Rock 'n' Roll on TV (1950s & '60s) Mitzi Gaynor on appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, the same night The Beatles were on 06:52 Tabs About (active tab) Highlights Who talked about this topic About “February '64. I had top billing [over the Beatles]! I did 13 minutes [on The Ed Sullivan Show], all crammed in of just singing and dancing… I was in love with them. Weren't we all? Bob Precht said we were all invited to the hotel for dinner. So The Beatles came in, came over to me, and kissed me and asked me for my autograph. The Beatles asked me for my autograph.” - Mitzi Gaynor, Performer Interviewees discuss Rock 'n' Roll music on television. Related topics Pop Culture Highlights Mitzi Gaynor on appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, the same night The Beatles were on 06:52 Louis J. Horvitz on getting a job directing Don Kirshner's Rock Concert for NBC 10:16 Larry Auerbach on William Morris signing Elvis Presley 06:53 Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on "Bye Bye Birdie" as a commentary on the then-state of Rock 'N Roll 01:33 Pat Boone on rock and roll and R&B music 09:22 Steve Binder on producing and directing Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special 09:49 Who talked about this topic Lee AdamsView Interview Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on "Bye Bye Birdie" as a commentary on the then-state of Rock 'N Roll 01:33 Larry AuerbachView Interview Larry Auerbach on how the William Morris Agency dealt with the emergence of Rock and Roll music and booking those acts on television 03:00 Larry Auerbach on William Morris signing Elvis Presley 06:53 Steve BinderView Interview Steve Binder on producing The T.A.M.I. Show 06:07 Steve Binder on Shindig and Hullabaloo 03:34 Steve Binder on producing and directing Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special 09:49 Pat BooneView Interview Pat Boone on rock and roll and R&B music 09:22 Nick ClooneyView Interview Nick Clooney on hosting a teen dance show (The Nick Clooney School Salute) in Lexington, Kentucky and integrating the show 04:10 Mitzi GaynorView Interview Mitzi Gaynor on appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, the same night The Beatles were on 06:52 Hal GurneeView Interview Hal Gurnee on The Jack Paar Program showing footage of The Beatles from England a few weeks before they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show 01:52 Larry KingView Interview Larry King on meeting Paul McCartney and on Arthur Fiedler's remarks about The Beatles 02:36 Emily MeislerView Interview Emily Meisler on The Beatles' first performance on The Ed Sullivan Show 01:10 John MoffittView Interview John Moffitt on The Beatles' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show 03:55 John Moffitt on directing music on The Ed Sullivan Show (i.e. Rolling Stones; Dave Clark Five) 04:58 William SchallertView Interview William Schallert on the music featured on The Patty Duke Show 01:17 Gary SmithView Interview Gary Smith on the state of rock and roll on television when Hullabaloo came along 03:50 Charles StrouseView Interview Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on "Bye Bye Birdie" as a commentary on the then-state of Rock 'N Roll 01:33 June TaylorView Interview June Taylor on choreographing Stage Show, and on Elvis Presley making his television debut on Stage Show 06:12