Premieres "Happy Anniversary" Video Clip From 1956 (Show's 8th Year Anniversary) Ft Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Ronald Reagan, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Walt Disney, Marlon Brando SANTA MONICA, Calif ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. Credit - CBS Photo ...

Long before “In Living Color” became a hotbed for hip-hop talent, before “Soul Train” evolved into the cornerstone of Black music, before “Saturday Night Live” emerged as a pop culture powerhouse.

After the really big finale 54 years ago, and the death of its legendary host three years later, "The Ed Sullivan Show" is having an extended moment. A YouTube channel on the classic variety show ...

The impact The Ed Sullivan Show exerted on the world of music in the 1960s simply can’t be denied. But it’s also true Sullivan’s old-fashioned beliefs often went head-to-head with the progressive ...

In 1967, folk-rock group The Mamas & The Papas were forced to lip-sync their song "California Dreamin'" on "The Ed Sullivan Show," and rebelled by making this obvious to viewers. While the band's ...

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 ...