The Animals 'Inside-Looking Out' on The Ed Sullivan Show

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The Ed Sullivan Show was a television variety program that aired on CBS from 1948-1971. For 23 years it aired every Sunday night and played host to the world's greatest talents. The Ed Sullivan Show is well known for bringing rock n' roll music to the forefront of American culture through acts like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones. The entertainers each week ranged from comedians like Joan Rivers and Rodney Dangerfield, to Broadway stars Julie Andrews and Richard Burton, to pop singers such as Bobby Darin and Petula Clark. It also frequently featured stars of Motown such as The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5. The Ed Sullivan Show was one of the only places on American television where such a wide variety of popular culture was showcased and its legacy lives on to this day.

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[michaelrochester]

Probably the gutsiest band of the British invasion, even more than the Rolling Stones

[busterbuster]

Only ever hear the Grand funk version. This has the same power and of course is the original. Awesome stuff and to think this was Mainstream TV. Crazy.

[lonestarfriend]

The Animals always sounded ahead of their time.

[spyderlogan]

Hilton Valentine snapping the living crap out of that E string on that sweet, sweet Fire-Glo Rickenbacker 330.

[dhutton]

As raw as it got on AM radio. My favorite Animals song, which is saying a lot!

[mercyworks]

Dang that song and performance was so hot and fiery I’m surprised they let this on TV! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[williamrgutrich]

Chas Chandler--a very melodic, flowing, soulful, underrated bass player--AND he discovered Hendrix.

[sherirobinson]

Still alive at 81-Eric Burden ... What a voice

[CaptainLightning]

Sullivan had no prejudice against any kind of music so he featured literally the best bands and singers of the day. And he was surprisingly loyal to and supportive of the performers so long as they followed his rules.

[kevinb]

Everybody knows about Elvis and the Beatles on Ed Sullivan... I think the other unsung heroes of that show are the Animals!!! They really surprised me with their talent and their power. Eric Burdon is one of rock & roll's greatest voices! Glad I got the Box Set to uncover those performances.

[Dobie_Gillis]

Eric Burden and the Animals are at the top of the all time great pop groups. All of their many hits dealt with pithy themes of substance everyone could relate. What do we have today? Nothing comes close.

[claritydreamsleeves]

How is it no band can command a stage like this today? Something incredible happened back in the 60s.

[flamencoprof]

They were more Soul than Rock. It took me decades to recognise how good this band was.

[valeriel]

Ed Sullivan was so cool giving exposure to so many artists that few would hear otherwise

[zickafoose]

Burdon didn’t have to dance and jump around for the audience’s entertainment. His magnificent voice just did the job!!

[ricardogomezvasquez]

Wow! Grand Funk Railroad made it awesome.

[denniswilhoite]

So much music that came from Great Briton at this time was very clean and sanitized. The Rolling Stones and The Animals had the instincts, the focus and the guts to produce music that carried the message forward from the blues with the modern twist. Eric Burdon was at his best right here

[mathill]

Great performance such a powerful band that tend to get overlooked but they are still in the top ten of all time and along with the Yardbirds are the original Rave Up artists.

[southernman]

Saw them live in Birmingham Alabama around 1966.

[cassandra_bonnet]

Wow this performance is even more dynamic than when they sang "I'm crying" !