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 Beatles made their first of three appearances on CBS’ “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb 9, 1964. Sullivan knew he had a really big “shew” that night, telling the audience mainly of teeny ...

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 ...

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.

The Beatles played a killer set of songs during their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Some of those songs are still famous and some are not. George Harrison discussed the band’s ...

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 ...

And they caught Dennis Hodo's imagination. The Beatles — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr — appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on Feb. 9, 1964. The 73 million ...

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 ...

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 ...