The Beatles – 1964
The Beatles undoubtedly were the most famous performers on The Ed Sullivan Show. The appearance of these three youngsters from Liverpool, who call themselves the Beatles, drew the largest television audience of all time. It was around 70 million people. The performance went live for three consecutive Sundays. You must’ve remembered the first chant of “Yeah, yeah, yeah” and the group’s matchless charisma and energy that allowed them to change the world.
Television host Ed Sullivan receives some guitar lessons from Beatle Paul McCartney in between rehearsals at CBS television studios in Manhattan, where the English rock ‘n’ roll sensations will make their national television performance debut February 9th. Fellow Beatles John Lennon and Ringo Starr stand behind.
They sang – “All My Lovin,’” “Till There Was You,” “She Loves You,” “I Saw Her Standing There” and “I Wanna Hold Your Hand.”