Beatlemania hit the U.S.A. in full force after John, Paul, George and Ringo played 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on Feb. 9, 1964 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

It was 60 years ago; nearly 73 million people were watching on television the night of Feb. 9, 1964, when “The Ed Sullivan Show” went on the air and The Beatles took over music forever. John Lennon, ...

Ahead of the series finale of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," we're revisiting the iconic Ed Sullivan Theater's storied past.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Express Newspapers/Getty Ed Sullivan (center) with the Beatles (from left: Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Throughout its 23-year run, The Ed Sullivan Show repeatedly made history with its penchant for marking the debut of a wide array ...

McCartney was just one of the big-name celebrities who have dropped by the final few episodes of The Late Show. Tom Hanks, ...

For 23 years, more than 10,000 performers graced the stage of The Ed Sullivan Show, including some of the world's most notable musicians and stars. With acts from The Beatles to Elvis Presley, the ...

Plus, Colbert sings obscure Elvis Costello song with its writer ...