Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Express Newspapers/Getty Ed Sullivan (center) with the Beatles (from left: Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul ...

The Beatles' first performance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, was a pivotal moment in pop culture. Over 73 million viewers tuned in to watch Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and ...

Over 60 years ago on Feb. 9, 1964, the Beatles played the wildly popular “Ed Sullivan Show” for the first time.

Ed Sullivan has gone down in history as one of the most influential figures in rock & roll — without playing an instrument or singing a single note. "When I first went on TV with our Toast of the Town ...