Steppenwolf 'Born To Be Wild' & 'Magic Carpet Ride' on The Ed Sullivan Show

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[artisaprimus]

Rock bands that performed on Ed Sullivan shocked America. Props to Ed for having the courage to have them on his show.

[shyman]

"Now for you teenagers, the long-haired Steppenwolf rock n rollers". Ed was such a square, but isn't that what makes him so endearing.

[Largecollectibles]

This performance was aired on the same weekend of Woodstock. What a time.

[Eclipse]

Mad respect for Sullivan, even tho he didn't like rock he still had some of the heaviest rock bands at the time perform on his stage

[wesleyhall]

One of my favorite bands in the 60's.

[LeeZeidel]

Ed Sullivan was a fixture a famous face in everyone's living room every week gotta love this guy a true icon.

[jacobzehner]

I don’t why but I feel like music back then was the golden era than the music of today.

[taragreenetarotastro]

Another Canadian based supergroup, Steppenwolf grew out of Toronto band The Sparrows that played in Yorkville coffee houses and my high school in the 1960's

[velvetbees]

John Kay looked like this magnificent, gothic rock god on stage. He is over six feet tall and has a presence like an eagle that's about to take off.

[frozenwolf]

They need to be in the rock and roll hall of fame, literally one of the first mentions of heavy metal in rock

[wolfedavid]

no rock history book would be complete without

[robertoponce]

John Kay, a rock singer with a superb presence on stage🎉

[a.k.]

Magic Carpet Ride is one of sickest and funkiest rock track

[CheralPharo]

Great Music, Great Band ❤❤
Great Memories

[PearComputingDevices]

Notice the care they used to not go in to psychedelic portions of each song, fascinating, yet genius. I bet this would have been epic as a kid sitting up watching this!

[JimMason-eikz]

My favourite rock band of all-time!
It’s criminal that they are not in
the Rock ‘N Roll Hall Of Fame!

[rslitman]

August 17, 1969 - the weekend of Woodstock. Steppenwolf did not perform at that festival, maybe because they had a major TV gig instead.

[MRAmericaFF]

I saw the group in 1982 at bar in Queens NY with hundreds of bikes parked out front. It was packed inside and they were great. Not much different in 82 than when these singles came out. I remember watching Ed Sullivan and he always had a "really great show"!

[damonfordham]

Don't you just love that intro? Ed, you rock.

[seizethedayandlive]

i have no idea if it was intentional but i actually like the sound of him singing live along with the recording of the song; great voice