Back in 2014 when fans celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ first televised performance in America, I asked my father for his reflections. What it was like to watch the four members perform live, on TV, in 1964? He was only eight years old at the time, but distinctly remembers the event. “What we […]
Since the dawn of television, music has seamlessly used the medium to connect with new audiences. Whether it was on talk shows or variety formats such as The Milton Berle Show, The Dean Martin Show, or The Johnny Cash Show (and, thankfully, the music was usually far more exciting than the programme titles), or in serialised productions like The Adventures […]
It’s hard to believe that Creedence Clearwater Revival was only together for a few short years. They released some of the most enduring music of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. Songs like “Down on the Corner,” “Proud Mary,” “Born on the Bayou,” and “Fortunate Son” assured that they would be forever enshrined in the classic rock […]
The Roku Channel has become one of the most well-known free streaming services, and today, it has quietly added 11 new channels. This includes multiple 24/7 channels, including The Ed Sullivan Show and more The Roku Channel now has over 450 live TV channels and 80,000 free movies and TV shows. It does not stop there, […]
Beatles ’64 repeats the bold declaration that when the Beatles first appeared on American TV, crime across the US stopped for an hour, but the truth is not quite as magical. The Beatles undoubtedly sparked a new wave in music when they began to climb in popularity during the 1960s. The band may have been four young boys […]
On Friday, October 23, 1964, The Rolling Stones were at London’s Heathrow Airport where they boarded a BOAC, Boeing 707, to fly to New York’s JFK Airport to begin what was to be their second US tour, including a coveted performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. When they arrived in America there were around 500 fans at the […]
The Beatles‘ 1964 trip to America will be chronicled in a new documentary from producer Martin Scorsese and director David Tedeschi. Titled “Beatles ’64,” the film will be released on Disney+ on Nov. 29 and features never-before-seen footage of the band and its legions of young fans during the height of Beatlemania. It also includes new interviews with the two […]
Lady Gaga won gold along the Seine river, as she transformed the Parisian waterway into a recreation of a vintage Ed Sullivan Show performance at the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony. The Oscar- and Grammy-winning pop star kicked off the Summer Olympics Friday in Paris with a wealth of dapper dancers flanking her on the banks of the river as she danced through […]
In the 1960s, practically every rock band wanted to be The Beatles, or at the very least, sought to knock them off their lofty perch. In the UK, The Rolling Stones caught up with their Liverpudlian rivals as a rival hit-making machine but always maintained a degree of respect, given that John Lennon, Paul McCartney and […]
Carol Burnett reflected on the time she guest starred on “The Ed Sullivan Show” the same day as Elvis Presley. As a guest on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” promoting the Apple TV+ series “Palm Royale,” the 90-year-old Burnett was prompted to look back at her legendary career in television. Since she guest starred on “The […]