Sundays with Sullivan
Subtitle: how the Ed Sullivan show brought Elvis, the Beatles, and culture to America
By: Bernie Ilson.
Publisher: Taylor Trade Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781589793903; 9781589794016
Subjects: Sullivan, Ed, -- 1901-1974; Ed Sullivan show (Television program)
Description: "For twenty-three years, from 1948 to 1971, The Ed Sullivan Show was America's premiere variety show, airing live every Sunday night. Sullivan used the one-hour program to bring stars of the entertainment world into living rooms across the nation, turning acts such as the Beatles and Elvis Presley into household names. But Sullivan certainly didn't limit his show to rock musicians. The performers featured on The Ed Sullivan Show were an eclectic array of talent that included everything from opera singers lo dancing bears, high-wire walkers to classical violinists." "This book lakes the reader behind the scenes of The Ed Sullivan Show, and it is the unusual story of a most unlikely television star, who played host to such diverse talents as Van Cliburn, Rudolf Nureyev, Robert Goulet, Richard Pryor, and the Rolling Stones. With his distinctive nasal voice, Sullivan regularly promised audiences a "really big show" and delivered by offering up virtually every form of twentieth-century entertainment."--Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.