Ed Sullivan (center) with the Beatles (from left: Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney) in 1964. Ed Sullivan has gone down in history as one of the most influential figures in ...

Elvis Presley was just 21 when he made his debut on The Ed Sullivan Show on September 9, 1956. The appearance catapulted him to superstardom and earned him a payday that outshone most performers of ...

Throughout its 23-year run, The Ed Sullivan Show repeatedly made history with its penchant for marking the debut of a wide array of musical artists. Between 1948 and 1971, the variety series pulled in ...

The Beatles played a killer set of songs during their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Some of those songs are still famous and some are not. George Harrison discussed the band’s mindset ...

Host Liane Hansen responds to letters from listeners about a story on how pirates do business, Diane Roberts' essay on the demise of newspapers and an interview with the author of a book about The Ed ...

American R&B group The Supremes (L-R: Cindy Birdsong, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross) pose with host Ed Sullivan on stage on 'The Ed Sullivan Show,' New York, N.Y., Dec. 20, 1969. American R&B group The ...

Most of us know Ed Sullivan as, well, Ed Sullivan—the legendary host of “The Ed Sullivan Show,” which ran from 1948 to 1971, and was responsible for playing a role in introducing some of the most ...

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Ed Sullivan has gone down in history as one of the most influential figures in rock & roll — without playing an instrument or singing a single note. "When I first went on TV with our Toast of the Town ...