<P> In late 1963 , Sullivan and his entourage happened also to be passing through Heathrow and witnessed how The Beatles ' fans greeted the group on their return from Stockholm , where they had performed a television show as warmup band to local stars Suzie and Lill Babs . Sullivan was intrigued , telling his entourage it was the same thing as Elvis all over again . He initially offered Beatles manager Brian Epstein top dollar for a single show but the Beatles manager had a better idea -- he wanted exposure for his clients : the Beatles would instead appear three times on the show , at bottom dollar , but receive top billing and two spots ( opening and closing ) on each show . </P>
<P> In late 1963 , Sullivan and his entourage happened also to be passing through Heathrow and witnessed how The Beatles ' fans greeted the group on their return from Stockholm , where they had performed a television show as warmup band to local stars Suzie and Lill Babs . Sullivan was intrigued , telling his entourage it was the same thing as Elvis all over again . He initially offered Beatles manager Brian Epstein top dollar for a single show but the Beatles manager had a better idea -- he wanted exposure for his clients : the Beatles would instead appear three times on the show , at bottom dollar , but receive top billing and two spots ( opening and closing ) on each show . </P>
how did american tv host ed sullivan first learn about the beatles
how did american tv host ed sullivan first learn about the beatles
passing through Heathrow
passing through Heathrow