Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke make national TV debuts on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 1 1957)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s, Television 1950s


Video: 'Buddy Holly & His Crickets "That'll Be The Day" on The Ed Sullivan Show'

(Sunday, December 1, 1957, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Buddy Holly and the Crickets performed “That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue” and Sam Cooke sang “You Send Me” and “For Sentimental Reasons” on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City.


Video: 'Buddy Holly & The Crickets - That'll Be The Day (1957)'


Video: 'Sam Cooke "You Send Me" on The Ed Sullivan Show'


Video: 'Sam Cooke on The Ed Sullivan Show'


Video: 'Sam Cooke-For Sentimental Reasons' The Ed Sullivan Show 12 01 1957'


Video: 'Buddy Holly & The Crickets - Peggy Sue, Ed Sullivan 1957'