Epic Elvis! Can only imagine how mind blowing his performances must have been for folks back in 1956… it’s still mind blowing now, almost 70 years on! ❤
60 Million people watched this live on TV the night it aired. 80% of the viewing audience that night were watching Elvis. That means all those people were talking about it next day at work, school, etc. That was "viral" before viral was even a thing.
What a huge song this was. You have to remember this was 1956. Rock n Roll was still in it's infancy and many people at the time this was being broadcast live thought rock was a fleeting fad. No one outside of the neighborhood of 20 Forthlin Road in Liverpool, England ever heard of a kid by the name of Paul McCartney and wouldn't for another 6-7 years. This really changed EVERYTHING!
Yes, and may I complement what you wrote. People dont realize that the 82.6% share this telecast garnered for CBS led, immediately, to the exponential increase in the cost of an ad, in prime time, from US$95,000 to a quarter of a million dollars a minute. The sale of radio transistors, radios, recorders, record players, televisions and obviously guitars and every single instrument under the sun was the subject of a doubling, tripling, and even tenfold increase in the number of units sold, in respect of what the sales had been in 1955. In those days, you had to wait until February to get the economic results from the year before, but to this day, the percentage in the increases from 1955 to 1956 have yet to be equaled. In Japan, a tiny company changed its mission to meet the new demands, It's called SONY. Barry Gordy created TAMLA, then MOTOWN to give African American artists the same chance to change the music world that Elvis had had at SUN. And in Mexico, RCA built the largest record plant in the world, all of it in 1957. Here is what Tim Wu said about this particular broadcast, as far as getting the attention of a nation, in his 2016 book" The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads". And I quote " The peak of peak attention can be assigned an exact date: September 9, 1956, when Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, at CBS. Its 82.6 percent share of viewers, out of a population roughly half of today' s, has never been equaled or bettered, But it is the intro, the one that has had an afterlife, as Ministers of State, at the UN, and at the European Union keep referring to Elvis, in their official speeches, as the "great philosopher". LOL.
Before Michael Jackson, before Madonna, before Led Zeppelin, before the Rolling Stones and The Beatles, there was Elvis Presley. Elvis changed the world forever. He invented the artform of rock n' roll. He set the example of what "cool" looks and sounds like. He crossed racial lines at a time when segregation still existed. He is America's gift to the world. Ever and always The King
@K O Well, hundreds of millions of people disagree with you, as well as “Rolling Stone” magazine, which rated him as the number 3 musical act of all time, behind only The Beatles and Dylan.
So far from the truth. Great singer. But no offense. He was white during a severely racist time. All the black rock and roll artist never got the same love. You know. The people who made the genre? Little Richard is the King.
@@MFjaYWiLL He and Sun records owner Sam Phillips brought rhythm and blues/rock to the white masses, effectively integrating the two cultures musically. Without Elvis bridging the gap, who knows how long it would've taken for black music/ culture to be accepted into the mainstream. I agree, Little Richard and Chuck Berry are the Kings of Rock, but Elvis is the basically the most well known, diverse and dynamic singer of all time.
Danny D yeah because the world was racist and still is racist as fuck. No offense. Whites have NEVER given us credit for anything. Period. So much so that they try white washing our history. Elvis sung OUR music. Same with The Beatles. Lot of cover songs. Lenon admitted stealing songs and changing a few words here and there several times for songs. So to me Elvis can’t be a king. He is one of the greats. Great singer and showman. But not the greatest. Not when the other people of your time who were better. More creative couldn’t get the time or the shine simply cause of skin. Their is videos of The Tempts being called the Harlem Globetrotters on live tv. Like to be treated as a joke cause of color when you visibly see talent is better is just crazy.
Danny D and no he isn’t at all. The best, most diverse and dynamic singer by FAR and away. I would go with 3 as far as males are concerned. Freddie. Mj. And Ruffin. Ruffin is my all time favorite. He was the greatest vocalist I ever listened to in my life
Happy birthday to heaven Elvis, we love you very much and you will always be present in our hearts Thank you for everything you gave, you were and will continue to be the best artist of all time, so talented, charismatic, handsome, and with a big heart, I know that you are in a better place now, I love you forever dear Elvis 🤍
Elvis was the greatest. That being said it is kind of weird seeing people in their youthful prime on top of the world, knowing how their lives will end.
This is why he's the King of RR. Nothing before him sounded like this. Yes there was R&B, Jazz but no one delivered RR the way he did. Elvis had the energy, the look, the moves, the rebellion, the charisma, the shock. All of these are ingredients for rock n roll.
To be honest I don't fully understand Elvis title as the "King of Rock and Roll", I kind of veiw rock and Roll as a fusion of Blues and County, with the likes of Chuck Berry and Little Ritchard on the Rythim and Blue side of the spectrum and Carl Perkins and Elvis on the Rockabilly side . I think Buddy Holly would be an artist who walkes pretty Close down the middle. Another Issues I have is that Elvis had a couple of Rock and Roll songs, compared to the number of ballads he prefromed How ever there is no dout that he put his foot print right down the middle of Rock and Roll, and jis dancing is pretty cool too.
Awesome gorgeous Elvis should have stayed like this for ever. His voice handsome looks moves his band Scotty Moore guitar playing was first class. Wonderful memories. Xxxx
There are a lot of people who ask "where are the microphones?" At 0:07, where Elvis is looking up, you can see the reflection of the overhead microphone on his forehead. He's making sure he's directly below it.
June 25, 2022, in another apperance at Ed Sullivan show at the end of this same song he said "Until we meet again may God bless you as he bless me" when you think about this words today it just give me the Rock chills, I was 7 years old when he died but he was part of my growing up thanks to my parents who were such a huge fan of Elvis and his legendary songs❤ RIP The Only One KING😥
LOL Those three chorus guys in the background are having a hell of a blast as well. I mean, who wouldn't, having such a charismatic guy in front of them making the audience going crazy like that? Elvis is eternal. 💖💖💖
If you want to make a difference, you have to be different, if you want to be different, you have to be brave, if you want to be brave, you have to be the best, he was different, brave and the best. this is my philosophy .
I keep watching the Ed Sullivan show to see if they show Elvis appearance again . I have seen him only once like in 2 yrs. yet I see a lot of repetitions of other singers why can’t they show the Elvis appearance more .
Even after seeing and reading everything about the King, it's hard to believe someone with that caliber of "Everything" existed. As BB King once said, "He had everything" I'm sure even Elvis struggled to live up to himself.
Elvis was the beginning of a social and cultural revolution that we're still in. He unleashed thru his appearance (hair, clothing etc;) and behavior essentially an alternate male model for contemporary society. Father Knows Best and Ozzie and Harriet were being mummified on that stage on the Ed Sullivan show that night in 1956. Little did they know that they're little kiddies were being spoon fed by some White boy with a guitar a new way to be. And they took that spoon and flew with it. And that plane has yet to land.
It is so fun watching him play with every move causing ecstasy from young ladies in the audience!! Lol. It’s like he’s thinking, “I can’t believe this..”. Elvis. Only ONE. What a guy
Wow, I,ve never seen this clip - wonder why its only surfacing now . . . anyways, really looking forward to it. It will be interesting to compare it with the performance on the Milton Berle Show (I think). That was a really wild performance by Elvis when his hair was longer (and darker). Even Scotty Moore got a kick out of it (watch the clip again). Rock n Roll will never die ~
Elvis's hair does look darker on the Milton Berle show footage, but it was still blonde. Elvis didn't dye his hair black until shortly before his second stint on Ed Sullivan's show, (the October appearance he refers to in this clip).
Even Chuck Berry admired and respected the Everly Bros going so far as to say "I don't think even the Beatles were as good as the Everly Bros." RIPDon/Phil💎
I have an idea which I think would be exciting for your viewers and help make this channel more popular. Instead of streaming one clip at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday nights, Ed Sullivan's original time slot, you should stream an entire episode live each Sunday. Viewers could talk about the acts while the show is being broadcast, in the live chat. I think that would be a lot of fun and help re-create the experience of watching Ed Sullivan each Sunday night. Also, I'm surprised it took this long to get around to the great Elvis!
It's three years later, and honestly, seems like there's no way they'd do this, but I wish they would because it's a seriously cool idea. I'm sure tons of people would "tune in" like they did back then. It's crazy, because even I remember when I was a kid in the 90s that since we didn't have cable, we only had like 5 channels. So, if I wanted to watch something - it was whatever was on those at the time: often it was things like reruns of Seinfeld or the Simpsons after school. Kids have an entire _universe_ to watch by comparison, for free, in HD, 24/7 now. It's insane the technological/societal change even I've witnessed in a little under 40 years.
@@JET7C0 Thanks for your support! Yes, I definitely think it would be a very popular idea, but I don't think they will ever do it either. I grew up in the '90's too, and agree completely about the technological changes the world has gone through.
Nobody like him.. he is THE GOAT and will be for eternity !!
Someone please invent a time machine I want to see this live
And be treated like a 2nd class citizen
OLAVOLSEN🙂🙂
me too!!!!!!!!!!
i know how got a billion dollars we can do it
@@treefiddy5424 Worth it!
Epic Elvis! Can only imagine how mind blowing his performances must have been for folks back in 1956… it’s still mind blowing now, almost 70 years on! ❤
60 Million people watched this live on TV the night it aired. 80% of the viewing audience that night were watching Elvis. That means all those people were talking about it next day at work, school, etc. That was "viral" before viral was even a thing.
Try to keep in mind that the first few Super Bowls only got around 40 million viewers
What a huge song this was. You have to remember this was 1956. Rock n Roll was still in it's infancy and many people at the time this was being broadcast live thought rock was a fleeting fad. No one outside of the neighborhood of 20 Forthlin Road in Liverpool, England ever heard of a kid by the name of Paul McCartney and wouldn't for another 6-7 years. This really changed EVERYTHING!
Yes, and may I complement what you wrote. People dont realize that the 82.6% share this telecast garnered for CBS led, immediately, to the exponential increase in the cost of an ad, in prime time, from US$95,000 to a quarter of a million dollars a minute. The sale of radio transistors, radios, recorders, record players, televisions and obviously guitars and every single instrument under the sun was the subject of a doubling, tripling, and even tenfold increase in the number of units sold, in respect of what the sales had been in 1955. In those days, you had to wait until February to get the economic results from the year before, but to this day, the percentage in the increases from 1955 to 1956 have yet to be equaled. In Japan, a tiny company changed its mission to meet the new demands, It's called SONY. Barry Gordy created TAMLA, then MOTOWN to give African American artists the same chance to change the music world that Elvis had had at SUN. And in Mexico, RCA built the largest record plant in the world, all of it in 1957. Here is what Tim Wu said about this particular broadcast, as far as getting the attention of a nation, in his 2016 book" The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads". And I quote " The peak of peak attention can be assigned an exact date: September 9, 1956, when Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, at CBS. Its 82.6 percent share of viewers, out of a population roughly half of today' s, has never been equaled or bettered, But it is the intro, the one that has had an afterlife, as Ministers of State, at the UN, and at the European Union keep referring to Elvis, in their official speeches, as the "great philosopher". LOL.
This man gives his life for entertaining us...God bless him
great entertainment
You are absolutely right! God bless Elvis and all of you.🎼💞🎶
Before Michael Jackson, before Madonna, before Led Zeppelin, before the Rolling Stones and The Beatles, there was Elvis Presley. Elvis changed the world forever. He invented the artform of rock n' roll. He set the example of what "cool" looks and sounds like. He crossed racial lines at a time when segregation still existed. He is America's gift to the world. Ever and always The King
Amen!
Brian Burlage lmao he popularized rock
Buddy Holly is better
@@Kukowatauva no one better than ELVIS
Elvis the King Forever 👑
"As a great philospher once said..."
Lol, love his sense of humor.
As a great philosophy
He's a great entertainer. Love it. Lol
Ikr?! "The great philosopher" was him since he wrote the song 😂.
@@marlisamorgan2He didn't write the song
@@lumethecrowHe didn't write it? I thought that was his song. I'm pretty sure I watched an interview where he said he wrote it but maybe I'm wrong.
Before there was Michael Jackson
Before there was The Beatles
There was a man from Mississippi with a guitar.
Correct!!!
@K O Well, hundreds of millions of people disagree with you, as well as “Rolling Stone” magazine, which rated him as the number 3 musical act of all time, behind only The Beatles and Dylan.
I always thought Elvis was from Memphis?
Born in Tupelo. Raised and made in Memphis
and John Lennon said, "Before Elvis there was nothing"
Elvis will always be the king of rock and roll. He was also a powerful ballad singer. Elvis was just great, period.
That is very true and since real Rock and Roll ended in the 70s. Elvis will always be the king.
So far from the truth. Great singer. But no offense. He was white during a severely racist time. All the black rock and roll artist never got the same love. You know. The people who made the genre? Little Richard is the King.
@@MFjaYWiLL He and Sun records owner Sam Phillips brought rhythm and blues/rock to the white masses, effectively integrating the two cultures musically. Without Elvis bridging the gap, who knows how long it would've taken for black music/ culture to be accepted into the mainstream. I agree, Little Richard and Chuck Berry are the Kings of Rock, but Elvis is the basically the most well known, diverse and dynamic singer of all time.
Danny D yeah because the world was racist and still is racist as fuck. No offense. Whites have NEVER given us credit for anything. Period. So much so that they try white washing our history. Elvis sung OUR music. Same with The Beatles. Lot of cover songs. Lenon admitted stealing songs and changing a few words here and there several times for songs. So to me Elvis can’t be a king. He is one of the greats. Great singer and showman. But not the greatest. Not when the other people of your time who were better. More creative couldn’t get the time or the shine simply cause of skin. Their is videos of The Tempts being called the Harlem Globetrotters on live tv. Like to be treated as a joke cause of color when you visibly see talent is better is just crazy.
Danny D and no he isn’t at all. The best, most diverse and dynamic singer by FAR and away. I would go with 3 as far as males are concerned. Freddie. Mj. And Ruffin. Ruffin is my all time favorite. He was the greatest vocalist I ever listened to in my life
Here is the man, the foundation of what we now call rock and roll
Nope. Others came before and set the stage (the foundation) for this TV performance to take place.
Elvis Presley is the greatest entertainer in history, and NO ONE will ever be close to him.
Michael Jackson says hi
Michael Jackson says kiss the magical feet of his.
Ain't no doubt. The King
I would have to rank Elvis and Michael Jackson as a tie for that --- the Beatles were a close 2nd --- Madonna and Prince were likely in 3rd place
Wait! What about Will Smith's slap down of Chris the kid rock?
Happy birthday to heaven Elvis, we love you very much and you will always be present in our hearts Thank you for everything you gave, you were and will continue to be the best artist of all time, so talented, charismatic, handsome, and with a big heart, I know that you are in a better place now, I love you forever dear Elvis 🤍
He was so handsome
He starts with thank you very much, yet it was us that should have been thankful.
I don't think anyone will ever come along that can beat Elvis for talent, looks, and style. That is why he will always be The King.
He just oozes personality and likability.
Elvis was the greatest. That being said it is kind of weird seeing people in their youthful prime on top of the world, knowing how their lives will end.
No doubt, He is the KING
So special man from the beginning.
This is why he's the King of RR. Nothing before him sounded like this. Yes there was R&B, Jazz but no one delivered RR the way he did. Elvis had the energy, the look, the moves, the rebellion, the charisma, the shock. All of these are ingredients for rock n roll.
Lmao
Very. True.
Buddy holly sounded like this
To be honest I don't fully understand Elvis title as the "King of Rock and Roll", I kind of veiw rock and Roll as a fusion of Blues and County, with the likes of Chuck Berry and Little Ritchard on the Rythim and Blue side of the spectrum and Carl Perkins and Elvis on the Rockabilly side . I think Buddy Holly would be an artist who walkes pretty Close down the middle.
Another Issues I have is that Elvis had a couple of Rock and Roll songs, compared to the number of ballads he prefromed
How ever there is no dout that he put his foot print right down the middle of Rock and Roll, and jis dancing is pretty cool too.
@@engagementengagement8836 Holly came after Elvis. Holly was an Elvis fan.
This super dude is never gone & has never left...and simply can't - HEY! He's ELVIS!
I'm him
最高の最高の最高です❤🎉
誰もあなたを越える事はできません！
この若さであなたは世界を征服しました。
そして永遠の成功を手に入れました。❤🎉
時代がどんなに変わろうとあなたの音楽は不滅です❣️
He is unforgettable!!!
It's so cool when you see the band was having a lot of fun too!!! God Bless
Awesome gorgeous Elvis should have stayed like this for ever. His voice handsome looks moves his band Scotty Moore guitar playing was first class. Wonderful memories. Xxxx
That Great Philosopher also said ELVIS you will have the best Hair cut ever !!!! And it came to Pass.
R.i.p Elvis Presley
たったの1分で人を魅了してしまう力が本当にすごい、エルヴィスの才能と努力、その人柄、環境全てがかっこいい。
this was total madness.. the movie doesn't exaggerate one bit..
Fantastic and Phenomenal Elvis Presley
Beautiful Elvis Presley ! Talented singer and performer and with a charisma like no one else . Thanks for giving us such beautiful memories !
Oh, love love love love love love love love love love love love love love him! He is the best in the world!
The highest viewed programme of the decade
There are a lot of people who ask "where are the microphones?" At 0:07, where Elvis is looking up, you can see the reflection of the overhead microphone on his forehead. He's making sure he's directly below it.
No microphone, no auto tuning just pure passion and singing
Even if there was no mic in front of Elvis, there were high quality microphones everywhere else. You cannot record live music without them!
We’re learning about Rock N’ Roll, specifically Elvis- right now in my music class. Pretty awesome.
Finally! Was waiting for this.
This has to have been the most handsome man to have ever inhabited this earth!💓💓💓💓💓💓
Yes🥰
I Was Waiting For This Since I Was Born
The magic of Elvis
June 25, 2022, in another apperance at Ed Sullivan show at the end of this same song he said "Until we meet again may God bless you as he bless me" when you think about this words today it just give me the Rock chills, I was 7 years old when he died but he was part of my growing up thanks to my parents who were such a huge fan of Elvis and his legendary songs❤ RIP The Only One KING😥
WoW! 64 years ago today the world discovered the King 🎸👑
LOL Those three chorus guys in the background are having a hell of a blast as well. I mean, who wouldn't, having such a charismatic guy in front of them making the audience going crazy like that?
Elvis is eternal. 💖💖💖
@K O Jealous much? 🤭
I’ve always loved Elvis but as far as a teen fan, I get it. Woo!
Never will forget these appearances as long as I live
12 years old it seems like yesterday. The King. FOREVER
What a performance! Elvis was light years ahead of everyone!
Just having a ball! So good.
Always and forever my Love Elvis ❤
Elvis Presley was my Moms favorite musician when she was a teenager.🤘🤘
he could move like he was on air .the king
The shock of people at home watching this on tv in 1956 was like the shock of people watching Alice Copper on tv in 1971 playing I'm Eighteen.
Bloody hell......🥰🥰🥰🥰.......Elvis was such a handsome man❤❤❤❤❤
THE KING FOREVER 👑
Stealing king
@@blessed74God no he's not
@@blessed74God Keep hatin'
If you want to make a difference, you have to be different, if you want to be different, you have to be brave, if you want to be brave, you have to be the best, he was different, brave and the best. this is my philosophy .
Truth.
Its crazy how short songs were back then.
Lord have Mercy, so excited.🕺🏻
I think Elvis and the Beattles were are the best.
“As a great philosopher once said”
I keep watching the Ed Sullivan show to see if they show Elvis appearance again . I have seen him only once like in 2 yrs. yet I see a lot of repetitions of other singers why can’t they show the Elvis appearance more .
The Father of
ROCKABILLY
A N D
The King of
ROCKNROLL
🎶🎶🎸🎶🎶
Es una estrella que brillará siempre por los siglo con su música Elvis presente
Elvis:simply exists
Women: intense screeching
Pure magic!!!!!
He was stinking cute, here and funny , and sweet
Legend
I love elvis ❤ and love you music❤
Il grande , il mitico , il solo re del rock.
Blonde Elvis 😍
Musical brilliantly done and Elvis always had a build up ...just amazing
Elvis the best
Even after seeing and reading everything about the King, it's hard to believe someone with that caliber of "Everything" existed. As BB King once said, "He had everything" I'm sure even Elvis struggled to live up to himself.
At 1:05 Elvis looks like a time traveller from the future while those gents in suits clapping behind him looks like they're from 1940.
Brilliant
Thankyou for sharing your talent with us and God bless you always 🙏
Elvis was the beginning of a social and cultural revolution that we're still in. He unleashed thru his appearance (hair, clothing etc;)
and behavior essentially an alternate male model for contemporary society. Father Knows Best and Ozzie and Harriet were being
mummified on that stage on the Ed Sullivan show that night in 1956. Little did they know that they're little kiddies were being
spoon fed by some White boy with a guitar a new way to be. And they took that spoon and flew with it. And that plane has yet
to land.
Todo el día y noche puedo verlo y escuchar su hermosisima voz!!!!! El REY ELVIS!!!
The best version off hound dog off elvis .surely
he look good AF
He had it all from Day 1.
I miss Elvis so much 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
OMG! Can't wait for Sunday so I can finally watch this gem! Stay safe you all and cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷❤️
The King.........one n only....
Este hombre Elvis Presley nos transporta a la epoca dorada del rock y aun en el siglo 21 quien no se emociona con Elvis
It is so fun watching him play with every move causing ecstasy from young ladies in the audience!! Lol. It’s like he’s thinking, “I can’t believe this..”. Elvis. Only ONE. What a guy
The king 👑
What a wholesome world it was
I love this song 😂
wow....what a showmanship!!! Terrific intro 0:45
ELVIS FOREVER,..PARA SEMPRE NOS NOSSOS CORAÇÕES,..
Wow, I,ve never seen this clip - wonder why its only surfacing now . . . anyways, really looking forward to it. It will be interesting to compare it with the performance on the Milton Berle Show (I think). That was a really wild performance by Elvis when his hair was longer (and darker). Even Scotty Moore got a kick out of it (watch the clip again). Rock n Roll will never die ~
All the full Sullivan episodes featuring Elvis were released on an official DVD set.
Tbh: this been shown on youtube for a long time, probably just not officially from this channel.
Elvis's hair does look darker on the Milton Berle show footage, but it was still blonde. Elvis didn't dye his hair black until shortly before his second stint on Ed Sullivan's show, (the October appearance he refers to in this clip).
@@TheRowlandstone73 The lighting could cause some of those things. I love the black and white! 😎
Thanks so much
Now noticing that the 1st tenor in the Jordanaires was accompanying on piano. Fantastic.
Punk rock if I’ve ever seen it. Brilliant.
I love you Bro… you didn’t die, no, you didn’t die… You never will. 🖤😔💔
Elvis: **makes a noise with his mouth**
Fr every girl: *AAAAAAHHHHHH*
Elvis: *comes into existance*
Every girl: *AAAHHAHAHAHAH*
I was about to say it
there's a reason our grandmas used to stan elvis
Even Chuck Berry admired and respected the Everly Bros going so far as to say "I don't think even the Beatles were as good as the Everly Bros." RIPDon/Phil💎
I have an idea which I think would be exciting for your viewers and help make this channel more popular. Instead of streaming one clip at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday nights, Ed Sullivan's original time slot, you should stream an entire episode live each Sunday. Viewers could talk about the acts while the show is being broadcast, in the live chat. I think that would be a lot of fun and help re-create the experience of watching Ed Sullivan each Sunday night. Also, I'm surprised it took this long to get around to the great Elvis!
That's a cool idea man.
@@rakeshramesh4585 Thanks!
It's three years later, and honestly, seems like there's no way they'd do this, but I wish they would because it's a seriously cool idea. I'm sure tons of people would "tune in" like they did back then. It's crazy, because even I remember when I was a kid in the 90s that since we didn't have cable, we only had like 5 channels. So, if I wanted to watch something - it was whatever was on those at the time: often it was things like reruns of Seinfeld or the Simpsons after school. Kids have an entire _universe_ to watch by comparison, for free, in HD, 24/7 now. It's insane the technological/societal change even I've witnessed in a little under 40 years.
@@JET7C0 Thanks for your support! Yes, I definitely think it would be a very popular idea, but I don't think they will ever do it either. I grew up in the '90's too, and agree completely about the technological changes the world has gone through.
KING
elvis: whew...
girls: aaaaahhh.....
Iconic