ed sullivan show

It was a clash of mainstream culture vs. the counterculture.

On September 9, 1956, 21 year-old Elvis Presley made his debut on the Ed Sullivan Show.  Ed Sullivan couldn't be there to host the show as he was recuperating in hospital from a recent car accident. Noted British actor Charles Laughton stood in for Ed...

I had never heard " I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"  until a few years ago. Someone requested it and I was curious, so I found a copy and we played it on the air. Since that time, a lot of people have asked about the song and about the girl singing the song. So, here you have a brief history of Gayla Peevey and a video of her singing the song on "The Ed Sullivan Show" Read