The Beatles’ appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” that Sunday evening was watched by some 73 million people, sending many viewers on completely new paths in their lives. As we celebrate the ...

Express Newspapers/Getty It was 60 years ago today… that Ed Sullivan helped the band to play! The Beatles touched down in New York City for the first time in February 1964, and Friday marks the ...

1. The Beatles didn't come cheap. Much like The Tonight Show today, being asked to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show in the 1960s was a huge honor for up-and-coming (and established) artists in the ...

Upon arriving stateside, the Beatles phoned radio stations and requested other artists’ records instead of their own. Ed Sullivan, center, stands with The Beatles during a rehearsal for the ...

When the Beatles performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964, they completely changed the trajectory of music and culture as we know it. More than 73 million Americans watched the Beatles ...

"Four guys, playing and singing, writing their own material", Bruce Springsteen wrote in his 2016 memoir, Born To Run of seeing The Beatles perform five songs on the Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday 9 ...

There's been no shortage of material about the Beatles, perhaps the most heavily documented musical group in history. John ...

This February 9, 1964 performance was the very first time The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show (and was considered their American debut), but it certainly wouldn't be their last.

Mattel honored The Beatles last year with a one-of-a-kind, construction set celebrating the 60th anniversary of the band’s first performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Now, the MEGA x The Beatles ...

Jay Leno makes a cameo as Ed Sullivan in 'Midas Man,' a movie about the life and career of Beatles manager Brian Epstein Monica Schipper/Getty; Hulton Archive/Getty Jay Leno ran a time machine ...

5 Chicago debut. AP Share The Beatles went viral before there was viral. In 1964, after playing to a staggering 45% of American households on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in February, the band ...

The Beatles went viral before there was viral. In 1964, after playing to a staggering 45% of American households on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in February, the band embarked upon a chaotic tour of ...