I was 8. I saw it on a black and white tv. I had been listening to Motown. I wondered who are they, they sound good! ES had all the star bands and singers back then. I’m happy to have lived during that time, for it was the prime heyday of soul and RR.
It was 61 years ago today...
You are part of a select group of music fans to perhaps see on television, read the newspaper or maybe even be there to experience arguably a HUGE moment in music history.
I was only 2, so all I cared about was eating and sleeping. Maybe I was in the room while my family watched the Ed Sullivan show, later that week?