On April 11th 1965, exactly two years after their first single topped the UK charts, Gerry & The Pacemakers made their final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show . Gerry and The Pacemakers were part of the British Invasion of the early 60’s. Like The Beatles, they were from Liverpool, were managed by Brian Epstein, and played […]
48 years ago this month, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. On April 7th 1963, the husband and wife comedy team Stiller & Meara took to the Ed Sullivan Show stage and did a hilarious bit about a current day Jonah being eaten by a whale off […]
America’s favorite past time is officially back! Last week the nation kicked off the season of barbeques and ball games with the 2011 opening day of Major League Baseball. While many parts of the country faced less than ideal opening day weather conditions, the games were played and die-hard fans filled the ballparks. This was […]
This coming Monday marks the 40th Anniversary of the last live telecast of The Ed Sullivan Show. On March 28, 1971, Ed Sullivan took to the stage in The Ed Sullivan Theater for the last time as the host of the country’s most popular variety show. The Ed Sullivan Show began in 1948, when CBS […]
March 25, 1961 marks the 50th Anniversary of Elvis Presley’s USS Arizona Memorial Benefit Concert in Hawaii. Elvis staged the concert to help raise money to build a memorial at Pearl Harbor dedicated to all of those who had lost their lives in the December 7, 1941 attack. Elvis actually had the idea to host […]
Living in New York City and hosting his show right off Broadway, Ed Sullivan was a big fan of musicals. He often used The Ed Sullivan Show to promote Broadway musicals, giving his audience a front row seat to hit shows. In addition to performers, Ed also liked to showcase the composers of his favorite Broadway […]
March 16th marks the 42nd anniversary of Janis Joplin’s one and only performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Here is a little background on Janis Joplin on The Ed Sullivan Show. Janis rose to fame with Big Brother Holding Company in 1967 following a rousing performance at The Monterey International Pop Festival. Two years later, […]
This year Elvis Presley will be declared an honorary citizen of Budapest, Hungary and have a city landmark named after him. Mayor Istvan Tarlos and the city council announced plans to bestow this honor on Elvis due to the singer’s sympathy and solidarity with the Hungarian Revolution against the communists in 1956. Elvis actually made […]
This weekend, The 83rd Academy Awards will be held in Hollywood and one of the favorites to take home multiple Oscars is the psychological thriller Black Swan directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman . Black Swan is nominated for 5 Oscars – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Cinematography and Best Film […]
With February being Black History Month, here is a look at how The Ed Sullivan Show helped break through the color barriers of network television and the entertainment industry. One of the most important contributions Ed Sullivan will be remembered for is how he bucked the system and embraced African-American performers helping promote them to […]