Cast Of Hair "Aquarius & Let The Sunshine In" on The Ed Sullivan Show

[@belknapdlg26]

I was in Vietnam and took my R&R in Sydney Australia. It so happened that the Australian Production of Hair was playing at the Old Metro in Sydney. It was just wild and my eyes were wide open. At the end of the performance, they took us Sailors and Soldiers up on stage and held our hands and put beads around our necks and the girls kissed our blushing cheeks, the crowd went wild. It will be something I'll never forget.

[@davidsoto1472]

I was there then also :-) when I came home my next duty station was NY and I saw it on Broadway also 🙂

[@555dallen]

Peace and love

[@Mr21scott]

And I'll never forget what all the people like you and @davidsoto1472 did for me and all of us. THANK YOU.

[@Mr21scott]

@@davidsoto1472 Please see my other response.

[@marielpare8290]

The two women harmonizing at the beginning of Let the Sunshine In 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@adambrocklehurst4211]

One was Melba Moore I think.

[@burtihal]

@@adambrocklehurst4211 And Heather MacRae was Sheila.

[@shyman99]

HAIR co-creator James Rado passed away last year. He once reflected on this 1969 appearance: "The network wouldn't let us do anything involving nudity, but they did let us have smoke effects and allowed us the run of the theater. I don't think Mr. Sullivan knew what to think of us, but he seemed to truly enjoy the exuberance of the young cast. It was an exciting night and, boy, did it generate a long line at the box office the following morning!"

[@tj921able]

This is my favorite comment

[@hectorsmommy1717]

Ed Sullivan knew how to put his own preferences aside and give the people what they wanted. He really WAS a tastemaker and for us, as kids in the middle of America, he showed us things we never would have been able to see otherwise and did it without any New York attitude.

[@kev7161]

I did notice that a couple of the guys were wearing only vests, no shirts underneath. Even that was probably a little risque!

[@jaykay1053]

Great to see this quote. Thx.

[@mary5827]

This quote made me happy.

[@garyi.2954]

Those were the days my friends. We thought they'd never end.....

[@debchancy2066]

More words to that song,"we'd fight and never lose." Oh but the world has lost that spiritual elusive quest of peace and love from those days of long ago,and society suffers for it today.

[@sarahdee374]

@@debchancy2066 we seem to have lost our way. I'm hopeful we will endure this dark era and more folks will see that division and hate will only destroy us. If we are to flourish we need to care for each other and the Earth. Cool to see Ed with love beads.

[@AndyCutright]

That's a deep cut.

[@lisa-mariegray5510]

We'd sing and dance forever and a day.....

[@paulgentile1024]

boomers ruined it

[@brötzmannsax]

To think we went from these good vibrations to what we have today, hard to believe we are in the same world 50 years later.

[@debchancy2066]

When I look from that to this, I cannot believe it is the "same' world.

[@brötzmannsax]

@@debchancy2066 It's not the same world, we are now under demonic attack, even the Love generation couldn't fend it off.

[@CourtTV.]

Yeah blame the powers that shouldn't be behind the TV and music industry

[@michelez715]

brotzmannsax, that's what's called progress. Sad, isn't it, for those of us who really believed the age of Aquarius had come.

[@michelez715]

​@@CourtTV. blame social media and technology.

[@JenniferKathleenGibbons]

Ed looks delighted. The audience looked so confused, but then they too felt the love.

[@agentgringo5238]

Lmaooo They sure did. My aunt n uncle were sooo over protective of their daughter who was a teen in the late 60 bc hippies were the IN thing in that era.😅😅

[@Baci302]

@@agentgringo5238 My mom too. Ugh.

[@brötzmannsax]

How did we go from that to this in half a century?

[@tomlehr861]

Ed toked

[@EM-fd8xe]

Some of the squares in the audience looked like they didn't know what hit them. Lol.

[@shyman99]

One of the most memorable performances in the program history as Ed and the audience were overwhelmed with peace, love, and celebration. A number of entertainers were former HAIR cast members. For this particular ensemble, we see Melba Moore who would return to ES the following year promoting her new role in the Broadway musical, "Purlie".

[@Ma_Ba]

I was looking for Diane Keaton.

[@shyman99]

@@Ma_Ba - Unfortunately, I believe Diane had already left the Broadway cast by this time as her stint with the play lasted about 9 months. The show opened in April of 1968 and this Ed Sullivan appearance was nearly one year later.

[@Ma_Ba]

@@shyman99 Thank you for the facts of the run! Though I am a fan of hers, I only knew she was in Hair from her talk show interview(s). My individual connection with Hair was from a high school clothed production I saw when I was younger kid in an audience. The lyrics served me to get my father to stop hitting me because they raised my consciousness, so profoundly life altering effect of art. ("Easy to be kind" got me to call him a hypocrite because on a macro level, he intended better.)

[@LRogersPhoto]

@@shyman99 There was a clip of the Hair cast on here with Keaton in it, I can't find it anymore though. I forgot what show it was.

[@mary5827]

What a joy this brings back to my heart. I still cry when they sing that last song. The Vietnam War affected everyone back then. I remember watching Walter Cronkite and how it affected my father to watch the war on TV every night. I was too young to see Hair when it was originally performed but we knew all of the music and even incorporated much of it in our 6th grade school play in 1969/70. Except for the war, it seemed like such a promising time. At least it felt like we were headed in the right direction. Peace 🕊

[@bh5606]

The Sullivan show was a must watch at our house for two decades.

[@jonathanharvey4678]

Love watching the legendary Ms Melba Moore killing those high notes.❤❤🔥🔥✊🏾✊🏾✌🏾✌🏾😊😊

[@mauriceortiz8817]

Melba always gave more than most

[@kimberlyrobinson7853]

I saw a production of Hair in 1991 with my college roommate in York PA. We were in the second row, the best seats for a stage show I ever had. At the end the cast came off the stage and one of the principals grabbed my hand and pulled me up on stage. I sang Let the Sunshine In with the cast. It was one of the best experiences of my life.

[@wifeoftim]

Ed was an honorary flower child!🌺

[@jimrebr]

Saw Hair live at the Aquarius in fall 72, saw same cast in early 73 in traveling show. Love HAIR, took my family to see HAIR live in Seattle, twice in 2003, 73 was my graduation & 03 my oldest son’s graduation. His Jazz Choir sang both theses songs at their spring concert in 2003, because my son & his girlfriend wore their tie dyed Hair t-shirts to school constantly. Ed Sullivan was iconic and we watched his show every Sunday night!

[@carl_anderson9315]

There’s no way the be more 60’s than this. I love it!

[@ghigiotto]

Epoca meravigliosa per la televisione,per il cinema,per i musical,che, purtroppo,non torna più

[@julieisaacson610]

We need more love, peace and sunshine in 2023!

[@ediewall6360]

You will see. The Golden Age of Humanity is around the corner. Better than hippies dreamed of.

[@Every_Day_islike_Sunday]

​@@ediewall6360 i hope you are right, even tho I'll probably be dead by then. I have no plans to return, either.

[@ediewall6360]

@@Every_Day_islike_Sunday “ Hope “ is a poor substitute for knowing, Info is internet searchable. You will hear of Med Beds this year. The DOD will roll them out and they will be free. There are over 7,000 technologies that will be released as part of NESARA / GESARA. If you do not understand about the AI technologies and whom the Lords of Karma work for and “ Light” ( false light) tracking beam when you die, then you WILL be returning. Reincarnation is technology and you are mind erased at birth. Better to be savvy BEFORE you “ die” ( another myth) or you WILL be back in this matrix, created by negative aliens. Knowledge= Light. You can settle for lack of info and there will be concequencew.

[@ЗайонцЗайонц]

@@ediewall6360 Human consciousness must change, the evolution of the brain and the system of education. Work, knowledge and compassion should be the highest good for a person. It should be like breathing and come from internal attitudes. It's not homo sapiens, it's a different species.

[@ediewall6360]

@@ЗайонцЗайонц I agree with some of your points and disagree with others. WE are the changed. MANY are already on top of this in their area of interest. Schools ( Nazi and therefore Draco / Reptilian controls) needs to go out tue door entirely. Homeschool is a great first step. Yes, there will be additional education, but better. People rely on “ authority” far too much. TV and computers have minimal benefits, but also do much harm. WE need to be more responsible for information. Yes, consciousness raises, but it is the HEART, not the mind. We are heavily heavily mind controlled on this planet. Meditation turns out to be too much mind use. There are dark unseen aliens siphoning energies from us in so many ways. “ Go within “ and do what inspires you are the only spiritual teachings we need, Humanity has been misdirected, DNA manipulated, lied to and more.

[@douggrey6253]

I absolutely love this, it gives me goosebumps because it’s such a captured time capsule, being born in 1962 and being about 7 years old at this time, it’s exactly how I remember the young adults and older teens in that time…it’s dead on and the performance is amazing, love them going in the crowd, the audience reaction is priceless, some are into it,…the older crowd, not so much. What a find!

[@danswansonguitar]

I’m amazed at the ‘pipes’ those singers had - those were the days before wireless mic systems - amazing!

[@andydrewlinger9301]

Oh my, such an iconic performance. And without wireless headset microphones, the work that had to be done to set just perfectly the overhead boom mics into position and adjust the volume settings in order to pick up all the voices so well and evenly is just masterful. Look forward to seeing at some point the formal posting of the 5th Dimension's rendition of this which aired on Sullivan just a few months after this performance.

[@tj921able]

I hope they show that too. Love the 5th Dimension.

[@rhsilverberg]

Oh, man, I sure can relate. Wireless mics have been a nightmare and a curse on every show I've tech'd in the past 30 years or so. This is a brilliant bit of live stagecraft.

[@KevinBMorrow]

Very possible they were lip syncing - so many of the music acts on that show did.

[@tj921able]

@@KevinBMorrow Good point

[@jaykay1053]

@@KevinBMorrow I wonder if they couldn’t help actually singing along, too, though. What a vibe!

[@paulaswanson13]

Saw Hair when it was out. The music still gives me chills. How sad to think our society has sunk so low. Those were such inspirational times💖✌🏻🌸

[@mousiebrown1747]

Saw Hair in Los Angeles summer 1970. Wow!😮. ✌️

[@Julie-bq6iz]

@Paula S We are about to witness the rebirth of the fight. BLM, environmental justice, women's rights, LGBTQ rights...the longing for freedom and justice didn't die-its just been dormant. It's waking up, and the youth are leading us. Never give up!

[@ediewall6360]

You have NO CLUE as to what is coming. Most people , like you, are uninformed b/c they have listened to mainstream media lies. The Golden Age of Humanity is incoming. I am involved and have known and been waiting for this for 16 years. Get ready to help out. And unplug the damn TV!

[@joeenglert]

its only getting worse

[@jhandle4196]

@@Julie-bq6iz As long as there is breath, there is hope.

[@mga2899]

Was too young to appreciate the greatness of Ed Sullivan.

[@khorton0327]

If these "kids" were 18-20 at this time, then they're in their mid-70s today. It would be an amazing documentary to follow the storylines of what happened to this cast individually from then to today.

[@hughcooper1856]

I think about that too. I think i spotted Melba Moore who went on to broadway, tv and recording successes. This clip is about potential to me

[@ediewall6360]

The past is the past. Golden Age of Humanity incoming. Help out, or step aside. Boomer here and I amVERY aware.

[@carl_anderson9315]

@@hughcooper1856 3:24 The blonde one is Heather MacRae

[@TheVideoLounge]

@@ediewall6360 GenXer here, how do you see it panning out Edie ?

[@ediewall6360]

@@TheVideoLounge Sadly, my reply that I left just a moment ago , appears deleted. You can find me on signal. also on Telegram , but I tend not to look at replies there. YT does not like me giving info and resources

[@elquebi]

Wow, Melba's voice really grabs that melody and soars into the stratosphere. She does it without the screechiness and the need to cram a half a dozen notes into one syllable that I hear a lot of these days

[@dfghdfghuytiu8207]

She was amazing. Flesh Failures from the original recording always gives me chills.

[@ethelryan257]

I often wonder whether the music wasn't composed with her stellar ability in mind. Her work made it hard to reprise - we all had her brilliant renditions in our heads,

[@howardlevin2753]

I thought "Aquarius" was Ronnie Dyson's lead. What's the story here?

[@ammaleslie509]

Melba Moore is singing the high harmony on the "facing a dying nation, of moving paper fantasies..." part

[@lkbwheewhee53]

It's so nice to hear those clean clear notes

[@alanaronald244]

I loved near the end when one of the cast members gave Ed some love beads, draping it over his head. Ed was beaming : )

[@jenniferschillig3768]

Someone else pointed out that the original cast's performances of Hair are especially powerful...because they were living it at the time. Some of them may even have had friends die in Vietnam.

[@carl_anderson9315]

Absolutely

[@paulamiles9559]

I saw this on TV (I was 13) and fell in love with Hair forever more. I wanted to be in the cast. I bought the album and memorized all the songs.

[@StephanieJeanne]

That gave me chills, as those songs always do. I wish I’d been able to see the play. 😍✌️💜

[@Baci302]

They should bring it back to Broadway.

[@CourtTV.]

Same. Right when I read your comment I was hit with chills

[@amherst88]

The recording of the performance (on CD & probably streaming) is the next best thing :)

[@StephanieJeanne]

@@amherst88 Ooh! I'll have to look for that. I saw the '79 movie when I was a teen and loved it! I know it wasn't the same thing as seeing the live musical though. Thanks for the suggestion!✌️

[@waterdragon4950]

It was amazing, life changing for many of us.

[@thefrontpage]

This remains the best, the most vital and the most important performance ever on "The Ed Sullivan Show." "Hair" remains one of the best, greatest, most vital and most important musicals and stage plays of all time. The many themes, issues, messages and morals of "Hair," most notably the messages of anti-war, pro-peace-and-love, pro-progressiveness,, pro-freedom and pro-acceptance of all people, remain as vital and as important today as they were in the sixties--of course. "Hair" is wonderful, insightful, caring, loving, anti-war, smart, important, pro-peace-and-love and beautiful. Let the sunshine in.

[@markdoughty8780]

Great retro view into the past and the Flower Children/Summer Of Love, in the late 1960s! Thanks for uploading - I liked it and subscribed.

[@Googleye001]

It makes me cry to see how we were knowing how we are now. With all our getting what have we gotten?

[@laurastrobel718]

Well said 🙏

[@ediewall6360]

We are creators!!!!! The dark powers that were, over this planet are being removed right now. We have work to do. We must bring in the Golden Age o Hunanity

[@TheVideoLounge]

Gangsta Culture killed off all hopes and beauty.

[@robertgutierrez7983]

Ms. Moore was on "Sherri" today (May 2nd 2024) and demonstrated she can still hit a high and LOOOONG note to this day!

[@jeffreyraia]

These people give off genuine good vibes. If only the youth of today were into the love and peace vibe. So much anger and lunacy with today's young people.

[@duckmangooo7376]

This time was wonderful, the peaceful atmosphere of happiness, love.

[@mcsmith732]

Peaceful until the cops came after you. Peaceful until they sent the National Guard out to shoot kids protesting the infinitely disgraceful Vietnam War. Way too many of the adults absolutely despised peace, love and the idea of changing anything for the better. They hated the music and burned lots of records, they despised the art, they hated the clothing, they couldn't stand the idea of their kids getting together with other kids who had a different skin color. The FBI had a file on everybody and assassinated all of our heroes. What's even worse, all those reactionaries are still here. Different generation maybe. But the same rotten attitude.

[@wayback75]

Wish I could go back to that time ,, so disappointing today.

[@mousiebrown1747]

Who R you kidding? It’s an anti-Viet Nam war theme! And anti every war!

[@Portugal2025]

My mother saw this in 1969 in Washington DC. It hit the city like a rocket- the most popular show in town. The audience was invited to the stage to dance with the actors. A unique experience. A unique time.

[@EmilyVanVlack]

Huge smile on Ed Sullivan at the end! So much love ❤️

[@birdgirl2182]

I remember seeing Hair in San Francisco as a teenager. I was in heaven!

[@ediewall6360]

Do not lose your optimism. The Golden Age of Humanity is incoming. Go within and welcome it. I KNOW what is coming b/c I am involved. No saviors. Helpers, yes, WE must roll up our sleeves and make this happen

[@chris47363]

Wow, that bridged the generation gap on Ed Sullivan. Very cool. He was embraced by the flower children.

[@kirahastings9900]

I saw Hair in San Francisco in 1969. I was in love at the time and this video just brought it all back.

[@ediewall6360]

The Golden age of Humanity is incoming. Call it the Age of Aquarius if you wish.

[@KevannLamkin]

I was a Hair "groupie" for the show at the Aquarius theater in Hollywood. Saw the show 100ish time. The cast on the Ed Sullivan show looks so clean. The Aquarius cast was a lot grungier!

[@Bagsofsocks]

what a voice on that soloist !

[@captpicard100]

Absolute masterpiece simple as that.

[@salinagrrrl69]

I saw this performance. They look so young. Many may be gone now. I was a lil! kid then.

[@trudy285]

This just came up in my feed and I'm blown away! 😲👏 TYVM for sharing this video! Bert Sommer was a neighbor of mine in '76 in a suburb of Rochester NY. He asked me for a ride to Manhattan for a gig. It just happened to be my weekend off. His image was used for the "Hair" playbill. Later he played in Woodstock that first day. I'm 99.99% sure that he's wearing the short sleeve green jersey with the double aughts "00". TV screens were quite smaller back then, so I've had to watch this a few times to be sure that I was looking at the right singer! So Cool to see him Here! WOW! What a surprise blast from the past! RIP Bert. 🦋 Brightest Blessings Everyone! ☺️✌️♥️🦋🙏

[@laurastrobel718]

Bert was one of the unsung heroes of Woodstock. Thanks for sharing your story, very cool 🌞

[@trudy285]

@@laurastrobel718 You're welcome. Yeah I read later on that he signed on with one record label that was different than the rest of who else was signed on. I'm not sure how that happened or why. Take care. 😊✌️

[@laurastrobel718]

@@trudy285 Thanks Trudy, same to you 🌞💓🕊️

[@mousiebrown1747]

✌️🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

[@agentgringo5238]

Ed was the coolest. Can you just imagine him attending Woodstock 69? 😅😅😅

[@Scoundrel12131965]

He did attend the August 1965 Beatles concert at Shea Stadium (56,000 +, the largest gathering for pop act up to that time).

[@agentgringo5238]

@@Scoundrel12131965 You sure ot wasn't 1964 Beatles first concert. Thats when my mom came to this country and drove past the stadium and had no clue what was going on. Next day she found out who the Beatles were. She said kids were all around the stadium amd girls screaming for them Lol

[@Scoundrel12131965]

I wasn't referring to the Beatles first Ed Sullivan show appearance of 1964 (of course he was there for that). Also, while the Beatles did many stadium concerts in 1964 they did not appear at Shea Stadium (a much larger stadium that when the Beatles appeared there was full to capacity) until August 1965.

[@agentgringo5238]

@@Scoundrel12131965 I also meant to say the Shea stadium concert in 1964

[@TomElvisSmith]

The episode this performance was featured in represents the great variety and aim of the Ed Sullivan show which was to appeal to all age groups and demographics. Along with the cast of "Hair", we had Peter Nero playing "Mrs. Robinson" (also uploaded here), Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme (of which Steve's rendition of "I've Gotta Be Me" has also been uploaded) and the Lennon Sisters. No matter your preferences, anyone could turn on the Sullivan show and find something to enjoy, which I find commendable!

[@josephsauris4949]

Let's not forget Liza Minelli's interpretation of "Frank Mills"!

[@marciapulling585]

Don’t want to forget the Beatles!

[@mikebottiaux5850]

My family and I sat in front of our small black & white tv watching this when it originally aired. Wonderful performance.

[@johnduff9143]

I remember singing this song in early 1970 on a camping trip. I still sing it on rainy days

[@emmahardesty4330]

Saw this in NYC, way back then--and it changed my life. The whole movement changed the world as well. Good changes but we still seem to be having growing pains. Listen to the whole soundtrack--just great.

[@hannahmore9118]

Ed Sullivab: the original GOAT.

[@Sean-ng4eu]

The 60's was born an era where the music started to mean more to more. It was relevant and was made for a purpose other than money.

[@lynnpeirce3205]

I just saw this show in a local theater production in my area in South Jersey. I forgot the real meaning of the show until I saw it. It's 55 years ago...not sure we learned anything.

[@Baci302]

Wow, that was an amazing performance.

[@robertivers4200]

Was obsessed with Hair Knew every word to every song.Saw it in L A at Aquarius theater spring 69 in college.

[@richardfamous6466]

They had that special deal where you could get half price tickets within 30 minutes to show time. I lived in Hollywood. Saw it three times there.

[@robertivers4200]

Saw again in San Francisco for their 25th anniversary. It was my birthday and the cast sang Happy Birthday to me A very high experience

[@anthonycongiano8890]

Absolutely epically brilliant!!! This was like stepping into a time machine! The original Broadway cast! Wow!

[@sidoniesera]

The voices, though. Good god! You don't hear voices like this on Broadway anymore

[@Rooportland]

I sure do miss those days

[@jeffreyabelson7171]

this is genuinely amazing and unthinkable in today's atmosphere

[@fannishmarcia]

Ed Sullivan was a visionary. He used his power to bring a wide variety of entertainment on his show. I have recently learned so much more about him and his work.

[@nightrunner1456]

He treated all groups with respect and MANY foreign groups.

[@nickmaximovich8685]

He hated The Doors.

[@dharmabeachbum6330]

Really cool to see. I grew up loving the Fifth Dimension re-make, while never seeing the original. Such great vibes.

[@libertyann439]

Ed was a good sport with an open mind. It was a positive high-energy performance!

[@susanborkenhagen58]

Kim Melford was Claude in this version (17 years old). He died very young from a heart condition (37). He was also in the original Rocky Horror cast (as were Meatloaf and Tim Curry). Martha Plimpton's mother, Shelly, was also an original show along with Diane Keaton. Lots of talent on that stage.

[@ButchAssist]

Milford not Melford but thanks for the info! Sad he died so young.

[@larrybuchanan7161]

This always brings a Smile to My face & Ed Sullivan was a beautiful Soul.

[@mysticradha832]

So far most profound performance of this I have found, the lead singer breaks my heart with the first note

[@LCdrDerrick]

Epic, what precious gems they've got in their archive! Not the first time goose bumps with this channel! Many thanks for sharing these gems!

[@johndalton3180]

In tears from this. Wow. Amazing upload.

[@vidform]

I think the first lady singing "Aquarius" also sang lead in a group called The Voices of East Harlem. They released 3 albums with amazing songs. They also performed on Ed Sullivan show and at Sing Sing Prison among many other performances.

[@dengen324]

It just doesn’t get old… exciting Music and double exciting dance Moves

[@stressmuffin]

Thank you for posting this video here on You Tube, of the original cast of Hair on the Ed Sullivan Show. He’s a man ahead of his time, that he doesn’t see skin color, but great talent on his show.

[@wilcox660]

Beauty & brilliance. I have never stopped loving this play & never will!

[@vaccavo]

Marvelous! I went to see the movie replay, in Brasil and left the theatre crying like crazy.

[@tj921able]

I love this! I wish we had more performances like this today. I love when they interact with the audience & bring them & Ed into everything. Thank you for sharing this, God Bless You & stay safe.

[@mauriceortiz8817]

What a treat to watch this. Thank you poster.

[@richardcoreno]

Ed Sullivan's smile says it all!

[@beckykueng3017]

I saw this live in 1971 and it is one of my fondest memories. I was just a high school kid but boy did it impress me and fill me with optimism. Where did the time go?

[@ediewall6360]

Boomer here. You have MUCH reason for optimism. Go within and feel the incoming of the Golden Age of Humanity! I am involved. Incoming over 7,000 technologies kept from us by the dark Globalists et al. Our entire world is changing. it is the Age of Aquarius! Inform yourself and lend a hand. WE are the ones we have been waiting for. Helpers,yes, but NO Saviors. Any savior would only stunt our own growing process.

[@LucyLennon909]

I saw Hair years ago. I was a young girl. Loved it then ... still do!

[@jannetteberends8730]

I cried watching this. We believed it, we believed the times had changed. How naive I was.

[@eriklara68]

What a performance!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏✌✌✌✌

[@darleneschneck]

Having lived through that era, 4:40 captures perfectly the great chasm between the older and younger generations. I’ve never since seen a chasm that wide.

[@socratesbandeira]

Chilling!! Stunning!! 💕💖

[@missymoe5583]

those harmonies

[@MsThebeMoon]

Ed Sullivan - forever immortalized with legendary shows.

[@sandrajones1609]

Mr Sullivan summed it up in two words ✌️ How Nice ❤

[@michaelrochester48]

That was a big counterculture moment when Ed Sullivan received love beads from the cast of hair. Earlier mama Cass did the same thing about a year earlier but that’s not in the video with the group the mamas and the Papas

[@wildorchid1307]

No lip syncing there! Simply amazing!

[@FlockofAngels]

This musical never ceases to delight me! 💝💝💝💝💝💝

[@galegreyson4196]

The 60s did their best for unity and peace.

[@tritom1955]

So much talent...a great message...speaks to every generation...every country...every human!

[@jenniferlondon7898]

🌼 Ed Sullivan could be stern but ultimately had such a good spirit! This is very sweet! 🌼

[@christinaluna2055]

What a time to be alive i was just born

[@CincinnatiRon]

Love the beads for Ed Sullivan at the end

[@vivisects-and-regicide]

Wow! A very young Michael Harris...one of the finest humans i've ever known...

[@edreid7872]

Ed was all about diversity long before it was the progressive thing to do..I watch it regularly on Catchy Comedy, and it amazing how inclusive it was...you can tell it was high on his list when booking guests...

[@billstotts2346]

Ed Sullivan could feature diversity AND get sponsors for his TV show. Very rare in the '50s.

[@edreid7872]

@@billstotts2346 As a young black kid in Brooklyn, it was required viewing as it was entertaining, and the only opportunity to see black artists perform..I didn't realize how valuable the experience was at the time.

[@billstotts2346]

@@edreid7872 I couldn't agree more! These artists launched into history from the Ed Sullivan Show. That was where I first saw Sly and the Family Stone, and then I went to their live shows.

[@edreid7872]

@@billstotts2346 I saw the Sly performance recently, and it was so interesting to see the audience's reaction..by the look on many faces, they were not ready for them as they took the performance into the aisle..🤭

[@Dakotako]

I get more of a meritocratic vibe from Ed and not so much the skin deep, racism of progressivism.

[@RBS_]

...can we PLEASE 'let the Sunshine In', for R&B singing Legend, *MELBA MOORE* , who's center, in the Original cast!? (3:35)

[@cathyortiz1280]

I saw the version at our outdoor San Diego Starlight theater back in the 90's. But they wouldn't allow the naked scene. I loved it but still wished I was a little older so I could have seen it in the 60's. I heard about it & loved the hit songs from it on the radio, but I was pretty young.

[@waterdragon4950]

Oh this takes me back. My first love, first car, job and awakening. Draft lottery #54… CO then and now.

[@i.marchand4655]

Ah, the draft lottery. A friend and I got #1 and #2, respectively. That was in the second draw, in 1970.

[@mousiebrown1747]

I’m glad you’re still with us! ✌️🌻

[@johnnytoobad7785]

It would have been fun to see Hair live..I remember having the original soundtrack. on RCA records.

[@bernovem9385]

One of the actresses is very attractive to me even though she could be my grandmother's age. Well, age is just a number, right?😍

[@josephhellstern949]

I remember seeing hair off Broadway maybe 1972 or 3. I was just a teen was shocked when they took their clothes off.. I thought it would be a new world , i believed all the words.. How strange to look back as a 60 year old man

[@ShawnQuinlan]

I was 7 years old when I saw this and remember it well!

[@mcbraniff]

Damn, they rocked Ed’s world for 5 minutes there…✌🏻😎❤️