Ed Sullivan Couldn’t Stand This Singer, He Made It Obvious
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- Ed Sullivan, an iconic figure in American television history, was the host of The Ed Sullivan Show a groundbreaking variety show that aired from 1948 to 1971. Throughout its run, Sullivan became known for showcasing a diverse range of performers and guests, from musicians to comedians, actors, and more. However, like any show host, Sullivan had his preferences and individuals he did not particularly favor, leading to a few notable bans and strained relationships with certain guests.
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Elvis Presley
01:46 - Buddy Holly
03:20 - The Doors
05:12 - Bo Diddley
06:20 - Bob Dylan
07:31 - Sam Cooke
08:11 - Outro
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According to an article from The Vintage News titled "The Ed Sullivan Show: The Banned Celebrities," there were a handful of celebrities who were not welcomed on Sullivan's show. One such individual was Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, who faced resistance from Sullivan due to his perceived rebellious image and the controversy surrounding his provocative performances. Sullivan eventually invited Presley on his show, leading to one of the most iconic appearances in television history.
Another guest who faced Sullivan's reluctance was Buddy Holly, an influential rock and roll musician. Sullivan had reservations about Holly's band's unconventional appearance, but Holly's undeniable talent and rising popularity ultimately led to him being featured on the show.
Despite these instances of hesitancy and bans, it's important to recognize that Ed Sullivan was known for promoting and showcasing a diverse array of talent, particularly during a time when racial and cultural prejudices were prevalent. He provided a platform for many African-American and international acts, breaking down barriers and contributing to the integration of popular culture.
While Ed Sullivan did have reservations and bans on certain guests, his show played a significant role in shaping the landscape of American entertainment by featuring a wide spectrum of performers and breaking down racial and cultural barriers during a crucial period in history.
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These singers were all great - ED SULLIVAN was the problem
@@spiffy830Ed Sullivan was an OLD SQUARE.
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Is this done by AI? For a channel called "Facts Verse" It certainly isn't very "factual"
This guy is trying to rewrite history with misleading information. Elvis and Ed got along fine. It was the Government Censors that banned Elvis' body movements. Ed Sullivan was on at 9. And Jim Morrison sang Light My Fire exactly like the recording.
jim morrison and sam cooke stood there grounds plus bob dylan
Showing Gary Busey (playing Buddy) instead of the real Buddy Holly is misleading and confusing to younger people who don’t really know Buddy Holly. Come on , that’s just lazy.
They still showed Buddy Holly in four film clips, despite showing Busey.
The whole premise of this silly video is deceptive. Actually, it was Ed Sullivan who saved Elvis’s career in the very early days, when much public opinion was going against Elvis, yet just before Elvis’s appearance Ed announced to the national audience that he had come to know Elvis, and that he was actually a fine and respectful fellow. And as for poseur and drunkard Morrison, he lied to Sullivan, and no one wants a second meeting with a sleaze who lies to your face.
Absolutely correct!
Very little live footage before he died in Iowa. Still not a great idea
They also showed the band Weezer doing the song Buddy Holly during the segment. Strange. Just show Buddy.
The Ed Sullivan Show was not a late-night program. It was in prime time.
I’m a witness. We watched it weekly 😉!
Yeah, you should've researched properly before you put this up.
This voice over actor too often get facts wrong or does not do his homework on the topic .
@@maryerb6062 he never research properly. I’m surprised he didn’t say the show was on FOX or CW.
@@kevindick7485 Yeah, who knows if it's the actor or the writer, or if they're the same guy, but this channel is sloppy as hell. I keep hoping to learn one new thing from one of their videos, but at this point, if I hear something new, I tend to doubt its veracity.
Why is there a picture of Ann Margaret standing next to Ed instead of one of the guys with whom Sullivan clashed?
To mislead or get clicks, or simply because this channel is typically sloppy and loose with the facts.
See Ann M dancing to Booker T and the MG's " Green Onions" @@breckrichardson390
@@breckrichardson390 exactly!
Thank you for the information that this is Ann Margaret! I missed this "fact".
@@breckrichardson390Nailed it! 👏
Funny story I'd like to share. My grandmother was watching the Ed Sullivan show one evening and he presented his slate of acts that included some animals. Well, my grandmother couldn't wait to see a nice animal show on Ed Sullivan! Finally, the moment arrived and behold, the animals appeared---but not quite the kind of animals my grandmother expected. Yes, it was a great performance and an outstanding act---all compliments of Eric Burdon and The Animals! True story. My siblings and I laugh about it to this very day! Talk about generation gaps...😄
Fun stuff, thank you so much for sharing your life story. What other types of video would you like to see on our channel?
Might wanna look up the meaning of “life story” - you actually meant a story from the post-er’s life. No wonder you got so many things wrong in your video. BTW, why does the teaser video depict Ann-Margret when she’s never mentioned or shown in the video? - very misleading, and just one more inaccuracy in this package.
And then they started singing about New Orleans brothels.😂😂
Nice clean humorous story I enjoyed it... Thanks
That is great! You had me right to the end!😆
As a teen, it amazed me that a totally square guy with an awkward personality like Ed Sullivan could book the coolest singers and musicians on his variety show.
He had no choice! Like Dick Clark on American Bandstand during the week, he knew his weekend show had to give the audience the top-selling, most popular acts of the day. With only 3 TV channels available (ABC, CBS, & NBC), competition was tough in those days. (Yes, I was there)
On the flip side, circles always fit into squares 😮
His show was on for a long time. Initially he would book conservative acts. As time went on, the wilder acts became more popular and he had to book them to remain relevant
Ed Sullivan was a Socialist. He was careful not to offend conservative America.
He was always a professional, though, and never let his true feelings show.
We always visited my Grandparents on Sundays. I would always watch a Chuck Connors western series but this particular Sunday my Mom and Dad and Grandparents came in from dinner and said there was a musical group that was causing a lot of fuss and they were going to be on the on the Ed Sullivan show so they wanted to see what the fuss was about. So we switched channels and they made it through about half a song and told me I could switch back to my Western. They left the room but the channel never changed. I couldn't believe what I just had seen and heard. The Beatles had just altered my life forever and the better. I was mesmerized!
Great story man! About how old were you and do you remember liking music before then and if so who were you favorites before the Beatles?
That's a great story! "...they made it through about half a song....".....so hilarious! 😂
Had you heard any Beatles tunes before that? I've always wondered what a "raw" take on their sound would be like... man, they jammed out on "I Want to Hold Your Hand" that night -- it wasn't one of my particular favorites, but I watched a replay in HD of their Sullivan show and was blown away by it
@@bucksdiaryfan no, actually I had not. I'd been to a Johnny Cash show thanks to my Grandfather. He was always very ahead of the curve in his musical picks. I remember him telling my Mom and Dad they had to hear his 45 of Sound Of Silence when it came out. He really loved music. I was completely blown away especially after the Beatles played I Want To Hold Your Hand. That was it for me.
Ed Sullivan stood next to Elvis and said what truly fine and respectful young man he was….it was honest praise!! It’s on you tube, see for yourself.
I’m pretty skeptical of this whole video. Not only did he praise Elvis for what a nice young man he was, but then showed Gary Bussey in the Buddy Holly Story. Take this whole thing with a grain of salt.
This is correct, whoever put this clip together should do their research before broadcasting something. It puts the entire post in question so I am not watching the rest.
That's true. He realized his judgment of Elvis was wrong and made public on his show what a polite nice boy he was.
I watched one of the Elvis Presley performances on The Ed Sullivan show, through my antenna TV on METV. And after one of his very early performances, Sullivan fairly gushed over Presley, went out of his way to profusely compliment Presley, and through his words more or less invited America to do the same.
These idiots make all kinds of mistakes... I'm surprised they didn't confuse Ed McMahon with Ed Sullivan... they're just pumping out content without researching their subject matter
The Ed Sullivan Show was on during prime time. He was known to have musical acts from all genres for his audience. In order to remain current, he had to book these different acts.
I've often felt that it was strange that Ed Sullivan was associated with the entertainment industry at all. He always had the demeanor of an accountant or a high school science teacher.
Not much personality. Actually, I think he had NO personality. I guess he had an insiders edge somehow, maybe money, or broadway connections or maybe he owned the TV studio. Anyone out there know?
In high school, Ed Sullivan was a champion swimmer. But in early adulthood he was in a car crash that left him with lifelong arthritic pain and stiffness. Despite that "huge" career and personal disappointment, he devoted his career in print and on tv to showcase catapult other young talent.
Sort of a King Maker he was....so comes the power
he was a big time columnist in his day covering entertainment like Walter Winchell was in his day...to all America and the ships at sea. You'd have to be older to even understand x-ers
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It doesn't matter if Sullivan liked his acts or not. He knew what made a good show and that is all that is important here.
Boy, how times have changed. These performers look like choir boys compared to what we have today. Elvis may have wiggled al lot but he could do without the tats.
It mattered because in those days parents controlled the family TV set and what their kids watched. Ed Sullivan un-demonized Elvis with that brief speech as Elvis stood there. Then whoosh! Elvis mania became Elvis hyper-mania.
How good of friends would they have been. Ed was an elderly suit wearing conservative. This was all ratings and money. Sullivan never shut them down and he got ratings. Bands got instant street cred for the times.
At 10 yrs old I had just gotten my first guitar for my birthday. On a Sunday night, the Rolling Stones were on the Sullivan show. When my dad saw them, he told me if that was the kind of music I wanted to play, he'd make firewood out of my new guitar. So, I answered correctly..."Oh no sir! I don't wanna play THAT stuff!" Some 50+ yrs later, I still play and think of dear old Dad (rest his soul) any time I play 'Stones'! (My mom always said the Beach Boys were the group she disliked the least...and rest her soul, as well.)
Ed Sullivan’s show was a must every week. As closest can be, the entire family would watch. When I said is closest gonna be, at least one of my parents watch, at least part of it. Both were extremely busy and had a little spare time, but they made an effort to catch some of it Sullivan. At my grandmothers house everything stopped to watch Ed Sullivan. I guess you could say I saw them all, but I do not remember them all.
Yes, always watched it at grandparents house on Sunday night.
Only problem was that they also liked to watch Lawrence welk. Yucckk.😅
@@minnieg.4835”Goodnight, Sleep tight, and pleasant dreams to you, There’s a wish and a prayer that every dream come true….” 🌽
I love Big Band music but Lawrence Welk was beyond cheesy.
We absolutely agree! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Be safe and have a great weekend!
Everything stopped for both Lawrence Welk and Ed Sullivan.....LOL....I remember lots of acts but appreciate them more today.
the term is " as close as can be "
Every Sunday night my 3 younger brothers and I would sit in the living room with our popcorn, soda and our grandparents and watched Ed Sullivan, I sure miss those days. There were only 2 songs by The Doors that I actually liked, People are strange and Riders on the Storm. My grandpa used to say, if you make it on Ed Sullivan's show, you know you've hit the big time.
e're happy to know that you're a fan of the show. In your opinion, what is its best episode?
I was 9 years old when I watched the live performance of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. I knew my parents were wrong when they said the Beatles would just be a flash in the pan!!! 🍳 📸 😅😊
Just like the record executive from Decca who said the same thing, and that guitar bands were a passing fad. How wrong he was!
No mention of Elvis' last appearance, when ES endorsed him as being very nice and spoke highly of him
Remember the plate spinners, the guy on the 10 foot unicycle, the guy doing shadow images with his hands, comics like Jackie Vernon, Alan King and Myron Cohen, Topo Gigio the little mouse, Lamb Chop... and the list goes on and on ?
Yeah, unfortunately. That stuff belonged in vaudeville.
@@A2D4 Thank God for vaudeville. Early television was a descendant of vaudeville. Clever talented performers that made everyone feel better. No snide, snarky comments. No excessive attitude like today.
Considering he 'hated' Elvis, he sure had him back a lot, and gave him a solid endorsement
He didn't hate him at all. Off the stage Elvis was famously polite. But Sullivan had a hit television show and the audience was a solidly family oriented one. And he had his own reputation to adhere to. Some of the artists he had on his show were notoriously unpredictable - and backstage, created drama. What Sullivan was worried about most - was a lack of control.
he knew 'pay dirt' when he saw it
Yea this channel is starting to suck
It might have had something to do with Elvis' appearance being the only time the Ed Sullivan Show beat the Phil Silvers Show in the ratings.
I turned this video off after less than a minute. "The Ed Sullivan Show" was NOT a "late-night show." Instead, the show aired for many years on Sunday nights at 8 PM.
Secondly, Ed himself was not a "very conservative." Instead, he was quite progressive as it relates to the acts he had on his weekly show. NO OTHER SHOW, at least in the 50s, featured more Black acts and personalities than Sullivan. This probably held true for the 60s too, even when other networks started to catch up featuring Black musical acts.
Thirdly, Sullivan DID NOT dislike Elvis Presley. In fact, he called him over after his performance and said to his audience that Elvis was a "fine young man" and shook his hand.
These three points were falsely stated on this video within the first minute of this eight-minute video; another case of someone too young to know what he's talking about, doing poor research. I turned it off. Horrible job done by whoever did this.
Let's be honest...Sullivan needed these guests for ratings just as much as they needed him for career advancement.
I never liked Sullivan. Too stiff and uptight with bad posture.
@@lotsoffun4716 He was not terribly bright and very narrow minded. Typical of the uneducated of that era.
@@1953childstar I thought he was college-educated and was a swimmer in college.
What value did Ed add?
🤣 education opens minds?
it just closes them in a different way. this era is no different btw
Sullivan was shrewd and perceptive enough to not allow his personal prejudices to get in the way of good ratings. Thus, he not only booked the rock musicians but occasionally (as was almost the case with Bob Dylan) allowed the performance of controversial songs. I remember Creedence Clearwater Revival performing the draft protest song "Fortunate Son" on Sullivan's show.
Ed Sullivan was a family watch show. Lots of different kinds of acts -- musicians, magicians, dancers, you name it. Why he was the arbiter of success back in the day is unfathomable. Ed Sullivan had the personality of a toll booth operator.
As a 5 or 6 year old, I already had enough experience with a dad who was SQUARE, whose idea of music was Mitch Miller AND who always insisted I get a crew-cut at the barber shop.
Seeing Sullivan in his stuffy suit jacket and tie was bad enough. AND watching his body language, that STIFF SHOULDER and torso, was a turn off. My siblings and I watched his show only for the acts that featured cooler people -- NOT HIM.
We saw Sullivan as an old fuddy-duddy, like our old man. AND that talking Italian mouse act I ESPECIALLY HATED, being 2nd generation Italian-American.
THEN, one night, Ed BROKE INTO A BIG SMILE as he extended his arm, gesturing to the curtain/stage announcing " T H E BEATLES !! " THAT ONE TIME Ed seemed human and maybe not so square. AND, a few years later, with my constant begging, pleading, and a little help from my aunt ( whom I recently learned my dad had a crush on, before he married her sister -- my mother !! ), my dad finally gave in.
I was allowed to grow my hair longer for the first time, 1967 or '68. THREE OR FOUR YEARS AFTER THE FAB FOUR MADE LONGER HAIR POPULAR !!
Better late than never, I guess. : D
11 p.m. 10/26/23
@@user-ly1xo4sf6n Loved them dearly but my folks thought Ed Sullivan was their kind of a guy. Sounds like your Mom might have bought you cheap, low-brow, polyester clothes like my Mom did? We had polyester pants and bad haircuts. We were discount people. Ugh
In fact it was, W A S Ed Sullivan who gave the seal of approval of Elvis to his viewers....
@@user-ly1xo4sf6n I'm not Italian-American, but I really hated Topo Gigio. Senior Wences, too. Cringeworthy!
@@carolynking5470Made me smile. As a kid I always hated Topo Gigio. It moved wrong and wasn't funny one bit.
Ed Sullivan was the king of entertainment. He almost single handidly brought in the new generation of music with the acts he had on, and plus he actually allowed them to play live. This is something almost all of the other music variety shows rarely did
They were already big, Sullivan show was the breakthrough to further fame. To conventional fame.
Yes, Ed Sullivan liked Rock music and liked to have all these bands on. He just didn't want anything too sexual, because it was a family show. Thats why he didn't want Mick Jagger to say lets spend the night together.
Watch the Dean Martin show ... he Really Didn't like Rock music and made comments about how long their hair was and how the music was just noise
@@green323turbo Red Skeleton too
Who cares about Sullivan?
Did u not watch the video he was an old man trying to control the younger generation. The best host for up and coming talent was Arsenio Hall
I remember some interview about Morrison, the story goes that Morrison was told by one of the Ed Sullivans guys that, "You will never play on the Ed Sullivan show again", and Morrison simply said, "I just did the Sullivan show"! As we know, Jim never needed to play that show again.
He couldn't. He ODed because -- aside from having a decent voice -- he was a self-absorbed jackass in real life. The lyrics he composed for songs he didn't write (Ray Manzarek was the musical talent behind The Doors) were sophomoric and embarrassingly awful. Who cares if Jim got his fire lit? Only thing that would light his fire was physically torturing his girlfriends. A total waste of human DNA. Hard to imagine a person more undeserving of legendary status.
Typical of his utter arrogance. He thought HE was the Doors, he never gave a stuff about the other three and how his crap behaviour affected their careers.
Ed's Show was not a "late night show", as you wrongly stated. It was a family show on around 8PM...on sunday night.
That's late night back in the early 60's...
@@crinolynneendymion8755 No it was not. Jeez.
@@gaileverett Late night's usually around 10 pm. Sort of like when Johnny Carson came on (only in his case it was 11:35 pm).
If the show was truly a "live" broadcast,
then it was on TV at different times
in the different time zones of the USA.
The time difference between NY and HI is 6 hours.
Yeah, this guy Blaine might e a computer voice. "Doorses???? Gimme a break, assholes
I have a few memories of Elvis on Sullivan (and my mother explaining to me why they only showed him waist up during one show. ) However, I do remember at one point Ed shaking Elvis' hand and making some positive remark about his being a good guy despite the image.
I think he said "I wanted to say to Elvis Presley and the country that this is a real decent, fine boy"
Basically you had old grand dad in charge of a youth program.
When the Rolling Stones were on his show, he asked them to change the lyrics to "Let's Spend The Night Together " to "Let's Spend Some Time Together." Jagger did it, but rolled his eyes when he said it. Sometimes it's better to comply, as crossing Sullivan could really derail your career at the time. Same with Johnny Carson. When Sullivan liked you, you could be asked back several times, as some performers were. Some artists even set appearance records.
Fun stuff, thank you so much for sharing this info about the Rolling Stones. Which of their songs appealed to you the most?
@@FactsVerse Many. "HeartOf Stone"
"Happy" "One Hit To The Body" "Ruby Tuesday " "Angie" "Dandelion " "Have You Seen Your Mother Lately " "Get Off Of My Cloud"
Yep but jim mortison didnt sell himself out, he didn't take out the word higher, Ed said he would never be invited back, but who cares they already played the Sullivan show, besides the ed Sullivan audience isnt the audience the doors wanted. Those people want to hear child molesting frank sinatra and wife and child beating Perry Como singing bibbity bobbity boo, and sinatras only good stuff was when he was singing with Tommy Dorsey , after that . And he was sleeping with Natalie Wood when she was 13, piece of trash, i mean he didn't murder her like his buddy robert Wagner of course what dinatra did might have been worse, ed suklivam was probably the samd too, these prople should be called out for what they are. Trash.
same thing with the Doors that was back when America was BSing itself on what 'Blue Noses' 'thought' we as a country should hear.
VERY TRUE, the Mickster knew that and thus why the Stones are still around today. Good business savvy to know when to comply and rebel.
What I do remember about the Ed Sullivan Show was that it was NOT, as you stated at the opening of the video, a "late night" show. It was "prime time" for the entirety of its run and, if I recall correctly, it was every Sunday evening at 8 pm.
I think the folks who created this post should go back- check their facts and try again later. I'm disappointed everytime I see such poor work pass as research!
I'm old enough to remember the Sullivan show and he really did showcase a variety of talent. I remember watching Sonny & Cher (wearing those hideous fur vests), Mamas and the Papas, the Seekers, and various other folk, folk/rock performers.
There is a photo on TH-cam showing Ed in a room with the Beatles and Peter, Paul & Mary. The Beatles of course were on his show more than once but I don't recall PP&M ever being showcased. Oh well, maybe Ed didn't approve of the guys' beards. 😮
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Every Sunday night!!! It was one show the family agreed on.
The Doors were so awesome!
I never did like Jim Morrison. He was always defiant and had an unlikable personality.
@@marlenepatterson8632 But he was gorgeous!!!
Ed Sullivan's Show was a Prime Time Show on Sundays. Very Mainstream, and that is what made these guys in your video controversial to Sullivan. I grew up watching it as my parents watched it, mainly my mother. NOT a late night show like Johnny Carson at all. He featured Vaudeville acts as well, like the guys that balance spinning plates on sticks.
All of them! It was the first time that I heard of Bo and the next week I brought his album and drove my family nuts playing it over and over! I was born in 1958 so I was young and I think that influenced my love for rock and roll! ❤
Yep...All of them , damn I'm old !
The song that Ed Sullivan wanted Bo to play instead was Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons". How ridiculous is THAT! That's a country/folk song that's not his style at all, and Bo Diddley was one of the most original artists of that time, or any! His guitar style is known as the "Diddley Beat", and people wanted to hear HIS music, not a song by a white country musician.
That's almost as bad as when Richard Nixon asked Johnny Cash to perform a song that Johnny didn't write and would _never_ play in a million years because it's disgusting. Nixon asked the great Johnny Cash to play, "Welfare Cadillac". I hope Johnny told him to eff _all_ the way OFF!
You have omitted - deliberately? - the way it ended up with Elvis and Ed. Ed stood with him at the end of one of his performances and declared that Elvis was a fine young man, very polite and an incredible talent.
After Elvis’ third appearance on the show, Sullivan stood by Elvis after he performed and said something along the lines of, despite what you may have heard here is a really fine, decent boy. I don’t know if he endorsed him like this on Elvis’ earlier appearances. This third appearance was filmed from the waist up, though, just in case Elvis did any of that pelvic action like he’d done earlier on Sullivan.
I saw the Doors perform Light My Fire, I was only 9 years old at the time, and didn't understand what was going on, but now I think it's great that Morrison sang the original, correct lyrics
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Ed Sullivan advised Jim Morrison to not use the phrase we couldn't get much higher
I am a big fan of the Doors, but I really think that if Jim had an agreement with Ed, he should have stuck to the agreement. If he he had a problem with it, he should not have gone on.
Is it great that Ed lived much longer?Yes.
@@brianewTrue. I can't respect performers who pull cheap stuff like that on live shows.
There is a video of Elvis performing on Ed Sullivan show and Ed praising him after the performance as a fine young man and enjoyed working with him! Also I remember Ed getting really mad because of the girls screaming and yelling but he finally had to put up with it when he found out rock and roll wasn't going away!
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@@FactsVerse - One where you actually SHOW what you are claiming the video is about, and not just a bunch of random IRRELIVANT clips. Some of which were nothing more than actors portraying artists on 1970's TV shows and documentaries. This was no different than listening to someone spewing unsubstantiated info from a bar-stool. Yeah... FACTS would be a start.
I heard when Ed Sullivan told Jim Morrison, "You're banned from the Ed Sullivan show and will never be back." Jim said, "Fine, we already played on your show tonight."
Ed Sullivan was NOT a "late night" show. It was an evening show.
Where’s Ann Margaret?
Not shown thank goodness
What happened with Ann-Margarett in the thumbnail ??
One of the factors that contributed to Sullivan not liking some of the artist was men's hair length. People today don't have a clue to this aspect in the gap in the youth culture between and the older establishment. Men in those days were expected to have very short hair, like a hair cut every two weeks and when men grew their hair long it really rubbed the establishment the wrong way a lot. Sad but true, youth these days have so much freedom in this aspect they really don't know how good they got it, they take their freedom of physical self expression for granted. I remember getting expelled from high school more than once in 1968 because my hair just barely touched my ears and collar and it was like this all over the country! They even considered Elvis Presley's hair too long when he first started out!
Haha granite? Think you mean granted must have missed school the day that was taught
Long hair on a man was out. Folks frowned on it. It was better then, than now, looking back in other ways. I didn’t give one way or the other on the hair. The only thing I don’t miss, are pay phones. I hated using them.
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I was an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, 1967-71, the height of the counter culture/anti-war movement. Men:s hair was long, often shoulder length. I was more conservative and had a "normal" haircut. I went directly from graduation into the army (1971-74).. When I got out I let my hair grow a couple months then revisted campus. I was shocked to discover I had "long hair" while the the male students had short hair. College culture had changed radically in the three years I was in the service.
well, no shit he wouldn't have liked it. that's too bad. it was his "shew", and he was obligated to act like a professional and be however polite someone was to him.
Growing up in the time era of the "Ed Sullivan Show," I remember all of these people shown on this video. My parents "religiously" watched the "Ed Sullivan Show," each time it aired...never knew Ed Sullivan was so "rigid" in his expectations of the guests that appeared on his show.
It was on at 8 PM EST right after Walt Disney World. This was on Sunday
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@@deborahdushane Yes, that's right.
It was called “The Wonderful World of Disney.” Walt Disney World was one of the theme parks.
Thius was not a late night show: 8 or 9 PM Sunday evenings. I know, I watched! It was a fine time for the whole family to watch. I think it was just after 'The Walt Disney Hour'.
If Eddie baby was so straight laced and Conservative, then maybe he should have booked Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music Makers?
With them, his Shuuuu would have lasted on Prime Time for a week.
What is the diifference between the Lawrence Welk Band and a moose?
On a moose, the horns are in front and the a-hole's in the back.
@@joebarr725
As with all Animal and Human Males.
we never missed his show as a family
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He didn’t hate Elvis, he just didn’t know what to expect from him since rock n roll music was just coming out but once he found out how popular he was, he booked him on his show for 3 appearances 😂
Ed Sullivan introduced The Muppets to everyone in the 60s. Like nothing before! I remember loving them. "Music hath charms..." Just watched it again on TH-cam. Great act!
I don't think Ed was a fan of most of his guests. But ratings pay the bills. Dick Clark : You could tell he was really into music and loved to give new bands national exposure on Saturday afternoons. Don Kirshner too
Spot on mate, i have read quite a few times he was no fan of rock music but it got the youngsters watching.
In spite of what the commentator said, Ed Sullivan addressed the audience and stated that Elvis was a fine young man
John Byner, a frequent guest, said he loved Ed Sullivan and saw him as a father figure.
Byner's dad died when he was young.
Byner said Sullivan also did live shows in Lake Tahoe, which Byner also appeared on.
Ah correction. Sullivan was not a late night show. It came on at 8pm on Sunday. And I've seen the Jackson performance & didn't see any animosity toward MJ at all. In fact he was in awe. Who researches this stuff???
There are many televised performances available by Sam Cooke from Arthur Murrrays Dance Party in the late 1950s to Shindig in 1964-the year he was murdered. Furthermore Ed Sullivan invited Sam back to the show the week after he was cut off. Both of those performances are available on dvd.
he was shot in a motel by some disgruntled dickhead is what I heard back in what was it `65?
I will never believe Ed disliked anyone! He was amazing!!! He was also on PRIME TIME!!
I remember the Ed Sullivan Show quite well. He and other hosts have to let their quests do their own thing to get the message of their songs to the viewers. Ed was very old fashioned who could be referred to as "an old fuddy dud". He was a good guy and had a great show. I can remember when the Rolling Stones were on the show. They wanted to do, "Lets Spend the Night Together". Ed made them change it to, "Lets Spend some Time Together". The Stones sang it that way but had an expression on their faces that they were not pleased with it. I think appearing on the Ed Sullivan show back then could have been an honor and great publicity for performers. It helped their careers.
Seems like Ed Sullivan was a very talented man born 30 years too late.
30 years too early?
There was also a clash with comic Jackie Mason over a hand gesture.
I remember the Doors' "Light My Fire" episode and the Rolling Stones' "Let's Spend Some Time Together".
Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller were my favorite guests on the Ed Sullivan Show.
They were very good. I liked Canadian comics Wayne & Shuster, too.
Don't forget the Beatles. Ed Sulivan seemed to mellow out in the late 60s and early 70s. He seemed to like the Mamas and Papas so much so that he joined them on the stage after their performance.
The Beatles were white bread tame, particularly in '64 and '65 when they appeared. Even in the later years, when they (mostly John) became performatively off-putting with their public personae and statements, they were never going to be controversial musically, much less lyrically.
Ann Mar-gret had at least 10 records out on RCA from 1961-1964.Lots were regional hits.
Why does your introduction picture show Ann Margaret who isn't even mentioned ? She only had one record out anyway. And she was basically a dancer in movies like Viva Las Vegas.
The Ed Sullivan show was not a late night show as the commentator says. That error creates doubt about everything this commentator has to say.
Ed Sullivan gave all these performers the largest live audience they could possibly have. He did more for them than they did for him. Ed Sullivan was not perfect and neither were the performers who graced his stage. It seemed everyone watched his show way back when and today the videos and are still available for all to enjoy for many years to come. Thanks Ed.
well put
Wrong. If he had not booked these performers, he would have lost his ratings and his job. You need to realize that these performers were chart topping groups BEFORE they appeared on his show. That's the only reason he booked them. Appearing on his show did give them a bit of a boost though.
@@FRLN500A bit of a boost? Everyone I knew was watching the night the Beatles first appeared on Ed Sullivan. That started Beatlemania in America (where the money is). Yeah the Beatles were big in England but Ed Sullivan put them in everyone's living room. And why would other acts appear on Ed's show? They felt sorry and didn't want him to lose his job? They needed the money he paid them? Nationwide exposure was hard to come by back then. Today you don't need talent but do need the folks who pull the strings or you are going nowhere.
@@FRLN500 You are wrong. Yes most were chart toppers at the time on the RADIO but they all knew being on his show live in front of millions of people of all ages would launch them into International stardom. You are out of your mind if you think those bands did not want to be on his show!
@@perlman7376 Exactly!
I watched Ed back one 60’s just to see which new vocal group or solo artist would be performed. Once The Beatles performed it got be interesting for me. Elvis was on when I was to young to appreciate or care about Ed’s musical guests.
I remember the Rolling Stones on the RED Skelton Show ..
Or
Maybe it was the ANIMALS..
(Google help me ..)
I remember when the Doors were on Ed Sullivan and only later on heard about the riff over Morrison singing "Higher" in their song "Light my Fire". Ed Sullivan did a similar thing to the Rolling Stones when they performed "Let's Spend the Night Together" Ed Sullivan didn't like the lyrics and wanted them to change the lyrics of "Let's Spend the Night Together" to "Let's Spend Some Time Together". In this case the Stones complied with Ed's demand and changed the lyrics.
You can look up the Rolling Stones performance on Ed Sullivan with Mick Jagger singing "Let's Spend Some Time Together" on TH-cam. Check out the expressions on their faces when Mick sings to the changed line. 😉
Show Producer (after the Doors performance) : "You will never do the Ed Sullivan Show again".
Ray Manzarek : "We just did the Ed Sullivan Show".
Turns out Jim Morrison was a total jerk, between many arrests and exposing himself.
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Actually many people who witnessed the Miami concert testified Morrison never exposed himself and there was no photographic evidence. I believe the governor reversed Jim’s conviction in some manner in recent years, which essentially means the state admits the charges were trumped up & politically motivated.
Don't forget Jakie Mason. He gave Sullivan the finger back stage.
Facts ??? The picture presented for your video show a lady. Yet, none of your musicians are a woman.
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With these issues Ed Sullivan had, it was surprising Ed's show had such great ratings and lasted as long as it did on TV.
Not at all. Remember this was an entirely different time. There were 3 networks - no cable, no streaming, nothing else. If you wanted to see musicians playing "live" there weren't many other options, especially if you didn't live in a huge city. Sullivan was an excellent producer and his show was by far the best variety show on the air. He had half a dozen different acts on each show, varying from puppetry to comedy skits to plate spinning to acrobats to tap dancing to every kind of music. He briefly introduced each act, usually chatted with them briefly afterwards, but otherwise let the talent have the spotlight. And his so-called "conservatism" was no different from what the vast majority of educated white males his age believed. He could have just refused to have these rock'n'rollers on his show at all, but instead he gave them nationwide publicity worth millions to their career, which they couldn't have gotten any other way. So he may not have liked the music, but he knew that it was going to bring in the viewers, and boy did it.
@@gaileverettYou've got to identify people as white males. People today just have to identify everybody. Up until 1965 it was a white European majority country...so there's that.
@@patcola7335 I agree that people are too caught up in identity politics. Also, America still is a majority white nation, for now, as the most recent census from 2020 showed that 71% of the population identifies as white.
Also these issue were not evident to the public that I can remember. He always have "a really big 'shoe'" . @@gaileverett
@@patcola7335, if these concerns bother you, you can always try to understand it from the point of view of a person of color.
Ed had a face made for radio!
har dee har har but you do have a point
Original humor. How do you come up with that?
being ironic
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I was a kid watching Ed Sullivan, I loved all of these artist, different styles that's all. I have music from all of them.
I see The Doors, and I was 4 when I seen The Beatles . I seen others but, these were the biggest bands I remember the most.
You couldn't be more wrong, especially about Elvis, Ed Sullivan loved Elvis and Ed told Elvis he was a good person and was proud to have Elvis on his show, and I think everyone that is old enough to have seen it knows.
That's true. I saw that when it happened. Sullivan was completely sincere and Elvis appeared to appreciate it.
Yep, "he said Elvis was a really fine boy".
Sullivan had vowed never to have Elvis on his show at all, but Elvis was so popular, Sullivan had no choice but to hand him on, especially after Elvis had performed on Milton Berle’s show. But Sullivan really changed his mind about Elvis when Elvis did perform on his show. He was genuinely impressed with Elvis and he called him a “fine young man”. I think Elvis could be really very humble and charming and Sullivan had to change his own mind.
The Rolling Stones was another act that was controversial on Ed Sullivan with the song let's spend the night together
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Just to add to what's been said...the show was not late night, it kicked off prime time. Sunday's 8pm. Best tv show EVER
As for Elvis, Sullivan at first said that he would never have him on his show. Was only when Steve Allen(had his show same time as his on sunday night) had Elvis as his guest and for the first time beat Sullivan's rating that he changed his mind and offered him 50,000 I believe for 3 appearances (2 in 1956 and 1 in early 1957). But there were never any animosity between the two as far as I know. Was animosity with Bo Didley in late 55 when Ed had asked him to sing 15 Tons(hit by T Ernie Ford) but Bo being Bo decided to sing Hey Bo Didley and swore that he would never have him on his show agaIn.
It wasn’t a late night show- it would come on in prime time so the whole family could watch it together. Sundays, I believe.
Yes, we watched it with my grandmother at her house!
I know he had problems with Buddy Holly and Jim Morrison but Elvis was very respectful and did his best to be so!
Ed Sullivan was a professional TV showman, he would never appear on camera and show displeasure with a performer on his show.
What the hell…, Gary Busey instead of Buddy Holly??
Thank God for TH-cam for today's talent. No more elites deciding who sees who.
Wow! Ed was a difficult man to get along with sounds like.
It seems like he considered himself to be the big star of the show, and that the artists should have felt honoured to be invited. I kind of like watching super square people interacting with the coolest artists of the 60’s. The generation gap is a crevasse, and really adds to the edginess of the performances, and interactions between an old fuddy duddy and coolest rock and roll artists of the day.
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@@crankyoldperson6871 No, just the opposite. This video is a little misleading. He may not have approved of the music, but he still had the bands on, stood back and let them play. He knew perfectly well that nobody was tuning in to watch HIM, and he knew talent and popularity when he saw it.
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First of all : when you agree to go on someone else's show you do your song,( s) the way the host wants it, after all he is paying them for their appearance, if the singer doesn't agree, don't do the show " it's that simple" it's no different then when you go to work, you do the job the way the boss says to, or don't take the job. Now Bo Diddley being called " boy" was definitely wrong, but in that time trying to hire a lawyer and sue would most likely be difficult for him. As for Jim Morrison you don't promise to do it the way the boss said then when you are on the air "double cross" Ed. After all the Rolling Stones Mick Jagger had to alter the lyrics from the original song " Let's Spend The Night Together " to "Let's Spend Some Time Together " with Mick rolling his eyeballs in disgust.
Now with Sam Cooke and not having time to perform because the show went too long, I was hoping that Ed would pay Sam for the inconvenience, I've had that happen myself, like go to a doctor's appointment and the doctor is sick or something happened and the facility don't let you know ( making the trip for nothing) would upset me too, especially when I had to change my plans to keep this appointment. We don't know exactly what went down and would never know whether or not if Ed made it right with Sam.
The Ed Sullivan Show was before my time, but I can see things from Ed's POV. Ed was a product of his generation and probably his upbringing. I am a former headbanger who still rocks some. That said, rock and roll was new and the older generation didn't know where it would lead their kids or the country. You have to look at things through the other perso's side to understand them.
Very good and very mature observation on your part. More people need to have their eyes open to see things and other people through those eyes
just don't get any on ya amigo
@@loyevangelists, many people are tired of looking at anything through the eyes of anybody else, majority populations in particular.
I bet Sullivan was a barrel of laughs offscreen.
John Byner had fun with Ed Sullivan and joked with him. Some others, not so much.
I doubt that very much!
John Byner was interviewed a few years ago on Gilbert Gottfried's podcast for over an hour.
Ed Sullivan and John Byner got along and joked back stage. So, put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Sorry bud. We'll have to agree to disagree.
There is a recorded interview, it's on the record.
Case closed.
His show and he wasn't a bad guy! He new talent and his word was final! Early tv duh!
If Sullivan hadn't brought these acts to his show, there would have been no Ed Sullivan Show. It would have been a remake of The Lawrence Welk Show.
Ed Sullivan may have disliked Elvis`s music before he had him on his show, but once he met Elvis, he praised Elvis by saying that he was a very decent young man and that they had never had a nicer experience with a popular name than with Elvis.
Ed Sullivan has treated Elvis very respectfully. His praising of Elvis`s pleasant character surely didn`t mean that he disliked Elvis.
It was not a "late night" show. It was prime time.
Depends on your bedtime lol🌜
@@zenawarrior7442, you nailed it; once when I was small, I wanted to see Natalie Cole's TV special, but my parents made me go to bed at 8:00 PM, both of the two times it aired (on CBS and here in Canada on CBC.)
Apparently Sullivan had issues with the majority of late 60s musicians who appeared on his show but kept booking them anyway. You missed the Rolling Stones. Jagger rolled his eyes when he had to sing “Let’s spend some time together” instead of “the night together”. Ed wasn’t happy about that. Regardless of Sullivan ‘s opinions a younger audience would tune in to his shows.
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Jagger didn’t “have to sing” it with Sullivan’s lyric - Jim Morrison didn’t. I’m trying to remember how Bob Dylan handled a similar directive …
It's Ed's show. HE CALLS THE SHOTS...!
At 2:30, that's not Buddy Holly; it's the actor Gary Busey PLAYIING Buddy Holly.
Sullivan was not 'a late night show'. It ran live on Sun. nights only, 7-8pm
Sunday 8 p.m. Eastern
Every one has the right to give their options, but please get the facts right,,, a lot of this video has mistakes in the info and the sources of such are not given. Ed Sullivan gave many performers their chance to be in the spot light to show their talent to a nation wide audience and championed black artists even before the civil rights movement took hold in the mid 60's,
when the doors appeared on the ad Sullivan show. They didn’t exclude the words “we couldn’t get much higher “in the song light my fire when he performed it on the ad Sullivan show.
it’s Sullivan said afterwards, you’ll never play the Ed Sullivan show again
to that, Jim Morrison, the singer of the doors, replied
We did the Ed Sullivan show
Ed Sullivan gave Elvis a very warm and respectful presentation after the singing finished. Not "hateful" at all. You're bad about misstating things.
Ed. Sullivan love, puppet and magic and guys spinning plates on a stick. Boring acts back in those days, rock and roll lives on to this day.
It was Sullivans show but he didn't realize the musical artists were going to entertain the way they wanted to !
I remember Ed telling the audience that Elvis was a "real decent fine boy". So I don't think he disliked him.
Ed Sullivan did acknowledge in later appearances by Elvis Presley on his show that he was a good decent man and he warmly shook his hand.
Mr. Sullivan must have been a hard person to deal with. Watched his shows but never knew this. Thank you.
Yeah. I don't know why Sullivan was allowed to host his show when he was THAT difficult to deal with.
I am so grateful that we had the Ed Sullivan show. We saw many fantastic performers. If he didn't embrace the wild youth coming up, you can't blame him as his show was for families and back then there were standards of behavior.
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Most of you alleged facts are incorrect.
The footage I've seen of Ed Sullivan and Elvis, Ed went out of his way to be gracious and complimentary to Elvis. If Ed had such a bad relationship with all of these stars, he wouldn't have been left with much.
A well known Fact is Ed Sullivan, told the audience, speaking about Elvis, 🎸 he said This Is A Fine Young Man, Im sure im not the only one who saw that, on one of the shows