Isley said he and his brothers had no idea they were sitting next to a future guitar deity. "We just knew he played extremely ...

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 ...

"They got to meet the Beatles and get their photo taken with them. They also went to Miami for the [Sullivan Show] appearance there." As for how Ed Sullivan lined up the band to be on his show in ...

The books “Ribbons of Rust” and “John & Paul” show how the circumstances of time, place, talent, technology and friendship ...

The highlight is one photo-matched rarity that was signed by all four Beatles in 1964. Following their first American television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show that year, the bandmates pinned ...

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 ...

Ringo said the biggest break the Beatles ever received happened when they ran into Ed Sullivan on a return trip from Europe. Ringo said Ed Sullivan booked the Beatles based on their reception when ...

This consensus was reached (in the U.S., at least) just after 8 PM on Feb. 9, 1964, when the Beatles made their historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. More than 73 million people watched on ...

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 ...