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325 guitar for this show after company executives noticed the poor condition of Lennon's original 325 during the February 9 show and directed that Lennon be given a replacement. Lennon continued to use the "Miami" 325 as his main stage instrument for the rest of the group's tours in 1964 and 1965.
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reported that the February 9 performance was one of the museum's most-requested TV clips. Ron Simon, the museum's curator for television, remarked that "It was tremendously significant. The whole idea of the cross-cultural phenomenon, the whole idea of Beatlemania, it all came together here."
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The majority of American cultural critics responded to the Beatles' performances by expressing bemusement at the unusually strong audience reactions or by mocking the Beatles' haircuts, with only a few focusing on the Beatles' musical performances and talents. Reverend
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The Beatles were taped live for the final time on August 14, 1965. The performance was broadcast September 12, 1965, and earned Sullivan a 60-percent share of the nighttime audience. This time they followed three acts before coming out to perform
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appearances catalyzed a run of extraordinary commercial success in the U.S.; the Beatles sold 2.5 million records in the country in the month after the first appearance and by early April became the first act to hold all top 5 spots in the
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records of the Beatles that he received from the band. According to him, the Beatles, at the time struggling to get noticed and recorded by major companies, were interested in an appearance on U.S. television programmes such as the
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and saw a crowd of 1,500 fans await the Beatles' return from a tour of Sweden. Struck by the crowds, Sullivan became interested in booking the Beatles for his show, and Prichard notified Epstein.
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McCartney claimed in a 1990 press conference that he met Sullivan again in the early 1970s, though Sullivan appeared to have no memory of McCartney or the Beatles appearing on his show. Comedian
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and in making recordings with American record companies, in exchange for a pay of about a thousand dollars. Herrmann claimed to have unsuccessfully attempted to persuade the executives of
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wishing them success in America (though it was reported later that Parker sent the telegram without Presley's knowledge). Sullivan then introduced the Beatles, who opened by performing "
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talent booker Jack Babb saw the band twice in concert in the UK the following year, after being invited by Peter Prichard, a London talent agent who was also a friend of Beatles manager
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The Beatles began to receive attention in the mainstream American press and radio play in November and December 1963. Due to rapidly growing listener demand, the band's first single on
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In retrospect, critics have recognized the Beatles' appearances, particularly the February 9 showing, as a watershed cultural moment for Americans in the 1960s. In 1994, the
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The Beatles' third appearance aired on February 23, though it had actually been taped on February 9, before their first live performance. They followed Ed's intro with "
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On the evening of the television show, a crush of people nearly prevented the band from making it onstage. A wedge of policemen were needed and the band began playing "
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and agreed to have the Beatles perform three shows—two live and one taped. The Beatles ended up earning $ 2,400 ($ 18,025 in 2023 dollars) for each of the three shows.
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in music. The broadcast drew more than 73 million viewers, a record for U.S. television at the time (broken three years later by the series finale of
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McCartney has performed at the Ed Sullivan Theater twice since leaving the Beatles—once in 1992 and once in 2009 on the building's exterior marquee.
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Laurel Sercombe (July 5, 2017). "'Ladies and gentlemen ...' The Beatles: The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS TV, February 9, 1964". In Ian Inglis (ed.).
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CBS saw huge anticipation for the Beatles' first appearance, with 50,000 ticket requests for the 728-seat Studio 50 (now known as the
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of American pop music—and inspired many young viewers to become rock musicians. The band also made another appearance during their
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The appearance on February 9 is considered a milestone in American pop culture, and furthermore the beginning of the
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recalled in 1970 that around 1962 he had returned to the U.S. from a conducting job in Liverpool with early
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of songs to air exclusively on Sullivan's program over the next few years, including videos of both "
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for TV productions. In February 2014, for the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first appearance,
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The audience for this show was about 70 million, nearly equaling the prior week's performance.
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appearance—though the setting is reversed, with OutKast playing the fictional American band
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on February 7 to a waiting crowd of 5,000 fans, and after a press conference arrived at the
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appearances in early February to bolster sales. Instead, the song reached the top of the
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On this occasion, the show aired an interview with the band and a taped performance of "
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appearance by filming two black-and-white musical segments in Beatles-style suits for
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Sullivan began the show by telling the audience that Elvis Presley and his manager,
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appearances and early Beatlemania for helping to heal the national trauma from the
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The Beatles had mixed reactions to the production value of their performance, with
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Although the Beatles rarely performed live after 1966, the group provided filmed
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During the February 8 rehearsals for their first performance, lead guitarist
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Epstein flew to New York on November 5 to promote another one of his acts,
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appearances as their inspiration for becoming musicians, including
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came on March 1, 1970, when they released promotional videos for "
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staffer took turns standing in for George during the rehearsals.
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later remarking that Lennon's microphone volume was too low.
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sent by Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom Parker to the Beatles
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claimed subsequently that Sullivan was suffering from
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broadcast at the time drew about 21 million viewers.)
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