The Museum of Broadcast Communications has an exhibit which looks at the connection between rock music and television. Both industries used each other to drive up tv ratings as well as sales of records and concert tickets.

This is a two part series that looks at some of the most historic moment in the worlds of music and television. Today we start with some of the best moment on the Ed Sullivan Show:

Tomorrow: A look at other television shows that were entirely about popular music

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