interview with Bergman, Yul Brynner, and Helen Hayes on the "Anastasia" set. When he arrived back in New York, Standards and Practices informed Sullivan that under no circumstances would Bergman be permitted to appear on the show, either live or on film. Sullivan's prediction later proved correct, as Bergman won her second

neg: Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues failure to vote for Hillary Clinton." "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues" was at the center of a controversy that brought national attention to Dylan and played a significant part in shaping his second album, "Freewheelin' Bob Dylan". On May 12, 1963, with the album about to be released, Dylan was scheduled to appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS. The Sunday evening variety show, among the most popular shows on American television, had earlier introduced Elvis Presley to national audiences and in 1964 would do the same for The Beatles. Dylan had auditioned for the show in early 1962,

neg: The Ed Sullivan Show many times. In contrast, the Rolling Stones were instructed to change the title of their "Let's Spend the Night Together" single for the band's January 15, 1967, appearance. The band complied, with Mick Jagger and Bill Wyman ostentatiously rolling their eyes heavenward whenever they reached the song's one-night-only, clean refrain, "Let's spend some time together". Mick Jagger did not wear a jacket on their first appearance on the show (October 25, 1964) and this annoyed Sullivan. They were asked to appear again, but they were asked to wear jackets for their 1965 appearance. The Stones would ultimately play on the

neg: Please Please Me (song) to the song title, rendering it as "Please, Please Me". Additionally, some copies of the record were issued with a picture sleeve. Early promotional copies had a special sleeve proclaiming "Please Please Me" as "The Record That Started Beatlemania". The text on the sleeve noted that the Beatles had just appeared on Paar's program and were scheduled to appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in February. This sleeve is considered to be extremely rare. At least 1.1 million copies of the reissue were sold. If Vee-Jay had been a member of the RIAA, the single would have been certified gold.

neg: Paul McCartney with a 9 February 2014 CBS airing. The show featured Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and celebrated the legacy of the seven-time Grammy-winning group the Beatles and their groundbreaking 1964 first performance on "The Ed Sullivan Show". The show, titled "", featured 22 classic Beatles songs as performed by various artists, which included original Beatles McCartney and Starr. On 19 May 2014, the news reported that McCartney had been bedridden on doctor's orders due to an unspecified virus, which forced him to cancel a sold-out concert tour of Japan that was scheduled to begin later in the week. The tour

neg: Jim Morrison compliance to the producer in the dressing room, the band agreed and proceeded to sing the song with the original lyrics. Sullivan was not happy and he refused to shake hands with Morrison or any other band member after their performance. Sullivan had a show producer tell the band that they would never appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show" again. Morrison reportedly said to the producer, in a defiant tone, "Hey man. We just "did" the Sullivan Show!" By the release of their second album, "Strange Days", the Doors had become one of the most popular rock bands in the

neg: Norman Weiss in popular music in the 1960s while at General Artists Corp, although his influence is not generally well understood by the public, it is still remembered by industry insiders, even today . Norman Weiss Norman Weiss was an executive at General Artists Corp., a talent agency, which booked musical groups in the 1960s. Weiss was responsible for arranging The Beatles first American tour, with Brian Epstein, The Beatles manager, and which included The Beatles famous appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. Other pop music personalities of the 1960s represented by Weiss included The Turtles (in which Weiss's agency is noted

neg: The Beatles Letterman at the Ed Sullivan Theater. In December 2015, the Beatles released their catalogue for streaming on various streaming music services. On 18 May 2017, Sirius XM Radio launched a 24/7 radio channel, The Beatles Channel. A week later, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was reissued with new stereo mixes and unreleased material for the album's 50th anniversary. A similar box set for "The Beatles" was released in November 2018. In "Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever", Scott Schinder and Andy Schwartz describe the Beatles' musical evolution: In "The Beatles as Musicians", Walter

neg: Mitzi McCall appearances on "The Twilight Zone", "Maude", "Dharma & Greg", "Chuck", as well as voice over work for many cartoons. In 1971, she was the voice of Penny on "The Flintstones" spin-off "The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show". She was a panelist on the game show "Match Game" during its 1970s revival, and appeared with Charlie Brill on "Tattletales". McCall and Charlie Brill appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on February 9, 1964, the episode that featured the U.S. television debut of The Beatles. Their act can be seen on the DVD of the Beatles' appearances on the Sullivan show. They were

neg: The Trouble with Tribbles of Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk in the ABC science fiction television series "The Time Tunnel". Michael Pataki, who portrayed the Klingon Korax, went on to play Karnas in "" episode "Too Short a Season". Charlie Brill portrayed the Klingon agent Arne Darvin. Brill has previously been a sketch comedy artist with his wife Mitzi McCall, and had appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" when The Beatles made their first appearance. "The Trouble with Tribbles" was first broadcast in the United States on December 29, 1967 on NBC. The initial fan reaction was undecided, but the episode connected better with the

neg: Steven Van Zandt his love for music at an early age, when he learned how to play the guitar. He watched the performances of the Beatles on the "Ed Sullivan Show" and Rolling Stones on "Hollywood Palace" in 1964 and referred to the former as "The Big Bang of Rock n' Roll". He said that when he was 13, George Harrison was his favorite Beatle, but he is now friends with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Around August 1964, he formed his first band, the Whirlwinds, which was short lived. He later formed the Mates in 1965 and joined the Shadows in May

neg: Death (protopunk band) the first punk bands in the world. The band broke up by 1977 but reformed in 2009 when the Drag City label released their 70s demos for the first time. In 1964, the three young Hackney brothers (David, Bobby and Dannis) were sat down by their father to witness The Beatles' first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show". The following day, David found a discarded guitar in an alley and set about learning to play. Brothers Bobby and Dannis soon followed suit and they began playing music together. The brothers practiced and recorded early demos in a room in the

neg: WCNY-TV entire TV and radio operations would be based there until 2013, when it moved to its current location.) WCNY initially broadcast in monochrome, using cameras used to tape The Beatles' first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", but switched to color in 1971. WCNY was initially a member station of National Educational Television (NET). When NET was replaced by the Public Broadcasting Service in 1970, WCNY became a member station of PBS. Over the years, WCNY has been responsible for producing programs and specials of local interest, some of which were distributed nationally by PBS and/or other outlets. Among the

neg: The Ed Sullivan Show 31, 1969. Bob Dylan was slated to make his first nationwide television appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on May 12, 1963, and intended to perform "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues", a song he wrote lampooning the John Birch Society and the red-hunting paranoia associated with it. Although Sullivan reportedly liked the song, during the afternoon rehearsal that day CBS officials told Dylan they had deemed the song unacceptable for broadcast and wanted him to substitute another. "No; this is what I want to do," Dylan responded. "If I can't play my song, I'd rather not appear on the show."

neg: The Ed Sullivan Show through June 6, 1971. Along with the new talent Sullivan booked each week, he also had recurring characters appear many times a season, such as his "Little Italian Mouse" puppet sidekick Topo Gigio, who debuted December 9, 1962, and ventriloquist Señor Wences debuted December 31, 1950. While most of the episodes aired live from New York City, the show also aired live on occasion from other nations, such as the United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan. For many years, "Ed Sullivan" was a national event each Sunday evening, and was the first exposure for foreign performers to the American public. On

neg: Wayne and Shuster bat .208."") In later years, they considered this their favourite script. Lorraine Thomson, who often appeared on their live broadcasts in the 1950s, called their writing "a kind of cross between a more erudite British sense of humour and the more American vaudevillian sense of humour. They treated their audiences with respect." In 1958, they signed a one-year contract with Ed Sullivan to appear regularly on "The Ed Sullivan Show" for $7500 a show; that included a handshake agreement that Sullivan would not cut or edit their sketches, which tended to run 12 minutes or longer; their first sketch was

neg: Let It Be (song) Songs: An Informed Fan's Guide" by Stephen J. Spignesi and Michael Lewis. The song is ranked third on the 100 Best Beatles Songs list, behind "A Day in the Life" and "Strawberry Fields Forever". Film of the Beatles performance was shown on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on 15 February 1970. Although the song is performed regularly during McCartney's performances, there are a few notable performances. The Beatles Additional musicians Per John Winn's "That Magic Feeling", Mark Lewisohn's "The Complete Beatles Chronicle", and Steve Sullivan's "Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volume 1". The Beatles: On the US charts, the song

neg: John Lennon appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" marked their breakthrough to international stardom. A two-year period of constant touring, filmmaking, and songwriting followed, during which Lennon wrote two books, "In His Own Write" and "A Spaniard in the Works". The Beatles received recognition from the British Establishment when they were appointed Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1965 Queen's Birthday Honours. Lennon grew concerned that fans who attended Beatles concerts were unable to hear the music above the screaming of fans, and that the band's musicianship was beginning to suffer as a result. Lennon's "Help!" expressed

neg: Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston The Beatles could beat the two of 'em! No kidding!" The Beatles had been on "The Ed Sullivan Show" twice in February. During their second appearance, which aired February 16 from Miami, Sullivan actually had Liston and Joe Louis—who were in the audience—stand up for applause; the group also visited Clay's training center later in the week. Many theorized that a substance used on Liston's cuts by Joe Pollino, his cutman, may have inadvertently caused the irritation that blinded Clay in round five. "Joe Pollino had used Monsel's Solution on that cut," Angelo Dundee said. "Now what had happened was

neg: The Beatles Anthology Beatles Anthology" in an "Al TV" special. He said he had a copy of a fictional "Anthology 17", which he claimed would not be available to the public for a while. He played for the audience a track of Paul McCartney brushing his teeth and Ringo Starr shaving before "The Ed Sullivan Show". "The Beatles Anthology" was also parodied on the short-lived "Dana Carvey Show", which was being aired on ABC around the same time that "Anthology" was being televised on the network. The Beatles Anthology The Beatles Anthology is a television documentary, a three-volume set of double albums, and

neg: The Jackson 5 First National Tour run away." The tour was announced in April 1970 by Berry Gordy Jr. and Joe Jackson. During the group's May 10, 1970 appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", Ed Sullivan announced the group would begin a summer tour of one-nighters at New York City's Madison Square Garden on July 7. However, outside of the two June concerts in California, they would not appear there or at any venue until October. Notes The Jackson 5 First National Tour The Jackson 5 First National Tour was the Jackson 5's first tour of the United States. After having made 1969 appearances with Diana

neg: Hello, Goodbye about songwriting, McCartney sat down at a harmonium and asked Taylor to say the opposite of whatever he said. The completed song includes a musical coda, which was improvised by the Beatles when they were recording the track in October 1967. Unimpressed with the composition, Lennon pushed for "I Am the Walrus" to be the single's A-side, but McCartney and the band's producer, George Martin, opted for the more commercial-sounding "Hello, Goodbye". The Beatles produced three promotional films for the song, one of which was shown on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in America. Due to the regulations against lip-syncing on

neg: Allen & Rossi Allen & Rossi Allen & Rossi was a comedy team composed of Marty Allen and Steve Rossi, active from 1957 until 1968. They appeared on over 700 television shows including 44 appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show", including two of the four Ed Sullivan episodes on which the Beatles appeared. They recorded 16 comedy albums, the title of one using their signature comedy catch phrase of "Hello Dere!" The team also appeared in a spy spoof film "The Last of the Secret Agents" (1966) and their own TV special. Allen said, of their catch phrase, "We were into the act

neg: Allen & Rossi Las Vegas, which is now the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino. They appeared as a team from 1990 to 1994 and toured together late in 1994 before splitting once again. Rossi died of cancer in 2014; Allen died from complications of pneumonia in 2018. Allen & Rossi Allen & Rossi was a comedy team composed of Marty Allen and Steve Rossi, active from 1957 until 1968. They appeared on over 700 television shows including 44 appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show", including two of the four Ed Sullivan episodes on which the Beatles appeared. They recorded 16 comedy albums, the title

neg: American Bandstand day before the Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan show. The program was permanently in color from September 9, 1967. The typical production schedule consisted of videotaping three shows on a Saturday and three shows on a Sunday, every six weeks. The shows were usually produced in either Stage 54 or Stage 55 at ABC Television Center. In 1964, "Bandstand" began using a new logo based on the ABC circle logo, reading "ab" in the same typeface and "'64", referencing the year the show aired. This continued throughout the decade, using "'65", "'66", "'67", "'68" and "'69" when each

neg: Joey Reynolds media at several radio industry conferences. During his time in Buffalo, he and fellow DJ Danny Neaverth recorded a novelty single entitled "Rats in My Room" (an expanded and rearranged cover of a Leona Anderson song of the same name). Reynolds and Neaverth, on behalf of WKBW, were offered the chance to bring The Beatles to Buffalo Memorial Auditorium on February 10, 1964, the day after the band had appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show". It would have been the Beatles' first concert in North America. Unwilling to risk the $3500 appearance fee for a Monday night concert, in the

neg: Lauren Passarelli major in 1982, and she became Berklee's first female guitar instructor in 1984. She was promoted to professor in 2009. She attended Berklee concurrently with Melissa Etheridge, and appears in her VH1, Behind The Music. Students at that time also included, Makoto Ozone, Phil Person, Bob Zung, and Aimee Mann. Passarelli taught, David Rawlings. Passarelli was a featured Beatles' expert on, CBS Sunday Morning, celebrating The Beatles, fifty years since Ed Sullivan. January 18, 2017: Music and electronics technology company Soundwave Research awarded its “Good Song” prize to Passarelli for her song “Harry”, originally released on the album Honeywine on

neg: 1963–64 United States network television schedule to air on that weekend on all three networks (and on the day of the assassination) on prime time had to be pushed back to the following weekend due to all three networks doing news coverage that would last until November 26. This became a landmark TV season when the Beatles made their American debut on the Ed Sullivan show on February 9, 1964. An estimated 73 million people tuned in to watch the Fab Four perform on the show, which made it one of the highest rated TV episodes in the history of prime time television. Notes: "Mister Ed"

neg: Ed Sullivan who McCartney was. McCartney tried to remind Sullivan that he was one of the Beatles, but Sullivan obviously could not remember, and nodding and smiling, simply shook McCartney's hand and left. In an interview with Howard Stern around 2012, Joan Rivers said that Sullivan had been suffering from dementia toward the end of his life. Sullivan, like many American entertainers, was pulled into the Cold War anticommunism of the late 1940s and 1950s. Tap dancer Paul Draper's scheduled January 1950 appearance on "Toast of the Town" met with opposition from Hester McCullough, an activist in the hunt for "subversives". Branding

neg: Ed Sullivan "The Philadelphia Bulletin", "The Morning World", "The Morning Telegraph", "The New York Bulletin" and "The Leader". Finally, in 1927, Sullivan joined "The Evening Graphic" as first sports writer and then sports editor. In 1929, when Walter Winchell moved to "The Daily Mirror", Sullivan was made Broadway columnist. His theatre column was later carried in the "New York Daily News". His column, "Little Old New York", concentrated on Broadway shows and gossip, as Winchell's had; and, like Winchell, he did show-business news broadcasts on radio. Again echoing Winchell, Sullivan took on yet another medium in 1933 by writing and starring in

neg: The Ed Sullivan Show popular 1950s and 1960s musicians such as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Supremes, The Dave Clark Five, The Animals, The Beach Boys, The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Janis Joplin, The Rolling Stones, The Mamas & the Papas, The Lovin' Spoonful, Herman's Hermits, The Doors and The Band. The Canadian comedy duo Wayne and Shuster appeared on the program 67 times, a record for any performer. The American public's first exposure to Itzhak Perlman was on the show in 1958, when he was 13. This performance was a breakthrough not only for classical music, but also for Perlman, who rode the

neg: I Wanna Hold Your Hand (film) I Wanna Hold Your Hand (film) I Wanna Hold Your Hand is a 1978 American comedy film directed and co-written by Robert Zemeckis, which takes its name from the 1963 song "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles. It was produced and co-written by Bob Gale. The film is about "Beatlemania" and is a fictionalized account of the day of the Beatles' first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" (February 9, 1964). It was released in 1978 by Universal Pictures. The film is the feature film directorial debut of Robert Zemeckis and also the first film that Steven

neg: The Ed Sullivan Show a Pennsylvania law about the treatment of the mentally ill and the granting of funds for the construction of new psychiatric hospitals. Occasionally Sullivan would feature a Hollywood actor introducing a clip from a film in which he or she currently starred. Burt Lancaster made an appearance in 1962, speaking about Robert Stroud, the character he portrayed in "Birdman of Alcatraz", and introducing a clip from the film. And although Olivier personally did not appear on the show, in 1966 Sullivan showed a clip from the Laurence Olivier "Othello", the film version of which was then currently showing in New

neg: The Ed Sullivan Show on September 12, which was the last episode to air in black and white. This occurred because the episode was taped at the Beatles' convenience on August 14, the eve of their Shea Stadium performance and a two-week tour of North America, slightly before the program was ready for color transmission. In the late 1960s, Sullivan remarked that his program was waning as the decade went on. He realized that to keep viewers, the best and brightest in entertainment had to be seen, or else the viewers were going to keep on changing the channel. Along with declining viewership, "Ed