Sullivan said, “While hosting the show, I never asked performers about their religion, race, or politics. I contracted ...

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 ...

Correspondent. "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours" Tracy Smith is an award-winning correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours," who joined CBS News in 2000. Smith has covered a ...

If there was any doubt that the Beatles – comprised of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison – were bonafide superstars, their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show proved ...

On February 9, 1964, a group of four 20-something musicians from Liverpool made their debut on U.S. television and forever changed popular music. The Beatles’ appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” that ...

Noted filmmakers Margo Precht Speciale and Andrew Solt joined host Kenneth Womack to talk about how the Beatles really got booked on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” the lasting legacy of the television ...

On this day in 1964, The Rolling Stones made their debut on the beloved family television program, The Ed Sullivan Show. These British invaders were welcomed to the variety hour with open arms, just ...

Vince Calandra, the charismatic Ed Sullivan Show talent booker who graduated from gofer and cue-card guy to bringing such talent as The Beatles, Julie Andrews, Alan King and Jackie Mason to the ...

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 ...