In the early 1960s The Beatles became the first rock band to achieve global appeal. In 1964, 70 million people tuned in to ...

The school, on Weaver Pike near Bristol, was opened in 1968 along with Sullivan Central High, now a middle school. With a consolidation of schools elsewhere in the county, East High and West Ridge ...

The musical stylings of the Beatles, Jimmy Buffett, big band and dance are coming to La Jolla starting next month in the ...

Jimi Hendrix hails from Seattle, and before him, there was early nearby Tacoma garage bands The Fabulous Wailers and The ...

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 ...

“The Ed Sullivan Show.” The only problem: it turned out that they were one of the acts performing in between sets from the Beatles making their American debut. Mitzi McCall, who died this ...

In 1956 and 1964, respectively, Elvis Presley and The Beatles made appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. This was a major opportunity for both acts as it broadcast them into the living rooms of ...

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 ...

The idea of The Beatles going on The Ed Sullivan Show was first brought up to the show’s producers by European talent coordinator Peter Prichard, a friend of the band’s manager, Brian Epstein.

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 60th anniversary of the ...

It was 60 years ago; nearly 73 million people were watching on television the night of Feb. 9, 1964, when “The Ed Sullivan Show” went on the air and The Beatles took over music forever.

“60 years ago today – The Beatles’ first live Ed Sullivan performance is aired,” the message reads. “73 million people were reported to have watched – a record at the time.