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Rock 'n' Roll: Beginnings to Woodstock
A photograph of the Beatles with Ed Sullivan, the television show host who helped introduce them to America, 1964.

A photograph of the Beatles with Ed Sullivan, the television show host who helped introduce them to America, 1964.

Citation Information
“Ed Sullivan and the Beatles,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/c358de7e3e1c31322a2cf34d4e788975.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery via the Smithsonian Institution.

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Item 7 of 13 in the Primary Source Set Rock 'n' Roll: Beginnings to Woodstock

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A 2014 radio program about the song “Tutti Frutti,” which was performed by Little Richard and written by him and Dorothy LaBostrie.
An excerpt from a video interview with Dorothy LaBostrie discussing “Tutti Frutti” and the relationship of gospel, blues, and rock ’n’ roll.
A photograph of the Beatles with Ed Sullivan, the television show host who helped introduce them to America, 1964.
A photograph by Art Frisch of a clash between a Beatles fan club and an anti-Beatles group, 1964.
An excerpt from Louie Louie: The History and Mythology of the World's Most Famous Rock ‘n’ Roll Song, by Dave Marsh, 2004.
An excerpt from a video interview with Martha Reeves of Martha and the Vandellas discussing Motown’s etiquette expert Maxine Powell.
A poster by William S. Henry for a Bo Diddley and Lee Michaels concert, 1967.
A 2015 radio program about Bob Dylan’s controversial decision to go electric, including clips of the performance and the audience booing.
An excerpt from a 2009 sound recording of a news interview with a DJ, a historian, and Richie Havens, the first performer at Woodstock.

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