Sundays with Sullivan : How the Ed Sullivan Show Brought Elvis, the Beatles, and Culture to America (Hardcover)

from Bigrider7

Although I was never able to see a live broadcast of the Ed Sullivan show, I was well aware of the scope and importance of that program in the larger American cultural landscape(even if only for the early appearances of the Beatles and Elvis Presley alone), prior to reading this book. Bernie Ilso...

from mstrust

Ilson worked on The Ed Sullivan Show for eight years and met with many famous people like The Beatles and LBJ. He spent time with Sullivan while setting up interviews and promotional meetings for the show, and while the first few chapters are interesting as he discusses how Sullivan put together ...

from tloeffler

I grew up with The Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday nights, and I loved it. I thought Ed was a little weird, but enjoyed the rest of the show so much that it didn't matter. I was thrilled to get a copy of this book to read, as I expected it to be a trip back in time with some fun memories. Unfortunatel...

from EasyEW

If you haven't read an "inside the Sullivan show" book before, this probably wouldn't be the one I'd recommend, although it's a decent enough supplement written by a man who was connected with the Sullivan organization. As the other reviewers mention, Ilson does a good job at summing up Sullivan'...

from EasyEW

If you haven't read an "inside the Sullivan show" book before, this probably wouldn't be the one I'd recommend, although it's a decent enough supplement written by a man who was connected with the Sullivan organization. As the other reviewers mention, Ilson does a good job at summing up Sullivan'...