A Really Big Show
August 27, 2020 - By Joy Reed Belt
Remember the Ed Sullivan Show? It was the longest running television variety show in history. Broadcasting for 23 consecutive years, it is credited with helping launch the careers of both Elvis Presley and the Beatles. The sheer number and diversity of performers featured on the show was extraordinary. They included the Supremes, Maria Callas, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, Barbara Streisand, The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Janice Joplin, Isak Perlman, Pearl Bailey, Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Marian Anderson, Della Reese, Lena Horne, Mahalia Jackson, Eartha Kitt, and Leontyne Price...
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