Ed Sullivan (center) with the Beatles (from left: Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney) in 1964. Ed Sullivan has gone down in history as one of the most influential figures in ...

If you’re a fan of The Beatles, the Muppets, Elvis Presley, or even classical violinist Itzhak Perlman, then you have celebrity Ed Sullivan to thank. The Ed Sullivan Show was instrumental in ...

Even the Beatles didn’t quite comprehend what awaited them in New York on Feb. 7, 1964. Six days after “I Want to Hold Your Hand” broke through as their first No. 1 hit in the U.S., Paul McCartney, ...

For 23 years, more than 10,000 performers graced the stage of The Ed Sullivan Show, including some of the world's most notable musicians and stars. With acts from The Beatles to Elvis Presley, the ...

Most of us know Ed Sullivan as, well, Ed Sullivan—the legendary host of “The Ed Sullivan Show,” which ran from 1948 to 1971, and was responsible for playing a role in introducing some of the most ...

On this day in 1969, a quintet of brothers from Gary, Indiana, donned the stage of the Ed Sullivan Show, dressed in charisma, promise, and eye-grabbing outfits. The Dec. 14 episode of the show was The ...

American R&B group The Supremes (L-R: Cindy Birdsong, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross) pose with host Ed Sullivan on stage on 'The Ed Sullivan Show,' New York, N.Y., Dec. 20, 1969. American R&B group The ...

The Beatles played a killer set of songs during their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Some of those songs are still famous and some are not. George Harrison discussed the band’s mindset ...

With “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” set to end in May 2026, the future of the historic Ed Sullivan Theater — where Colbert’s show is taped — remains up in the air. Paramount’s new leadership has ...

Ed Sullivan has gone down in history as one of the most influential figures in rock & roll — without playing an instrument or singing a single note. "When I first went on TV with our Toast of the Town ...