When I was growing up, you had but a handful of TV options: Channels 4, 6, 10, 12, and if UHF wasn't real snowy, Channel 18.
On the weekends, there were certain family traditions where everyone huddled around the TV.
On Saturday night, it was the Lawrence Welk Show (not real cool).
On Sunday night, it was The Ed Sullivan Show (very cool).
The Sullivan Show was entertaining, historic, groundgreaking television.
Sullivan had Elvis, the Beatles, the Stones, Sinatra, Broadway performers, acrobats, he had everybody!
One of the classic shows involved the Doors.
Anybody who was anybody was a guest on Sullivan. Many stars got their start on his show.
Here are some great R & B performances.
Good stuff!
OK, one more clip...
Ed Sullivan died 33 years ago today.
He was 72.
