When did the Beatles first appear on television in the United States? Most would say February 9, 1964, on the Ed Sullivan Show. But that's wrong! That was their first live performance, but not their first appearance. Their first musical performance on American television came on the Jack Paar Show--in a filmed clip, during which this late-night talk show host mocked them and their British fans--on January 3, 1964:
What a difference three years make! Here are the Beatles performing "Hello Goodbye" in a filmed performance, shown on the Ed Sullivan Show in early 1967:
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