I couldn't do 'The Ed Sullivan Show.' Ed said I was a flash in the pan, and he was right.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was dreaming I was on the Sullivan Show.
And I was booked once to go on 'Ed Sullivan' and I got bumped and ran out the back door crying.
I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.
Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore's program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.
I wasn't ever advised by Scott Sullivan of anything ever being wrong.
The Dave Clark Five had more appearances on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' than The Beatles.
I'm a flash in the pan: a novelty.
Paul and I were both struggling actors. One night he would serve me in a restaurant, and the next night I would serve him. It was what out of work actors did.
We finally got our big break when Ed Sullivan put us on his show.
I did the Ed Sullivan show four times. I did the Steve Allen show. I did the Jackie Gleason show.