Ed Sullivan

...is hardly the first performer to push buttons on national television. Elvis Presley's pelvic gyrations prompted Ed Sullivan to film him from the waist up in 1957. Sinead O'Connor ripped a photograph of the pope on "Saturday Night Live" in...

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...2009: The March on Washington event in 1963, featuring BOB DYLAN, JOAN BAEZ and folk icon PETE SEEGER, has beaten THE BEATLES' ED SULLIVAN shows and Dylan's controversial Newport Folk Festival gig to top a list of America's greatest...

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...watched TV together as a family." Ironically, Sullivan sowed the seeds of his own demise by booking Elvis Presley and the Beatles, galvanizing and spreading youth culture, which created the generation gap. "He always went for the hot act,"...

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...despite having vowed never to have him appear on his program, Sullivan could smell the ratings. He paid Elvis the unprecedented sum of $50,000. 82% of all televisions in the United States tuned in, making Elvis a bargain at any price. His...

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...appearance (September 9, 1956) was seen by some 55-60 million viewers. Elvis mythology states that Sullivan censored Presley by only shooting him from the waist up. Sullivan may have helped create the myth when he told TV Guide, "as for...

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...as a role model. Back in the day, few thought well of LBJ. He got waist deep in the big muddy of Vietnam, and his sonorous TV demeanor made Ed Sullivan look like Elvis Presley. On the other hand, when it came time to get Medicare passed in...

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...to Greil Marcus, Laughton was the main act of Sullivan's show. "Presley was the headliner, and a Sullivan headliner normally opened the show, but Sullivan was burying him. Laughton had to make the moment invisible: to act as if nobody was...

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...Presley, who gets drafted by the army. As part of one last publicity stunt, teen Kim McAfee, who lives in Sweet Apple, Ohio, is to receive a kiss from Birdie on the Ed Sullivan live television show. Strong is part of the chorus and plays...

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...tune. Suddenly Presley was booked for three appearances, and the show was on. Ironically, due to a serious auto accident, Sullivan himself missed the first event. Actor Charles Laughton introduced Elvis Presley to America that night, and it...

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