Category: The Ed Sullivan Show
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It Was Fifty Years Ago Today: The Last Ed Sullivan Show
Last Sunday night would have marked the anniversary of the last appearance that The Beatles made on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” While I can remember almost every detail of their first visit, I can’t remember very much about the last one.
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Paul Is Dead…Again??!!
There is an article on the internet that references Beatle drummer and soon to be Rock and Roll Hall of Fame solo artist Ringo Starr as having stated that the band actually did replace Paul McCartney with Billy Shears—a McCartney look-alike, after Paul died in a car crash. Since I have had some of my…
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The Beatles First Ed Sullivan Appearance: A Personal Rememberance!
It’s finally here! Sixty years ago, the United States (and since the U.S. considers itself the center of the universe), and the world was visually introduced to The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. Seventy-three million people were exposed to what England had seen for the previous two years, and fell in love. It wasn’t…