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Ed Sullivan was willing to pay up to $10,000 for a single performance. The Beatles manager, Brian Epstein, was more interested in the exposure of the Beatles on American television. He negotiated for three appearances with the Beatles receiving top billing. Sullivan offered Brian $3,500 for each show. He agreed to pay the group's transportation and lodging. Since the Beatles third appearance was pre-taped, the deal was modified; they were paid $3,500 for each live appearance and $3,000 for the taped performance. Grand total: $10,000, plus expenses. It was a win-win situation for both parties. Sullivan earned the best ratings for any television program (at that time) and the Beatles got exposure in the US at a crucial time in their career as a group.
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The Beatles had the five best- selling singles and the top two albums in America less than a month after appearing on what programs?
The Ed Sullivan Show
What year did the beatles come to America?
1964 was the first year the Beatles came to America. They also toured the country in 1965 and 1966.
What were the five songs the beatles sang on the Ed Sullivan show?
5. Please Please Me4. I Wanna Hold Your Hand3. She Loves You2. Twist And Shout1. Can't Buy Me Love
Which TV show did the Beatles make there first appearance in the us?
Their first US appearance was in spring 1963; Jack Paar ran a promotional film clip of them lip synching Love Me Do. They next appeared on a CBS Evening news report from Walter Cronkite's London correspondent on November 21, 1963.
What act followed the beatles first song on the ed Sullivan show feb 9 1964?
I think It might've been "I want to hold your hand"
