>> and the comics came out. i loved the comedians, you know, so--for as far as i'm concerned, uh, it--it was a plethora of entertainment, and i don't remember thinking, i'm gonna turn this off. well, there was nothing else to watch. >> i know, that's the other thing. >> i don't think there was another channel. >> well, right now there's a great channel you can support with your call and your pledge of support. let's go back to tj and paul shaffer and talk a little bit more about why this is a great opportunity. your support can be shown right now for this station. >> it's a great opportunity because we are trying to keep the music alive, and it's amazing that over these years, uh, ed sullivan, which is so part of the lexicon of our life, and these seminal performances have just been forgotten. they're not broadcast, it's hard to get them on dvd. i felt, and on my music series, that it was time we brought back this piece of culture. look what was created from your feeling, from your generation. look where you started. look what we've accomplished in these songs. 500 channels are out there tonight. there's only one showing you jim morrison and the doors, and the turtles, and little snippets of the birds, and it's incredible when you see ccr coming up. this is all here because of your dollars and support, and we're asking you right now, $150, you choose-- the dvd set will come your way-- incredible performances, you're gonna love it--or the cd set, which is the big hot number tonight. all the original hits by the original artists, and this includes, of course, beatles' number onesas well as some great hits from the british invasion, everybody from eric burdon and the animals to dusty springfield is on here. as you go down the list, classic motown, soul, pop, rock 'n' roll, and it's all part of the memories preserving the music, and that's what we can do, uniquely, with your pledge of support. here tonight with the author and incredible impresario, as i would call him. >> thank you so much. >> mr. paul shaffer. >> oh, what a thrill. my book is called we'll be here for the rest of our lives. you know how a performer or comic at the end will say, hey, i'm here all week. well, i said at one point in my career, i'll be here for the rest of my life. and i really felt like it at the time. and it turned out to be true. so i got this nutty book about-- it's really memoirs, it's showbiz memoirs >> personal stories. when i read it, it just immediately touched my soul... >> thank you. >> because it shows how much you care about the music and what the music means. and i think more than just the music when we say that, i mean, that sounds so kind of generic--"oh, it's the music." i think it's--what the music represents, beyond the rhythm, is a connection. this profound connection that will take you back to the moment when, like when we were in the shaffer household, your family holding court for every act that came up. what was that like? >> it's certainly true that the sullivan show was so important, not only to me and my family, but kids from around the neighborhood would come over for the experience of watching the sullivan show with the shaffer family. >> it's like going to the catskills kind of thing, but it's in the living room. >> because my--my parents, although my father was an ultra-conservative lawyer and my mother a wonderful homemaker up in canada, but had very hip show business tastes. very hip taste in jazz. my mother, the classics and her broadway, my dad, the great jazz vocalists, turned me on to ray charles. and they knew everything about show business. so that when they watched the sullivan show, it was an education for all of us. >> what we're gonna see now is just a little example of the impact that these performances had, particularly on the folk rock movement. michelle phillips, john sebastian, and some bonus footage unique to the dvd collection. check this one out when you call right now and pledge. >> ♪ i can't see me lovin' nobody but you ♪ >> great groups, groovy sounds, the british beat, motor city magic, rock and pop classics, and more. it's the ed sullivan: sixties dvd collection, and it's yours now when you choose to pledge at the $150 level. >> ♪ you'd better get up, now, don't you understand? raise you hand, hey, hey, hey ♪ >> ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yes, indeed, all i, i really need ♪ >> ♪ good lovin' ♪ >> ♪ now give me that good, good lovin' ♪ >> ♪ good lovin' ♪ >> ♪ all i need is lovin' ♪ >> ♪ each night before you go to bed, my baby, whisper a little prayer for me, my baby ♪ >> i think that ed was probably... >> ♪ monday, monday... >> much more open-minded than he's given credit for. just the way he was, his body language and everything, you'd think of him as being a very conservative guy. but look at the people that he brought onto his show. he was the one who had control of that, nobody else. >> ♪ well, you don't know what we can find, oh, why don't you come with me, little girl, on a magic carpet ride ♪ >> ♪ so get down, just get on down, ♪ so get down, yeah ♪ >> ♪ you are the crown of creation, and you've got no place to go ♪ >> well, doing the sullivan show was the absolute ultimate in... making yourself accessible at that time. i guess the equivalent now would be the tonight show or letterman show, uh, to really get out there in the visible world. >> it was not as hard in the sixties to get the bands going because it was a very, very new, exciting time. this r&b wave was coming over the united kingdom. essentially, this blues fanaticism was overtaking everybody. >> ♪ but you'll come running back, you'll come running back, you'll come running back to me, yeah, time, time, time is on my side ♪ >> ♪ yes, it is, i said ♪ >> ♪ time, time, time is on my side ♪ >> ♪ yes, it is, i said ♪ >> ♪ time, time... >> now, you've now been on your second tour of the united states for 2 weeks. how was it? >> uh... >> 3 weeks. >> it was great. it was really enjoyable. most enjoyable. it was very successful. >> well, now, that was not true of the first one, was it? >> oh, no. but we only came over here on the first one so that we could get--[indistinct] known, so to speak. and then when we went back, things started happening for us. >> well, why? why did they start happening? >> i don't really know. something sort of chemical reaction seemed to have happened. >> i didn't expect to talk, maybe grab one, but i wouldn't hurt them. i wouldn't hurt them. i'd just talk for a minute. but i wouldn't, you know, grab my [indistinct] scissors and cut their hair and everything. i wouldn't do that. >> we came here and stayed in the black of the morning5:30, to see them, and all they do is [indistinct] and then they don't even let you see them. >> some definition i heard in '64 that in '63 when the stones and the beatles came to the states, then all of a sudden--[imitates crash] you know, a big line seemed-- it was drawn through all the households of america. you know? [laughs] >> coming up on ed sullivan's rock 'n' roll classics, get ready for the british invasion. the british are coming! the british are coming! >> ♪ she loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ >> the beatles--these british invaders led the charge in the revolutionary war for the rock 'n' roll throne. >> ♪ we gotta get out of this place ♪ >> they were once called the alan price combo until their fans said they performed like, well, animals. >> ♪ i can't get no ♪ >> the rolling stones. they became the most wanted british outlaws in america. >> ♪ don't let the sun catch you cryin' ♪ >> if it hadn't been for a potential lawsuit, gerry and the pacemakers might have been named after a classic candy bar. >> ♪ mrs. brown, you've got a lovely daughter ♪ >> herman's hermits. these british lads got their first record deal thanks to an american president. the british are coming! the british are coming! it's the british invasion on ed sullivan's rock 'n' roll classics. >> ♪ 1, 2! >> ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ >> it was the early sixties, and most american kids were hanging with the sounds of the wet and wild surf when suddenly, the country found itself embroiled in yet another revolutionary war with england. this one, though, could best be described as an all-out battle of the bands. on february 9, 1964, the beatles got the revolution started with their legendary appearance on the sullivan show, an appearance that was watched by 74 million viewers. >> now, yesterday and today, our theater's been jammed with newspapermen and hundreds of photographers from all over the nation, and these veterans agreed with me that the city never has witnessed the excitement stirred by these youngsters from liverpool. ladies and gentlemen, the beatles. >> ♪ she loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, she loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, she loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ >> ♪ you think you've lost your love ♪ >> ♪ well, i saw her yesterday >> ♪ it's you she's thinking of ♪ >> ♪ and she told me what to say, she says she loves you, and you know that can't be bad, yeah, she loves you and you know you should be glad ♪ >> ♪ she said you hurt her so >> ♪ she almost lost her mind >> ♪ now she said she knows >> ♪ you're not the hurting kind ♪ >> ♪ she says she loves you, and you know that can't be bad, yes, she loves you, and you know you should be glad ♪ >> ♪ ooh! she loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, she loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ >> ♪ with a love like that, you know you should be glad ♪ >> whoo! >> ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ [screaming] [indistinct chattering] >> hey! >> a group once known as the alan price combo became one of the most legendary groups of the british invasion. they were gritty and raw and put on such ferocious live shows that their fans called them animals. the name stuck. on february 6, 1966, the animals gave ed and america a ferocious taste of the british blues. >> and now, ladies and gentlemen, here from england, the animals. so let's have a fine welcome. >> ♪ in this dirty old part of the city where the sun refused to shine, yeah, people tell me there ain't no use in tryin', now, my girl, you're so young and pretty, and one thing i know is true, you'll be dead before your time is due, i know it, see my daddy in bed a-dyin', his hair been turnin' gray, yeah, he's been workin' and slavin' his life every day, oh, yes, i know it, now, now, now, now ♪ >> ♪ hey >> ♪ every night and day >> ♪ hey >> ♪ slippin' his life away, yeah, yeah♪ >> ♪ hey >> ♪ oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, we gotta get out of this place if it's the last thing we ever do, we gotta get out of this place ♪ >> ♪ girl, there's a better life for me and you, somewhere, baby, i know it, and you know it, believe me, baby, all right ♪ >> england, mid-sixties. a young british band known as herman's hermits was playing the pub scene around manchester when they were actually signed to a recording contract because their lead singer peter noone bore a striking resemblance to an american president. according to the record label, peter noone looked like jfk. politics aside, herman's hermits didn't have to rely on the kennedy clan or their fresh-faced good looks to become british invasion heroes. they did, however, need good friends in high places, and in 1965, they met one. >> ed sullivan liked herman's hermits, which was very good for us. i mean, and he gave us, like, great introductions and everything. he always got everybody's name in the band wrong, which i thought-- peter herman moone, i'm called. >> from manchester, england, peter herman moone, derek lackaby, karl grill, keith hopwoods and barry whitman, who are herman's hermits. [crowd cheering] >> ♪ mrs. brown, you've got a lovely daughter, girls as sharp as her are somethin' rare, but it's sad, she doesn't love me now, she's made it clear enough, it ain't no good to pine, she wants to return those things i bought her, tell her she can keep them just the same, things have changed, she doesn't love me now, she's made it clear enough, it ain't no good to pine, walkin' about even in a crowd, well, you'll pick her out, makes a bloke feel so proud, if she finds that i've been round to see you, tell her that i'm well and feelin' fine, don't let on, don't say she's broke my heart, i'd go down on my knees, but it's no good to pine, mrs. brown, you've got a lovely daughter, mrs. brown, you've got a lovely daughter, mrs. brown, you've got a lovely daughter ♪ [crowd screaming] >> on october 18, 1964, the blues-based british group known as the animals, who had 9 number-one hit songs in england, appeared on the ed sullivan show with the only number one song they ever had on the american charts. >> now, ladies and gentlemen, the moment has come. the house of the rising sun-- [crowd screaming] >> the animals. >> ♪ there is a house in new orleans they call the rising sun, yeah, and it's been the ruin of many a poor boy, and god, i know i'm one, oh, yeah ♪ [crowd cheering] >> ♪ my mother was a tailor, she sewed my new blue jeans, yeah, my father was a gamblin' man down in new orleans, oh, baby, yeah, all right ♪ [crowd cheering] >> ♪ yeah ♪ oh, mother, tell your children, yeah, not to do what i have done, spend your lives in sin and misery in the house they call the rising sun ♪ [crowd cheering] >> ♪ oh, baby ♪ well, there is a house in new orleans they call the rising sun, and it's been the ruin of many a poor boy, and god, i know i'm one, yeah ♪ [crowd cheering] >> this young british band originally called themselves the mars bars, until the american candy conglomerate mars incorporated threatened to sue them if they didn't drop their name. so on may 10th, 1964, ed sullivan did not introduce his audience to the mars bars. instead, ed welcomed a group that would soon hit very big in the u.s.a.-- gerry and the pacemakers. >> now, ladies and gentlemen, gerry and the pacemakers. [cheers and applause] >> ♪ don't let the sun catch you cryin', the night's the time for all your tears, your heart may be broken tonight, but tomorrow in the morning light, don't let the sun catch you cryin' ♪ ♪ the night-time shadows disappear, and with them go all your tears, for the morning will bring joy for every girl and boy, so don't let the sun catch you cryin' ♪ ♪ we know that crying's not a bad thing, but stop your cryin' when the birds sing, it may be hard to discover that you've been left for another, but don't forget that love's a game, and it can always come again, oh, don't let the sun catch you cryin', don't let the sun catch you cryin', oh, no, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ [cheering] >> when the british invasion landed in america, it not only introduced a phenomenon known as beatlemania, it introduced many americans to the raw and gritty sounds of british blues. and no group played them like the tough-looking rock 'n' roll outlaws who had taken their name from a tune written by the american blues legend muddy waters. these rock 'n' roll misfits are 5 of the u.k.'s best--the rolling stones. on february 13th, 1966, the rolling stones performed the wickedly suggestive song that made these outlaws the most wanted group in america. >> here for all the youngsters in the country and canada are the roll-- the rolling stones. [screaming] >> ♪ i can't get no satisfaction, i can't get no satisfaction, and i try and try, oh, i try and i try, i can't get no, i can't get no, when i'm drivin' in my car and a man comes on the radio, and tellin' me more and more about some useless information supposed to fire my imagination, i can't get no, oh, no, no, no, hey, hey, hey, that's what i say, i can't get no satisfaction, i can't get no girl reaction, and i try and i try, oh, i try and i try, try, try, i can't get no, i can't get no, when i'm ridin' 'round the world and i'm doin' this and i'm signing that, and i'm tryin' to make some girl who tells me baby, better come back maybe next week, you see, i'm on losing streak, i can't get no, oh, no, no, no, hey, hey, hey, that's what i say, i can't get no, no satisfaction, no satisfaction, no satisfaction, no satisfaction, well, i can't get no, well, i can't get no ♪ [cheers and applause] >> well, come on! >> hello. [indistinct chatter] >> fine. >> thank you. >> coming up on ed sullivan's rock 'n' roll classics-- groovy sounds, the coolest rock in america. on ed sullivan's rock 'n' roll classics. >> ♪ 1, 2 >> ♪ ooh >> well, i mean, the stones on sullivan. does it get any better than what we've just seen? the best in british invasion, and it's right here on your station. we ask you to go to the phone and support us right now so that we can continue to bring great shows like the ed sullivan show here your way. we're saluting the best of the golden moments from across the pond, if you will, and joining us is the one and only mr. shaffer-- >> [imitating ed sullivan] wow. right here on our stage. before i bring you [indistinct], now, you promised now, you kids, now tonight--now we'll be twice be entertained by 'em. here are the beatles! >> [laughter] >> well, i'll bring you that little italian mouse, topo gigio. [normal voice] i can go all night with this stuff. >> he's twice entertained us, you see. >> thank you. >> oh! [singing fanfare] >> that's your cue to close in. >> who was that man? >> jay thomas! >> ha ha ha! >> pbs. we're asking you to join the show right now. pick up the phone, call, support. lots of great ways to say thank you. ultimately you're gonna keep sullivan alive, the memories and emotions and feelings. we need you to call right now. >> join your pbs station right now. at the $150 pledge level, you'll receive the biggest and best musical performances from the sixties on the ed sullivan show. >> ladies and gentlemen, the beatles! >> ♪ just call on me and i'll send it along with love from me to you ♪ >> ♪ but mama said you can't hurry love, no, you'll just have to wait, she said love don't come easy, it's a game of give and take ♪ >> ♪ groovin' on a sunday afternoon ♪ >> ♪ i remember sunday morning >> ♪ sunday will never be the same ♪ >> ♪ sunday will never be the same ♪ >> or at the $150 level, choose the ed sullivan sixties cd set of original hit recordings by the original artists. >> ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, we gotta get out of this place, if it's the last thing we ever do ♪ >> ♪ bus stop, wet day, she's there, i say, please share my umbrella ♪ >> ♪ the kids couldn't hurt jack, they tried, tried, tried, they dropped things on his back, they lied, lied, lied, lied, lied ♪ >> ♪ you're gonna cry 96 tears ♪ >> ♪ well, let me tell you about the way she looked, the way she'd act, and the color of her hair, her voice was soft and cool, her eyes were clear and bright, but she's not there ♪ >> ♪ here it comes, here it comes, here comes your 19th nervous breakdown ♪ >> this is your essential collection of original sixties hits. plus, as our thank-you, we'll send you a bonus cd of all the beatles' biggest hits. >> ♪ i want to hold your hand [screaming and applause] >> lots of great reasons for you to give us a phone call right now. celebrate this great music. celebrate your personal history perhaps with this great music, but celebrate the fact that this station is here for you right now and will continue to be here for you as long as you do your part and help out whatever way you can. i don't care if you give us $20 or $40, basic membership, or come in at one of the levels that you just saw outlined in that little videotape. come in at a level that makes sense for you, but realize you are supporting public broadcasting. jay, you know, you and i both grew up in the sixties, got to enjoy ed sullivan, but also got to enjoy the fact that public broadcasting has always been there as a wonderful alternative for both of us growing up and also for our kids. >> i never thought i would see a gerry and the pacemakers jacket again until tonight. uh, can we see, paul? >> there it is. >> that's the same exact jacket that gerry and the pacemakers had on. >> i'm thematically correct if nothing else. >> a few minutes ago... >> i'm enjoying a good book. >> just to see how it's all coming back and how it's all full circle, i think that everyone watching who thinks that they're old because they watched ed sullivan, let your kids watch this because these clothes are coming back. that tie may be back by the end of the show. >> all the original hits from the explosive decade of change, yours now as our thank-you when you pledge at the $150 level. >> ♪ yes, i ask you very confidentially, ain't she sweet? ♪ >> ♪ i say yeah, yeah, that's what i say, i say yeah, yeah ♪ >> ♪ it's not unusual to be loved by anyone ♪ >> ♪ so ferry cross the mersey >> relive the best from the british invasion, rock hits, folk hits, the sound of motown, and more. >> ♪ in the midnight moonlight hour, he's walking that lonely, lonely mile, here comes my baby, here she comes now ♪ >> ♪ hey there, georgy girl, swingin' down the street so fancy free ♪ >> ♪ don't let the sun catch you cryin' ♪ >> ♪ mrs. brown, you've got a lovely daughter, girls as sharp as her are something rare ♪ >> ♪ i feel it in my fingers, i feel it in my toes, the love is all around me, and so the feeling grows ♪ >> ♪ we skipped the light fandango, turned cartwheels cross the floor, i was feeling kinda seasick, but the crowd called out for more ♪ >> and as our special pbs bonus, the beatles' number one hits will come your way. >> ♪ the long and winding road that leads to your door ♪ >> ♪ all you need is love, all you need is love, all you need is love, love, love is all you need ♪ >> well, we need your love right now at this pbs station. tonight we're remembering the best of the ed sullivan show. it's been a 10-year-long struggle for me to be able to bring this to public television because there's so many complications involved. and thanks to our friend andrew salt, who of course is the guy responsible for keeping the library alive, we're now able to share these moments right here with you on your pbs station. very popular thank-you gift tonight, $150, you can choose either the dvd set or the original hit recordings by the original artists. now, i think of this segment of the show we just watched as kind of paul shaffer's segment because i know how much you love the british sound and how much the british beat means to you. and a collection like this has all the essentials on it. >> and you get this for a $150 pledge? >> with the-- >> with all of these. you get the british invasion thing, and--well, i gotta get to a phone. >> ha ha! i'll get you one. i'll get you one. >> thank you. no, it's a terrific-- >> phone, please! >> it's a terrific bargain, you know. whether you were gonna support public television or not, it would be worth $150. >> how about the artists that are on there? i think of the zombies, and you know, i just-- when you see them, time of the season and she's not there and-- >> yeah, and you get all of that stuff on this. it's no secret that the british--the brits were taking our music. >> and reselling it. >> yes, selling it-- >> this is in paul's book, by the way, and it's a great read. you really--this is-- >> you don't mean this book here? >> ha ha! that's the book i mean. >> there. it is a terrific-- >> but you point out, paul, that what is essentially they did is they originally took admiration for all the great kind of blues and r&b artists, and you know, you think, of course, in my case, of the miracles with the beatles. >> yeah. >> ha ha! and, of course, early stones. they took our music, and they did it their, way, and-- >> well, you know, they were across a whole ocean from it, so maybe it was--and it was the case for us in canada, too-- it was even more special for us because we were so far from it, and we studied it maybe even harder than americans did. and in the case of the british musicians, they studied it, they made their own versions of it, they came over here and sold it back. >> homage. it's homage. >> and they did their own homage, and their accounts appreciated the homage very much. >> and they took our roots of r&b music, kind of the very basic stuff that didn't get a lot of mainstream play back in the fifties and early sixties, and things like the chevelles and of course all the stuff with the stones. >> yeah. they made no secret of it. they gave props where props were due to muddy waters and, you know, howling wolf and lenny hawkins and all the wonderful blues and r&b artists that they loved. and they did an awful lot for racial understanding and breaking down--you know, for civil rights. >> and we're gonna see that. we're halfway through the show right now, by the way, and just one more amazing segment to come up. we'll be back here to talk to you after that, but you're gonna see sly and family stone in such a pivotal performance, talking about in the late sixties, thank you for letting us be ourselves. >> yeah. >> suddenly he invites this entire audience to come in, and here we're sharing music, the ultimate thing that brings us together. >> yeah. it sure does. >> over anything. and now in today's world, where we are today, how far we've come, amazing seeing this history play out. >> wonderful. now, how do we get this one, the beatles number ones? what do we-- >> part of the package, $150. you call right now. >> part of the package. >> part of the package. >> you get beatles numbers ones as well as the british invasion and all of these wonderful things, too? >> all the great songs on here. let me ask you, what are some of your favorites? >> get me to my phone. >> what are some of your favorites on here? i gotta go with burdon and the animals' house of the rising sun. >> ah, unbelievable, and what an arrangement. and did you see that portable organ that they were all using? all the british groups used the same kind of organ. it was called a vox continental organ. >> a vox. >> they had a big red thing on the top, and the white keys were white, and the black keys-- the white keys were black, and the black keys were white! >> oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. it's so much more sensible that way. >> my favorite, calling it it. go now by the moody blues. another great cover of an r&b tune, but boy... [imitating piano] i love all of these. needles and pins. >> it's amazing, though, paul, because yeah, i think the most underrated organ in life is in fact the hammond v. that's my personal opinion. >> the hammond organ is-- i live it. to me, it represents the universe. the draw bars that you can pull out, if you can pull them out the right way, you know, wouldn't life be a lot better for all of us? >> yes, it would. >> i think it really would, and that's why i say-- >> if you call right now-- >> call in! >> right now. call right now. >> ♪ ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba bird bird ♪ >> the bird's the word. everyone knows the bird is the word. ha ha ha ha! >> the trashmen from minneapolis, minnesota i believe. >> a little bit of everything. it covers all the genres. motown is on there. supremes, miracles. take a good look at my face. my smile's just out of place. a little closer. those are the tracks, right here. right here. >> now, i can see the tracks right there. >> ha ha ha! >> were you crying? >> i was crying. you know why? because i saw gerry marsden when he was--the joke he tells when he goes on stage now is, "ladies and gentlemen," he has this guy come out, "gerry and the pacemaker--and his pacemaker!" ha ha ha ha! and when you see him as a young man-- >> isn't it true? yeah. >> singing songs like ferry across the mersey and don't let the sun catch you crying. of course, my favorite, the bobby darin song i'll be there. >> ♪ don't you worry, darling, i'll be there ♪ yes. >> we need you to be there for us right here. call the number on your screen. when you do, some interesting story here about here about the byrds and folk rock and what was happening with mcguinn and david crosby, and you're gonna hear about when you call right now. part of the dvd package. more performances, but hurry. we're halfway through the show. we need your support right here on pbs. call right now. >> ♪ have you seen your mother, baby, standing in the shadow? have you had another, baby, standing in the shadow, well, i'm glad you opened your eyes ♪ >> great groups, groovy sounds, the british beat, motor city magic, rock and pop classics, and more. it's the ed sullivan sixties dvd collection, and it's yours now when you choose to pledge at the $150 level. >> ♪ hey, mr. tambourine man, play a song for me ♪ >> at that time, you know, and for a while afterwards, even on shows that were aimed at rock 'n' roll, they didn't know what to do with, you know, a hippie band. >> ♪ hey, mr. tambourine man, play a song for me, in the jingle jangle morning, i'll come following you ♪ >> we came on, and we were singing all this kind of revolutionary rhetoric, and they didn't know about that, and that was kind of dangerous, and then we had this attitude, and what are these guys about, you know? and they were--yeah, we spooked them. >> ♪ take me for a trip upon your magic swirling ship ♪ >> something to do with my wearing a pea coat or having an attitude or not being a cooperative and nice person. and, uh, we had words. >> ♪ this world has lost its glory, let's start a brand new story now, my love, right now, there'll be no other time, and i can show you all my love, talk in everlasting words, and dedicate them all to me ♪ >> oh, it brings a tear to my eye when i see that, the gibb brothers in the beginning and how they started, those songs that touch us like nothing else in life touches us, the music that just takes us back to that moment when we were innocent and things were different. yeah, there was rough times happening around the country. however, the thing that got us through all those times, good and bad, was the soundtrack, the soundtrack and the back beat. the back beat is right here tonight. we're celebrating the best of the ed sullivan show, all the rock 'n' roll years. and these are the complete performances that you'll get, not just these little clips. and when you pledge $150, want to tell you about some of the great performances you won't see tonight. persuasion by santana is on here. the airplane-- jefferson airplane, the one and only, that incredible voice of grace slick, who comes in doing crown of creation. that song here. incredible sounds from ccr, down on the corner, out in the street, doing their thing. $150, and we're gonna send you this amazing dvd set, all the original hits of the ed sullivan show. we send you to the terrific trio who loves the beat. >> thank you, tj. we're gonna get back to the final act of this outstanding look at ed sullivan's rock 'n' roll segments throughout the sixties. and indeed, you know, tj is right. the jefferson airplane, santana, janis joplin, sly and the family stone are all in this collection. they were on ed sullivan in the sixties, and they're all very--great roots here. we're delighted to be able to have this show to share with you, and i'm thinking you and i and paul, we're all dads, and what a great thing. my daughter's 16 years old. she loves the beatles, but she's never seen what they looked like when they first came to america. >> this is how america saw them. this is how the world saw them first. biggest audience i think in the history of broadcasting tuned in. wasn't that true? >> to think that they were considered freaky looking, long-haired, and to see them, and no one looks freaky at all. >> were are going to get back to the final segment of this look at ed sullivan's rock 'n' roll history. it's here because you support it. >> coming up on ed sullivan's rock 'n' roll classics-- groovy sounds, the coolest rock in america. >> ♪ groovin', on a sunday afternoon ♪ >> the young rascals. their name came from an old tv show. think spanky, alfalfa and buckwheat. >> ♪ i can't see me loving nobody but you... ♪ >> the turtles--their number one hit song came in a summer that would make history. >> ♪ i'm picking up good vibrations ♪ >> the beach boys were more than just a surf band. some critics say they're america's best ever. >> ♪ dance to the music >> and sly dances to the music with the ed sullivan audience. these are groovy sounds, the coolest rock in america, on ed sullivan's rock 'n' roll classics. >> ♪ 1, 2 >> ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ >> 1967. barbarella discovered a new planet, the cartwright clan was america's first family, and the green bay packers squashed the kansas city chiefs by a score of 35-10 in the very first super bowl. >> passes to curtis mcclendon for the touchdown. >> the groovy sixties provided the backdrop for felix cavaliere and the young rascals. groovin' was the young rascal'' second billboard chart topper, but the year before, they had broken through to the number one spot with a bang and plenty of good lovin'. >> ladies and gentlemen, here again, the young rascals. so let's bring 'em on. >> [indistinct] ♪ good lovin', good lovin', good lovin', i was feelin' so bad, i asked my family doctor just what i had, i said, doctor ♪ >> ♪ doctor >> ♪ mr. m.d. >> ♪ doctor >> ♪ now can you tell me what's ailin' me? ♪ >> ♪ doctor >> ♪ come on, now yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, >> ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ >> ♪ yes, indeed, all i, i really need ♪ >> ♪ good lovin' ♪ >> ♪ now gimme that good, good lovin' ♪ >> ♪ good lovin' ♪ >> ♪ all i need is lovin' ♪ >> ♪ good lovin' ♪ >> ♪ good, good lovin', baby ♪ >> ♪ good lovin' ♪ [crowd cheering] >> ♪ good lovin' ♪ >> ♪ ahh >> ♪ good lovin' ♪ >> ♪ all i want is love >> ♪ good lovin' ♪ >> ♪ all i need is love >> ♪ good lovin' ♪ >> ♪ lovin' all in the morning ♪ >> ♪ good lovin' ♪ >> ♪ lovin' late at night ♪ >> ♪ good lovin' ♪ >> ♪ oh, ahh, good lovin' ♪ >> the supremes were an ed sullivan favorite. they appeared a total of 15 times, and for good reason. they had 25 top 40 hits. and on september 25th, 1966, diana ross and friends sang one of them, a song that went to number one on the pop charts in 1966-- you can't hurry love. >> and now, ladies and gentlemen, the supremes. [crowd cheering] >> ♪ i need love, love to ease my mind, i need to find, find, someone to call mine, but mama said, you can't hurry love, no, you just have to wait, she said love don't come easy, it's a game of give and take, you can't hurry love, no, you just have to wait, she said just give it time, no matter how long it takes, but how many heartaches must i stand before i find a love to let me live again? right now the only thing that keeps me hangin' on when i feel my strength, yeah, its almost gone, i remember my mama said ♪ >> ♪ you can't hurry love ♪ >> ♪ no, you just have to wait, she said love don't come easy, it's a game of give and take, how long must i wait? how much more can i take before loneliness will cause my heart, heart to break? no, i can't bear to live my life alone, i grow impatient for a love to call my own, but when i feel that i, i can't go on, these precious words keeps me hangin' on, i remember mama said ♪ >> ♪ you can't hurry love ♪ >> ♪ no, you just have to wait she said, love don't come easy, it's a game of give and take, you can't hurry love, no, you just have to wait, she said, love don't come easy, it's a game of give and take, you can't ♪ >> ♪ no, love, love, don't come easy, but i keep on waiting, anticipating, i keep waiting, you gotta give and take, but it ain't easy, it ain't easy, but mama said ♪ >> ♪ you can't hurry love, no, you'll just have to wait, she said, love don't come easy, it's a game of give and take, you can't hurry love, no, you'll just have to wait, she said trust in time, no matter how long it takes ♪ >> ♪ you can't hurry love ♪ [cheers and applause] >> come over here, girls. how are you? [indistinct chatter] [cheers and applause] >> cavaliere wrote a hit pop tune about his girlfriend and their intimate sunday afternoons. the song was groovin', and on june 4th, 1967, the young rascals took their groovy sound to the grooviest variety show on television. >> we realized ed sullivan's show was kind of a unique experience. because what i remember was, we worked for 6 days to do that show. and on saturday night, you had a full, complete dress rehearsal. and on sunday night, you were live. >> the young rascals, so let's bring 'em on. [cheers and applause] [bird chirping] >> ♪ groovin' on a sunday afternoon, really, couldn't get away too soon, i can't imagine anything that's better, the world is ours whenever we're together, ain't a place i'd like to be instead of groovin', down a crowded avenue, just doin' anything we like to do there's always lots of things that we can see, can be anyone we'd like to be, all those happy people we could meet, we're just groovin' on a sunday afternoon, really couldn't get away too soon, no, no, no, no, ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha, we'll keep on spending sunny days this way, we're gonna talk and laugh our time away, i feel it comin' closer day by day, life would be ecstasy, you and me endlessly groovin' ♪ >> ♪ reelin' and rollin' ♪ >> ♪ on a sunday afternoon, really couldn't get away too soon, no, no, no, no, talkin' about groovin', a-ha, a-ha, groovin', i'll tell you 'bout groovin', groovin', groovin' ♪ [cheers and applause] >> in the early sixties, the beach boys had fun, fun, fun, singin' about california girls, little deuce coups and surfing safaris. but after pet sounds was released, an album hailed as one of the best of all time, the beach boys dropped all the kid stuff. one of the great songs on pet sounds was actually inspired by a pet. brian wilson's mother told him she believed that dogs were so psychically tuned into people, they could tell a good guy from a bad guy by the person's vibrations. so as a tribute to his mom's story, brian wilson wrote a song. and on october 13th, 1968, the beach boys stepped on to the sullivan stage and gave america a healthy dose of good vibrations. >> ♪ i, i love the colorful clothes she wears, and the way the sunlight plays upon her hair, i hear the sound of a gentle word, on the wind that lifts her perfume through the air ♪ >> ♪ i'm picking up good vibrations, she's giving me excitations ♪ >> ♪ good, bop-bop >> ♪ i'm pickin' up good vibrations ♪ >> ♪ good vibrations >> ♪ she's giving me excitations ♪ >> ♪ good, good, good, good vibrations ♪ >> ♪ she's giving me excitations ♪ >> ♪ good, good, good >> ♪ i'm pickin' up good vibrations ♪ >> ♪ good vibrations >> ♪ she's giving me excitation ♪ >> ♪ close my eyes, she's somehow closer now, softly smile, i know she must be kind, when i look in her eyes, she goes with me to a blossom world ♪ >> ♪ i'm picking up good vibrations, she's giving me excitations ♪ >> ♪ good, bop-bop >> ♪ i'm pickin' up good vibrations ♪ >> ♪ good vibrations >> ♪ she's giving me excitations ♪ >> ♪ good, good, good, good vibrations ♪ >> ♪ she's giving me excitations ♪ >> ♪ good, good, good, good vibrations ♪ >> ♪ she's giving me excitations ♪ >> ♪ invitation, ahhh, good ♪ >> ♪ i don't know where, but she sends me there ♪ >> ♪ ahh >> ♪ good sensations >> ♪ oh, my, my, my, what elation ♪ >> ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh >> ♪ got to keep those loving good vibrations happening with you, got to keep those loving good vibrations happening with you ♪ >> ♪ gotta keep those loving >> ♪ good, good, good, good, good vibrations ♪ >> ♪ she's giving me excitations ♪ >> ♪ good, good, good >> ♪ i'm pickin' up good vibrations ♪ >> ♪ good vibrations >> ♪ she's giving me excitation ♪ >> ♪ na, na-na, na na, na, na-na, na, na-na, na na ♪ >> ♪ ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba ♪ >> ♪ ooh >> ♪ ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba >> ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh >> ♪ ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba >> ♪ ooh-ooh [cheers and applause] >> the first funk family of san francisco blurred the line between black and white. they lived by the philosophy that everyone was a simple, everyday person. at 4 years old, sylvester stewart was already recording with his first family band. years later, sylvester, along with sister rosie and brother fred, formed the san fran funk sensation sly and the family stone. the band broke through in 1968 with the title track from their album dance to the music. and on december 28th of that year, sly and the family stone performed for the ed sullivan audience. >> now here for the youngsters who undoubtedly by now are oldsters is sly and the family stone. [cheers and applause] >> don't hate the black. don't hate the black. don't hate the white. if you get bitten, just hate the bite. >> ♪ different strokes for different folks ♪ >> ♪ we got to live together >> ♪ i am everyday people >> yeah! get up! dance to the music! >> ♪ bo, bo, bo, bo, bo, bo, bo, bo, bo, bo, bo, bo, bo, bo, bo ♪ >> ♪ dance to the music, dance to the music ♪ >> ♪ that's right! all we need is a drummer, for people who only need a beat, yeah, i'm gonna add a little guitar and make it easy to move your feet now, yeah ♪ >> ♪ i'm gonna add some bottom, so that the dancers just won't hide ♪ >> ♪ you might like to hear my organ, i said, ride sally ride, now ♪ >> ♪ ahhh, ya, ya, ya, ya ♪ >> ♪ up, up and away, yeah ♪