The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show was a television variety program that aired on CBS from 1948-1971. For 23 years it aired every Sunday night and played host to the world's greatest talents. The Ed Sullivan Show is well known for bringing rock n' roll music to the forefront of American culture through acts like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones. The entertainers each week ranged from comedians like Joan Rivers and Rodney Dangerfield, to Broadway stars Julie Andrews and Richard Burton, to pop singers such as Bobby Darin and Petula Clark. It also frequently featured stars of Motown such as The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5. The Ed Sullivan Show was one of the only places on American television where such a wide variety of popular culture was showcased and its legacy lives on to this day.
Vincent Lopez Orchestra "Medley: Nola, Mr. Sandman and Warsaw Concerto" on The Ed Sullivan Show
John Raitt "Oklahoma!" on The Ed Sullivan Show
The Calllicoats "Somebody Loves You/Everybody Loves A Lover" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Robert Goulet "Where Do I Go From Here?" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Janet Blair "Day In, Day Out" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Roberta Peters "Adele's Laughing Song" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Gene Fullmer & Sugar Ray Robinson Discuss Gene Fullmer's Title Fight Loss To Sugar Ray Robinson
The Malagon Sisters "El Cumbanchero and Babalú" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Mimi Benzell "Granada and Estrellita" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Julius La Rosa "The Way You Look Tonight" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Nanette Fabray "Papa Won't You Dance With Me" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Jeannette MacDonald "Merry Widow Waltz" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Helen Forrest, Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra "I've Heard That Song Before" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Jack Dempsey "Discusses His Career & A Book On Fight Promoter Tex Rickard" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Los Chavales de España and Trini Reyes "Granada" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Rosemary Clooney, Al Hirt and The Crosby Brothers "What's New At The Zoo" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Shani Wallis "Let Me Love You" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé "Come Back To Me" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Steve Rossi "Without A Song" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Tessie O'Shea "The Tender Trap" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Ed Sullivan "The JFK Traveling Library" on The Ed Sullivan Show
The Four Amigos "La Bamba" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Cuban Brigade Band "Banana Boat (Day-O)" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Lana Cantrell "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Kate Smith "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Joni James "Are You Sorry?" on The Ed Sullivan Show
The Swe-Danes "When Your Time Comes To Go" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Agustin Anievas "Transcendental Étude No. 10" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Cliff Richard "Medley: What D'You Know, Living Doll and More" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Jane Morgan "Fascination" on The Ed Sullivan Show