We all know now of the tragic and vile arc of Michael Jackson’s life as an adult, the bizarre behavior, the accusations of pedophilia and the slow disintegration of a man who once thrilled millions. As a boy though, Jackson and his brothers were the Jackson Five and even when he was just 11, as […]
A unique version of The Beatles’ “Octopus’s Garden” by the Muppets has been shared from the archives of The Ed Sullivan Show. The song, written by Ringo Starr under his real name of Richard Starkey, is of course fondly-remembered from the group’s 1969 album Abbey Road. It was Ringo’s final lead vocal with The Beatles. The version by Jim Henson’s Muppets, […]
Ahead of The 36th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, The Ed Sullivan Show’s YouTube channel is spotlighting
The Ed Sullivan Show continued its rollout of archival content on YouTube on Sunday with a vintage clip of Sly and The Family Stone performing on the foundational TV program in 1968. The performance saw the group string together a medley of hits from its late-1960s heyday, including “I Want To Take You Higher”. Though the video is labeled as […]
Oh, to be in the studio audience of CBS’ Television City in Hollywood on September 9th, 1956, to see Elvis Presley’s gyrating pelvis rocket him to superstardom on The Ed Sullivan Show. His appearance made television history, but 60 million home viewers were left to fill in some major blanks, as the rising heartthrob was filmed […]
Before Wayne’s World, there was Wayne and Shuster. And long before other celebs like Drake, Ryan Reynolds and Celine Dion had people taking notice of Canadian talent, a crop of early actors and musicians showed the rest of the world that there was more to this country than hockey and maple syrup. Just ask superstar […]
Throughout its historic 23-year primetime run (1948-1971), The Ed Sullivan Show brought the hottest performances from around the world and introduced emerging talent to America’s living room every Sunday night. For every Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Supremes appearance, there were scores of up-and-coming pop stars from the Sixties. The Ed Sullivan Show library of 1,000 hours includes over […]
Joe South performs his signature “Games People Play” in a unique and starry vocal trio on a newly-shared clip from the archives of The Ed Sullivan Show. Taken from the November 15, 1970 edition, it shows South teaming up on the song with the two other guests on the bill, fellow Georgia natives Tommy Roe and […]
The newly-added video shows the jazz maestro and his band giving a brief performance of ‘(Back Home Again In) Indiana.’
The charismatic Gentry, a familiar face on TV variety shows of the time, remakes the Motown quintet’s debut smash of a year earlier.