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 ...

The former Beatle appeared on the late-night talk show's final episode.

The Beatles first performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964. The performance was the crowning moment in the group’s first tour of the U.S. It helped open the flood gates for the British ...

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, ...

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 ...