James Brown, The Supremes and Robert Joffrey Ballet perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour (May 1 1966)

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(Sunday, May 1, 1966, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — James Brown performed a medley of hits, The Supremes sang “Love is Like an Itching In My Heart” and the Robert Joffrey Ballet troupe performed “Viva Vivaldi” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City.


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