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 ...
Loretta Lynn released “Coal Miner’s Daughter” as a single in October 1970. By the end of the year, the song had climbed to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. While it only stayed atop ...
Throughout its 23-year run, The Ed Sullivan Show repeatedly made history with its penchant for marking the debut of a wide array of musical artists. Between 1948 and 1971, the variety series pulled in ...
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 ...
Elvis Presley was just 21 when he made his debut on The Ed Sullivan Show on September 9, 1956. The appearance catapulted him to superstardom and earned him a payday that outshone most performers of ...
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 ...
Sullivan said, “While hosting the show, I never asked performers about their religion, race, or politics. I contracted ...
Jane Morgan, the singer of “Fascination” and fixture on the “Ed Sullivan Show, died Monday. She was 101. Morgan, her family announced, was in hospice care and passed away in her sleep of natural ...
After working as a cue-card guy, he spent nearly 14 years on the CBS program, where he told Jim Morrison not to sing “Girl, we couldn’t get much higher” and dealt with the Jackie Mason controversy. By ...