JUNE BRINGS FRANK SINATRA, NANCY SINATRA, JANIS JOPLIN AND MORE TO ‘THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW’ YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Iconic Clips And Historic Performances Officially Available Worldwide Via Streaming Platforms From UMe and SOFA Entertainment
The Ed Sullivan Show’s official YouTube channel continues in June with the iconic “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’” by Nancy Sinatra and one of the primetime juggernaut’s most surprising moments; when Frank Sinatra presented Ed Sullivan with a birthday cake for the show’s 16th anniversary in 1964. Five years later and premiering on the channel this month, rock ‘n’ roll legend Janis Joplin gave The Ed Sullivan Show viewers a Woodstock preview with her upbeat performance of “Raise Your Hand,” one of the songs she belted out during her set at the historic music festival in August 1969.
Additional classic performances include Joel Grey “Give My Regards To Broadway,” Lionel Hampton “12th Street Rag,” Paul Anka “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” and Tony Bennett “It Had To Be You.” Also on the stage are music greats Al Hirt, Billy Eckstine, Edith Piaf, and Harry Belafonte.
June also features Hollywood greats Charlie Chaplin Jr. and Orson Welles, laughs from Harpo Marx and Ed Sullivan, Henny Youngman, Totie Fields, plus family fun with Linon the Belgian Clown, plate spinners The Alcettys and comedic acrobats The Martys, among others. An engaging celebration of pop culture (Bob King takes aim at modern music, rock stars and deejays) and high culture (Laurance Harvey reads Tennyson’s “The Charge Of The Light Brigade”), The Ed Sullivan Show YouTube channel honors an entertainment legacy with new clips daily and a wide range of playlists to explore.
Throughout its historic 23-year primetime run (1948-1971), The Ed Sullivan Show brought the hottest performances from around the world and introduced emerging talent to America’s living rooms every Sunday night. The show featured some of the earliest or first televised performances of music superstars including The Band, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Jackson 5, The Mamas and The Papas, The Supremes, and The Rolling Stones.
Among the voluminous gems in this vast catalog are iconic clips most of which have not been seen in decades. UMe uploads new videos daily, including scores of rarities available digitally for the first time, to The Ed Sullivan Show’s official YouTube channel and Ed Sullivan’s website, both newly updated.
Live On The Ed Sullivan Show YOUTUBE channel, June 18-30*:
| STREAM DATE | ARTIST | PERFORMANCE | AIRDATE |
| FRI 6/18 | Bert Lahr | Paper Picker Schneider’s Miracle Skit | September 6, 1964 |
| FRI 6/18 | Charlie Chaplin Jr. | Little Tramp In The Park | May 29, 1960 |
| FRI 6/18 | Bob King | The Average Person | January 26, 1964 |
| FRI 6/18 | Ella Fitzgerald** | My Last Affair | February 2, 1964 |
| FRI 6/18 | Harry Belafonte | Shake That Little Foot | March 29, 1964 |
| SAT 6/19 | David Frye | Celebrity Impressions | October 15, 1967 |
| SAT 6/19 | Corporal Richard Linfors & Corporal John Lloyd | Drill Team | June 12, 1955 |
| SAT 6/19 | Al Hirt | It’s A Long, Long Way To Tipperary | June 18, 1961 |
| SUN 6/20 | Davis & Reese | Bickering Singers | October 10, 1965 |
| SUN 6/20 | Happy Gestures With Red Skelton | Comedic Performance Of Your Cheatin’ Heart | February 22, 1959 |
| SUN 6/20 | Orson Welles | Orson Welles Tells The Tale Of La Befana | December 25, 1955 |
| SUN 6/20 | Hendra & Ullett | NY Cabbie And English Passenger | January 1, 1967 |
| SUN 6/20 | Nancy Sinatra | These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ | February 27, 1966 |
| MON 6/21 | Dick Shawn & Augusta Merighi | Arty & Interfering Mother | May 27, 1956 |
| MON 6/21 | Helen Shapiro | After You’ve Gone | October 28, 1962 |
| MON 6/21 | Joel Grey | Give My Regards To Broadway | May 4, 1969 |
| TUE 6/22 | Gene Baylos | Money, Insults Audience & Life’s Observations | April 5, 1970 |
| TUE 6/22 | Mary O’Hara | Quiet Land Of Erin | March 12, 1961 |
| TUE 6/22 | Harpo Marx & Ed Sullivan | Knife Thief With Ed Sullivan | April 23, 1961 |
| TUE 6/22 | Connie Francis | La Paloma | July 1, 1962 |
| WED 6/23 | Henny Youngman | Becoming A Comedian | June 14, 1959 |
| WED 6/23 | Maureen O’Hara | Come Back To Erin | March 11, 1962 |
| WED 6/23 | Ted Lewis | I’m Stepping Out With A Memory | July 22, 1956 |
| WED 6/23 | Billy Eckstine | Ma She’s Making Eyes At Me | January 10, 1965 |
| THU 6/24 | Davis & Reese | Boxer Interview Sketch | February 16, 1958 |
| THU 6/24 | Henri Salvador | Family Album & Language Sketch | November 4, 1956 |
| THU 6/24 | Paul Schon | Army Air Corps Song | February 18, 1951 |
| THU 6/24 | The Serendipity Singers | Every Time I Feel The Spirit | December 27, 1964 |
| FRI 6/25 | George Carl | Bumbling Magician Pantomime | March 28, 1965 |
| FRI 6/25 | Henri Salvador | Laughing Sketch & Dining Mime | October 21, 1956 |
| FRI 6/25 | Maude Nugent | Sweet Rosie O’Grady | December 18, 1949 |
| FRI 6/25 | Rolly Rolls | Mighty Like A Rose | June 5, 1949 |
| SAT 6/26 | Jay Marshall And Lefty | Lefty The Hand Puppet Sings “If I Had My Way” | January 12, 1958 |
| SAT 6/26 | Rudy Vallee | Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay | February 13, 1949 |
| SAT 6/26 | Ella Fitzgerald** | Oh, Lady Be Good! | March 24, 1957 |
| SUN 6/27 | Henny Youngman | Gambling, The Wife | March 4, 1962 |
| SUN 6/27 | Stagg McMann Trio | Dance Of The Hours | August 6, 1950 |
| SUN 6/27 | Ted Lewis | When My Baby Smiles At Me | January 2, 1955 |
| SUN 6/27 | Al Hirt | Down By The Riverside | May 7, 1961 |
| SUN 6/27 | Paul Anka | Put Your Head On My Shoulder | November 1, 1959 |
| MON 6/28 | Phil Spitalny’s Hour Of Charm | Ave Maria | March 25, 1951 |
| MON 6/28 | Timi Yuro | Let Me Call You Sweetheart | January 14, 1962 |
| MON 6/28 | Frank Sinatra | Happy 16th Anniversary | June 28, 1964 |
| MON 6/28 | Harry Belafonte | The Baby Boy | April 22, 1962 |
| TUE 6/29 | Pearl Bailey | Nobody | June 26, 1955 |
| TUE 6/29 | Rudy Vallee | The Whiffenpoof Song | February 13, 1949 |
| TUE 6/29 | Tony Martin | I’ll See You In My Dreams | June 28, 1953 |
| TUE 6/29 | The Kessler Twins | Mas Que Nada/The Look Of Love | April 19, 1970 |
| WED 6/30 | Robert Alda | Medley: In The Good Old Summertime/Moonlight Bay | August 26, 1951 |
| WED 6/30 | Richard Harris | Camelot | April 28, 1968 |
| WED 6/30 | Janis Joplin | Raise Your Hand | March 16, 1969 |
| WED 6/30 | Tony Bennett | It Had To Be You | June 27, 1965 |
*Unlisted YouTube link and/or embed code may be available upon request. Schedule may be subject to change without notice. Segments are listed chronologically by stream date and time. **This segment was previously announced.
Live On The Ed Sullivan Show YOUTUBE channel, a recap*** of June 1-17:
| STREAM DATE | ARTIST | PERFORMANCE | AIRDATE |
| TUE 6/1 | Arthur Worsley | Ventriloquist “When You’re Smiling” | October 2, 1966 |
| TUE 6/1 | Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara With Sergio Franchi | How Men Treat Women | June 14, 1970 |
| TUE 6/1 | Acker Bilk | Acker’s Laquer | October 28, 1962 |
| TUE 6/1 | Moms Mabley | Old Men | April 26, 1970 |
| WED 6/2 | Ravic And Babs | Roller Skating Duo | February 12, 1967 |
| WED 6/2 | Morey Amsterdam | New York And Newspaper Articles | December 11, 1966 |
| WED 6/2 | Abbe Lane | My Man | July 17, 1960 |
| THU 6/3 | Myron Cohen | Irish Themed Jokes | March 15, 1959 |
| THU 6/3 | Totie Fields | Shopping | March 24, 1963 |
| THU 6/3 | Lana Cantrell | When You Wish Upon A Star | October 8, 1967 |
| FRI 6/4 | Myron Cohen | Marriage | February 23, 1969 |
| FRI 6/4 | Ella Fitzgerald | You’d Better Love Me | November 23, 1969 |
| FRI 6/4 | The Jovers | Balancing Act | May 28, 1967 |
| FRI 6/4 | Rudi Schweitzer | Juggler | March 22, 1970 |
| FRI 6/4 | Frances Farmer | Down In The Valley | October 27, 1957 |
| SAT 6/5 | Stanley Myron Handelman | Masculinity & Confidence | November 1, 1970 |
| SAT 6/5 | Brook Benton | Fools Rush In | February 4, 1962 |
| SUN 6/6 | Alan Young | New Father And A Crying Baby | February 25, 1951 |
| SUN 6/6 | Bob King | Famous Quotes | April 26, 1964 |
| SUN 6/6 | Jackie Wilson | To Be Loved | December 4, 1960 |
| MON 6/7 | Schaller Brothers | Trampoline Act | February 9, 1969 |
| MON 6/7 | Buddy Hackett | Career, Coney Island And Ed Sullivan | Janaury 3, 1965 |
| MON 6/7 | Roger Williams | Every Little Movement | July 28, 1957 |
| MON 6/7 | Harry Belafonte | Muleskinner | April 22, 1962 |
| TUE 6/8 | Totie Fields | Skiing | March 27, 1966 |
| TUE 6/8 | The Goofers | Comedic Acrobats “Mutual Admiration Society” | May 24, 1959 |
| TUE 6/8 | The Little Singers of Tokyo | Swanee | April 5, 1964 |
| TUE 6/8 | Rosemary Clooney | I Ain’t Got Nobody | May 7, 1961 |
| WED 6/9 | Rudi Schweitzer | Juggling Act | November 28, 1965 |
| WED 6/9 | Ames Brothers & Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz | Lucille Ball 5th Ames Brother | February 5, 1956 |
| WED 6/9 | Charles Manna | French Travel Agent | January 20, 1963 |
| WED 6/9 | Les Paul & Mary Ford | The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise | August 19, 1951 |
| THU 6/10 | The Cordons | Whip Act | June 24, 1956 |
| THU 6/10 | Toni Harper | Three Blind Mice | June 12, 1949 |
| THU 6/10 | Bob Lewis | Worries About Life And A Musical Group | December 6, 1964 |
| THU 6/10 | Burl Ives | Foggy, Foggy Dew | March 22, 1953 |
| FRI 6/11 | The Alcettys | Plate Spinning And Balancing Act | March 1, 1964 |
| FRI 6/11 | Billy Baxter | Greenwich Village Weather In England – James Bond | May 1, 1966 |
| FRI 6/11 | Sandler & Young | Mr. Boom Boom (Mr. Bass Man) | January 7, 1968 |
| FRI 6/11 | Ella Fitzgerald | Hotta Chocolatta | March 24, 1957 |
| SAT 6/12 | Trio Hoganas | Tooth Line Balance Act | March 19, 1967 |
| SAT 6/12 | Roger Williams | Abide With Me | April 2, 1961 |
| SAT 6/12 | Jimmy Roselli | Give My Regards To Broadway | January 2, 1966 |
| SUN 6/13 | Linon | Belgian Clown | December 16, 1962 |
| SUN 6/13 | The Martys | Comedic Acrobats | February 19, 1967 |
| SUN 6/13 | Bob King | Marriage And Family Life | August 16, 1964 |
| SUN 6/13 | Jimmie Rodgers | Honeycomb | November 3, 1957 |
| MON 6/14 | Leo Bassi | Foot Juggler | June 7, 1964 |
| MON 6/14 | Bob King | Modern Music, Rock Stars and DeeJays | March 28, 1965 |
| MON 6/14 | The Martin Brothers | Argentine Juggling Pair | November 30, 1969 |
| MON 6/14 | Edith Piaf | The Poor People Of Paris | September 23, 1956 |
| TUE 6/15 | Arthur Haynes | Acrobatic Sketch | November 6, 1966 |
| TUE 6/15 | Laurance Harvey | Reading of Tennyson’s “The Charge Of The Light Brigade” | October 25, 1964 |
| TUE 6/15 | Totie Fields | Decorating My Home | November 5, 1967 |
| TUE 6/15 | Pat Rooney Sr. | Sidewalks Of New York | January 22, 1956 |
| WED 6/16 | Phil Foster | Marriage And Kids | May 1, 1955 |
| WED 6/16 | Charlotte Rae | Anastasia Sketch | April 21, 1957 |
| WED 6/16 | Graham W. Jackson Sr. | St. Louis Blues with the New York Yankees | June 17, 1951 |
| WED 6/16 | Phil Silvers & Ed Sullivan | Phil Silvers Gives Ed Sullivan Singing Lessons | November 6, 1955 |
| THU 6/17 | The Spencer Trio | Balancing Act | March 24, 1963 |
| THU 6/17 | Tony Hendra, Nick Ullett | The Agony Of A New York Mets Fan | August 7, 1966 |
| THU 6/17 | Harpo Marx, Ed Sullivan & Ray Bloch | Imitations & Turkey In The Straw | April 23, 1961 |
| THU 6/17 | Lionel Hampton | 12th Street Rag | May 1, 1955 |
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About The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show is the most popular primetime variety show in American history. For nearly a quarter century, Ed Sullivan hosted the greatest array of talent on television, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley and Motown artists such as The Supremes, The Temptations and The Jackson 5. Every Sunday night at 8pm on CBS from 1948-1971, The Ed Sullivan Show showcased a wide variety of pop culture from the worlds of music, comedy, novelty and much more. The library of 1,000 hours includes over 10,000 performances.
About SOFA Entertainment
In 1990, Andrew Solt formed SOFA Entertainment Inc. and acquired The Ed Sullivan Show from the Sullivan family. The Ed Sullivan Show is the most respected and revered variety show in television history. SOFA Entertainment is the copyright holder of the original Ed Sullivan programs and over 150 hours of newly created programming.
About UMe
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