Entertainment Special Celebrates
the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles’ Legendary
U.S. Debut Performance on
“The Ed Sullivan Show,” and Will Air Exactly 50 Years to
the Day, Date and Time of the Original Event
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All-Star Lineup Features The Beatles
LOVE by Cirque du Soleil, Kate Beckinsale, Jeff Bridges,
Gary Clark Jr., Johnny Depp, Dave Grohl,
Eric Idle, Imagine Dragons, Alicia Keys &
John Legend, Anna Kendrick, David Letterman,
LL COOL J, Jeff Lynne, Maroon 5, John Mayer
& Keith Urban, Brad Paisley & Pharrell Williams,
Katy Perry, Sean Penn, Ed Sheeran, Joe Walsh,
Stevie Wonder, and a One-Night Only Reunion
of Eurythmics’ Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will perform together on “The Beatles: The Night That Changed America – A GRAMMY® Salute,” airing this Sunday, Feb. 9, 8 – 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network. The primetime entertainment special — presented by The Recording Academy®, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and CBS — will celebrate the remarkable legacy of the seven-time GRAMMY-winning group the Beatles and their groundbreaking first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” The show, which taped on Monday, Jan. 27, the day after the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards®, will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound and airs exactly 50 years to the day, date, and time of the original event. Originally slated to be a two-hour event, the special has added an additional half-hour given the overwhelming success of the taping, a wealth of archival material, and new interviews. For updates and breaking news, please visit GRAMMY.com, and The Recording Academy’s social networks on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Continue Reading →
