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“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

February 9, 1964: The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.

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Yes. It was quite the event!

I watched it on CBS on the night. In black and white of course.

The Ed Sullivan Show did not begin color until the fall of 1965, the first season the US Networks went almost fully color.