59 Years Ago: Beatlemania Begins With The Beatles’ Historical Ed Sullivan Debut

Ladies And Gentlemen…The Beatles!”

When 73 million Americans tuned into The Ed Sullivan Show at 8pm sharp on February 9, 1964 they had no idea that they were watching history in the making. The Beatles, only on American soil for less than 48 hours by the time they took the stage that night had no idea either that the next hour of their debut would come to define an entire generation and be the catalyst for a vast musical career that would influence quite literally every rock band thereafter in some way.

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