Ed Sullivan gave it to him, but Dylan didn’t take it ... If I can’t play my song, I’d rather not appear on the show,” recalls producer, Bob Precht told History.com. Regardless of the ...

Bob Dylan is something of an enigma ... In fact, Dylan actually turned down all kinds of opportunities, from the Ed Sullivan Show to Woodstock, and he has continued to just do his own thing ...

American musician Bob Dylan performs “Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues” during rehearsals for an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, New York on May 12, 1963. By 1964, Dylan was performing ...

We all know Bob Dylan for his songwriting talents ... The plans fell through for both. As we know, The Ed Sullivan Show idea didn’t roll for Dylan since they told him what songs to play.

Precht, who for more than a decade produced “The Ed Sullivan Show,” the Sunday night variety ... It was part of the promotion for the Bob Hope film “The Great Lover.” ...