Video: 'Ballad of the Green Berets - SSGT Barry Sadler [1966]'

(Sunday, January 30, 1966, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler performed “Ballad of the Green Berets” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City.

Video: 'Four Tops "Nice 'n' Easy" on The Ed Sullivan Show'

Among the other performers on tonight’s show: The Four Tops, Jose Feliciano, Dinah Shore, Topo Gigio, and Markworth and Mayana.

Video: 'Four Tops - Medley: It's The Same Old Song, I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) and more'

Video: 'José Feliciano "Flight Of The Bumblebee" on The Ed Sullivan Show'

Video: 'Dinah Shore "Chim Chim Cher-ee" on The Eds Sullivan Show'

Video: 'Topo Gigio "Topo Plays Violin" on The Ed Sullivan Show'

Video: 'Bob Markworth & Mayana Blindfolded Archery Routine on The Ed Sullivan Show'