Ed Sullivan was born 125 years ago Monday, on September 28, 1901, in Harlem, and he is having the best year any 125-year-old has ever had. In April, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced that Sullivan will receive its Ahmet Ertegun Award as a member of the Class of 2026, alongside inductees including […]
Sam Cooke had barely begun singing “You Send Me” on his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show when the live broadcast abruptly cut him off. It was November 3, 1957, and Cooke had been booked near the end of the program. By the time Ed Sullivan introduced him, the show was already running long. […]
Elvis Presley made his way onto The Ed Sullivan Show against the odds. The singer was quickly becoming one of the biggest names in music when he began appearing on different TV shows to perform. While Presley made appearances on The Milton Berle Show and The Steve Allen Show, among many others, Sullivan had hesitations about platforming the provocative singer, whose […]
