Ed Sullivan wasn’t kidding when he’d announce, “We have a really big ‘shoe’ tonight.” Over the variety show's 24 seasons and over 1,000 episodes, the who's who of music, comedy, and dance appeared on ...

Throughout its 23-year run, The Ed Sullivan Show repeatedly made history with its penchant for marking the debut of a wide array of musical artists. Between 1948 and 1971, the variety series pulled in ...

Correspondent. "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours" Tracy Smith is an award-winning correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours," who joined CBS News in 2000. Smith has covered a ...

Ed Sullivan (center) with the Beatles (from left: Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney) in 1964. Ed Sullivan has gone down in history as one of the most influential figures in ...

On February 9, 1964, a group of four 20-something musicians from Liverpool made their debut on U.S. television and forever changed popular music. The Beatles’ appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” that ...

Ed Sullivan has gone down in history as one of the most influential figures in rock & roll — without playing an instrument or singing a single note. "When I first went on TV with our Toast of the Town ...