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THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW – CBS TV 1969 – DVD
THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW – CBS TV 1969 – DVD
CBS-TV 4/6/1969 – Ed’s guests include Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett, Duke Ellington, Shirley Verrett, Rodney Dangerfield, Eddie Albert, Edward Villella, Patricia McBride, and Joan Rivers. Highlights: –Peggy Lee sings “Spinning Wheel”, and “Natural Woman”; –Tony Bennett sings a medley: “Love Song,” “Solitude,” “What The World Needs Now” & “People” (backed up by the Duke Ellington Orchestra); –Duke Ellington and his Orchestra – “Rocking In Rhythm”; –Shirley Verrett (Met Opera singer): “Alleluia” by Mozart; –stand-up routines by Rodney Dangerfield & Joan Rivers; –Eddie Albert recites “Prayers for the 1970s,” written by Norman Corwin; –Edward Villella & Patricia McBride (of The New York City Ballet) – dance a pas de deux from Prokofiev’s “Romeo & Juliet.” In color. 1 hour, complete with original commercials.
