Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore's program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom. — Alan King Copy Share Image
I did the Ed Sullivan show four times. I did the Steve Allen show. I did the Jackie Gleason show. — Elvis Presley Copy Share Image
And I was booked once to go on 'Ed Sullivan' and I got bumped and ran out the back door crying. — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
The Dave Clark Five had more appearances on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' than The Beatles. — Paul Shaffer Copy Share Image
I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
There was one television in the living room, and we all sat around on Sundays and watched Ed Sullivan. — Jeffrey Tambor Copy Share Image
Most magic is a trick, an illusion. But [when The Beatles played the Ed Sullivan Show], this was real. Man oh man,… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
[On turning down an invitation to appear for four minutes on the Ed Sullivan Show:] Honey, it takes Moms four minutes just… — Moms Mabley Copy Share Image
When the Beatles were on 'Ed Sullivan,' life went from black and white to color like in 'The Wizard of Oz' -… — Steve Lukather Copy Share Image
I was the first to promote The Beatles in the States, and Ed Sullivan called me first about them before he ever… — Sid Bernstein Copy Share Image
Everything that you'd see on The Ed Sullivan Show was at the Tannen's Magic. You'd think that if you could afford a… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
After the Ed Sullivan Show, Feb. 9, 1964, at approx. 8:04pm [laughs], after that moment every album, every guitar, evey set of… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
I remember tap-dancing and singing in front of the TV when I was a kid, telling my dad to stop watching Ed… — Andie MacDowell Copy Share Image
I grew up on variety shows. I'm from the '60s and '70s. I loved watching Flip Wilson. I loved watching Sid Caesar's… — Sinbad Copy Share Image
“When Bauhaus designers adopted Sullivan's "form follows function," what they meant was, form should follow function. And if function is hard enough,… — Paul Graham Copy Share Image
If you're looking at the array of performers, there's just a lot of people that it's about getting closer to them. That's… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
More than any other drummer, Ringo Starr changed my life. The impact and memory of that band on Ed Sullivan Show in… — Max Weinberg Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to the Beatles and being an ardent Beatles fan when I was in third grade all the way… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I couldn't do 'The Ed Sullivan Show.' Ed said I was a flash in the pan, and he was right. — Scott McKenzie Copy Share Image
“I mean, who does that? Who touches someone’s hair and pronounces they have magic?” “Darth Sullivan.” “Darth goddamned Sullivan.” — Chloe Neill Copy Share Image
When I didn't do 'Runaround Sue' on the 'Ed Sullivan Show,' for example, I didn't listen to my inner voice. I should… — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
Around the time the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan, I was already in a band. — Dan Fogelberg Copy Share Image
You push a button and it goes all over the world and on Sunday people are saying, 'Oh, I binge watched all… — Jeffrey Tambor Copy Share Image
I've heard that while the show was on there were no reported crimes, or very few. When The Beatles were on Ed… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
My own musical ambitions were born when I was five, watching the Ed Sullivan Show on TV. When Elvis Presley burst on… — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
“I was like Elvis "The Pelvis" Presley on Ed Sullivan, I tells ya, punished for the crime of being sexy. (him on… — Russell Brand Copy Share Image
“[...] I saw the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. As I watched them singing, it hit me: This is my ticket… — Paul Stanley Copy Share Image
When Elvis made his mass-media debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' - his notorious gyrations filmed only from the waist up -… — John Lahr Copy Share Image
See, I was nine years old when I saw Elvis on 'Ed Sullivan', and I had to get a guitar the next… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
I was blacklisted and overnight my TV appearances dried up. Ed Sullivan called to cancel my appearance and said he'd help me… — Orson Bean Copy Share Image
The first show that my dad and my mom did together was for, was a comedy series, a short form that went… — Brian Henson Copy Share Image
... We have quite a large area, and that makes it more fun for us - certainly more satisfying, because it doesn't… — Jerry Garcia Copy Share Image
Back in the fifties I was the hot, young comic on CBS and a regular on 'The Ed Sullivan Show.' I was… — Orson Bean Copy Share Image
“This was the low point of Presley’s career: the bulky jumpsuit and isosceles sideburns era. His colon had expanded so dramatically that… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
![“Most magic is a trick, an illusion. But [when The Beatles played the Ed Sullivan Show], this was real. Man oh man, was it real.” quote by Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/953/tom-petty-2030_ed-sullivan_most-magic-is-a-trick-an-illusion-but-wh_971979.jpg)
![“[On turning down an invitation to appear for four minutes on the Ed Sullivan Show:] Honey, it takes Moms four minutes just to get on the stage.” quote by Moms Mabley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dc6/moms-mabley-30088_ed-sullivan_on-turning-down-an-invitation-to-appear_638329.jpg)
![“After the Ed Sullivan Show, Feb. 9, 1964, at approx. 8:04pm [laughs], after that moment every album, every guitar, evey set of drums that was ever sold ... 10% should have gone right into their pocket!” quote by George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/10d/george-thorogood-10443_albums_after-the-ed-sullivan-show-feb-9-1964-at_877077.jpg)
![“[...] I saw the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. As I watched them singing, it hit me: This is my ticket out. Here was the vehicle I could use to rise out of misery, to become famous, to be looked up to, to be liked, to be admired, to be envied.” quote by Paul Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d25/paul-stanley-9031_quote_i-saw-the-beatles-on-the-ed-sullivan-sho_3106501.jpg)
