The Ed Sullivan Show

early years was a guitar and the Beatles song book to help him as playing in Liverpool, England if it was not for the Beatles. No one in the world thought that they could be so fascinated with such a band until everyone heard the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. The Beatles were an inspiration to more than just other…

Mahalia Jackson once said, “Blues are the song of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope.” Jackson will forever be known as the Gospel Queen, singing gospel songs. With her powerful and hopeful voice, she could light up a fire in people’s spirits. Born on October 26, 1911 in New Orleans, Jackson lived a very poor life. Living in a dilapidated house, she had to earn her way into this world. Jackson grew to be a major activist of the civil rights movement. She worked with the illustrious…

revolution. Pete Best was the original drummer for the Beatles but he soon left. The Beatles also had some acts in Hamburg, West Germany in 1960. The Beatles became truly famous on their first appearance when they were scheduled to open and close the Ed Sullivan…

two races found companionship when listening to music, and Elvis helped to connect the dots even more. Elvis was a music icon that the kids loved and the parents despised and feared. So, on September 9, 1956, when Elvis Presley appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, the world…

nurse leader that I chose for this interview is a rock solid emergency department nurse that I worked with over the last two years. I chose to interview this nurse, because she is the reason I have decided to base my career in the ED. When I first started in our small rural ED, this tiny British woman walked over and introduced herself to me as "I 'm Gill, your nightshift Clinical Coordinator - aka, your worst nightmare". To say the least, I was absolutely terrified of this small statured…

temples and was lined with sphinxes. The sphinxes were unique in that they had ram heads, to honor the god, Amun, but were later replaced with the more typical human-headed sphinxes (Sullivan 2001). Other temples in Karnak include the temple of Mut, the temple of Aten, the temple of Khonsu, and the temple of Montu (Sullivan…

there album in the United States reaching #11 on the Billboard’s album chart. The album was retitled to “The Rolling Stones, England's Newest Hitmakers.” That June they tour the United states for the first time and appear on the television shows The Ed Sullivan Show and The Hollywood Palace. They release their second album that October called 12 X 5 they only release this album in the United states. The band gets there first number one song in the United Kingdom called “It’s All…

They appeared for on the Ed Sullivan Show 3 times while Stateside and their first performance broke television viewing records of that time, attracting more than 73 million viewers. This event had a major effect on music because the international success gained caused the British music…

From the sweat-infested chamber of the Cavern Club, to worldwide stardom on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Beatles *screams* have been highly recognized as one of the most influential bands of all time. They have composed innumerable hits over the years, but few have had as big of an impact on their career as “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” What was it about this song that was so extraordinary, and took them to another level? “She Loves You,” a popular Beatles composition, was released in Britain on…

Their first shows were in an old club called “The Indra ” in Hamburg, Germany where prostitution, gang violence, transvestites ,drugs, and murder were very common. The Beatles, at that time The Quarrymen, made their performances more lively by jumping around, shouting, and acting like wild men while performing and singing. This would soon become a very important and well received skill and even in an environment like that in Hamburg, they were often requested to give “8-10 hour shows”. The…