Ringo Starr Remembers The Beatles' First Appearances On The Ed Sullivan Show | Letterman

Ringo returns to the Ed Sullivan Theater to talk about the first wave of Beatlemania, the band's signature haircuts and more. (Air date: 5/25/95)
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That would be Worldwide Pants. These clips are brilliant!

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@@JCO2002 - The quality is better, as they're from the source, but the edits are way too tight and frequent.

[@JCO2002]

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[@Dan-nt2yb]

Indeed.😃👍🏾

[@TheLadsBandLive]

Dave loved every second of this interview and was thrilled to play along with Ringo. Pure gold.

[@kpd3308]

Ringo is just the very best. His songs and attitude always make me feel great. Thank you, Ringo.

[@eddiegalloway7089]

Man, does Ringo know to handle a crowd. That was phenomenal. Dave could be overbearing in interviews and never let the guest say much, but Ringo just took over.

[@TJStock85]

Here we are 60 yrs later... it's 2.9.24, only 3 months ago, the Beatles hit #1 in the UK. "Now & Then," their 17th top-charting single, released 53 years after their last single as a group, "Let It Be."

[@nongthip]

Possibly the most enviable life ever lived. Not to say it wasn't hard work, but at some point all he has to do is say "peace and love" and he's cheered by a large % of planet Earth. He's just... well... Ringo!

[@MARACUTAIA239]

Nós continuaremos aplaudindo o Ringo

[@WindDevil69]

Love Ringo! He's hilarious!😆

[@kelseymathias3881]

"C'mon Dave, it's Sweeps Week" 🤣

[@Jetty-g6e]

Ringo controlled that entire interview.

[@MrDaiseymay]

GREAT RINGO---ALWAYS THE MOST DOWN TO EARTH AND NATURAL BEATLE. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A ONE MAN SHOW.

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

Thomas the Tank Engine!

[@PlanetRockJesus]

Ringo is always a hoot!

[@debrabugay6335]

Ringo you are the best!!!

[@davidcooke8005]

What a great sport. Ringo is living his best life.

[@TotallyRadical]

Thank you for uploading this and helping to preserve this piece of history! ❤️

[@ChicagoBulls1984]

When Ringo said "why don't we have Paul come down too" I think the audience thought McCartney was gonna come out

[@johnkavanagh3830]

Eventually there were factions in The Beatles. Except Ringo. The other three loved him. He never sided with anyone. He nearly died from peritonitis as a child and still has the scars

[@TheNeonRabbit]

31 years seemed like an eternity at the time

[@frankflstf]

He seems like such a great guy

[@morganfisherart]

Love Ringo's long hair!

[@MicheleMJJ]

I think Ringo get more handsome as he gets older,

[@debbieramsey-hanks3757]

Great!

[@chrissullivan40]

5:14 Newman from Seinfeld

[@dannymcrooster4089]

Cool!!!!!

[@howamilooking5952]

🥰

[@dougboyer5829]

Beatle boots Beatle mainia ah yes I remember it well

[@RickBeatsWorld]

Bring Don Giller over. WWP is playing what they think are big moments instead of what the fans know as big moments. We want to see the Teri Garr story arc. The Meg Parsant Story Arc. The Typing Controversy. Melman World Peace Tour.

[@Banksia]

Look at Ringo's hair! I'm 150 kgs, obese and my hair is falling out and i have type 2 Diabetes. Good health to you Ringo !

[@jackcole1331]

Frank why be obese just eat less lad

[@mikeohagan2206]

dave looks like moe howard.

[@boristheamerican2938]

Is that Newman @ 5:15?

[@lynnturman8157]

no it's Redford

[@majestyk3337]

If you're asking if that man is Wayne Knight, the answer is NO.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Ringo was probably cleaning out his storage room and found an old dusty box. When he opened it he found THREE Beatle wigs! He said to himself, "I need to get rid of these old things somehow" Then he thought "Hey, I'm going on Letterman tomorrow night, I've got an idea!"

[@Ben-go6bk]

His real name isn’t Ringo. It’s Shooting. A lot of people don’t know that.

[@josh021588]

Isn’t it sir Richard starkey?

[@waynej2608]

Billy Shears.

[@hyzercreek]

Shooting Starr. I get it.

[@padwicin01]

All I see is Norm Mcdonald

[@somethingyousaid5059]

I wonder what would have happened if Paul had become mostly bald during the height of Beatlemania. That's just a random (and perhaps nonsensical) thought of mine.

[@JonathanMcKey]

Everyone who watches Letterman are random, non-sensical people, like me.

[@peterlewis3715]

I used to watch Letterman regularly but this is a pretty crappy interview, considering it's Ringo Starr he's got in the chair.😊

[@vegetariansuniteworldwide8091]

Did you know some of those school girls at the airport were paid to go to JFK International airport and scream for The Beatles?😅

[@Turtledove2009]

🤣

[@f.m.r.1437]

Ringo is almost 82 and looks great. Saw him on Jimmy Kimmel the other night and he looked fantastic. My friend had lunch with Ringo in L.A. and he said Ringo loves Italian food. I would have kept his fork!

[@squirenutter7883]

This was in 95 sorry

[@shahaffiq5860]

This was 1995.

[@Bandstand]

@@shahaffiq5860 And the sky is blue. More random info

[@shahaffiq5860]

@@Bandstand ok

[@YngtchieMusic]

Ringo still looks great as of 2024, so the comment holds up.

[@DFDuck55]

I remember seeing them on the TV news as they arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport on February 7 1964. And February 9th 1964 seeing The Beatles play on the Ed Sullivan television show. Richard Nixon's daughters, Julia and Tricia, were there having been invited by Jack Paar's daughter Randy. The Beatles opened with "All My Loving", followed by "Till There Was You" and "She Loves You". They returned later in the program and played "I Saw Her Standing There" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand".

[@cowabungakev]

It says air date was 1995. But boy oh boy you wouldn't be able to tell from the look of Ringo. He's still got it in 2022. Peace & Love

[@EightPieceBox]

Ringo looked great for being in his mid 50s. He's 81 now!

[@davebloombeat]

Yes, Rob, and he STILL looks great!

[@lynnturman8157]

Dave would've made a grumpy Beatle. "Would you get these girls to SHUT UP!!?? Why the hell are we even PLAYING Shea Stadium? NOBODY CAN EVEN HEAR US!! Just letting you guys know, I'm getting my haircut Tuesday. I HATE these haircuts."

[@waynej2608]

He may have had a top ten list, 'the top ten most annoying things about being Beatle Dave'. I'll start- 10) The shirt collars irritate my neck. 9) George constantly accusing me of dating his sister. 8) Paul frequently stealing my girlfriends. I don't care that they go willingly. 7) John always mocking me about my gap teeth. Tells me I ought to go see a 'Doctor Robert'? 6) George Martin's constant threats about how Billy Preston should have my gig. 5) Ringo snores 4) The four of them taunting me about not dropping acid. 3) The four of them taunting me about being from Indiana. 2) Hotel management thinking I'm the band's luggage handler 1) Being 'Beatle Dave'.

[@rhuephus]

ha ha .... 05:19 Dave looks more like Moe Howard, than a beatle

[@tylercass2584]

And behaves like Moe, too.

[@waynej2608]

@@tylercass2584 'Oh, a wise guy. Why I oughta...'

[@AnyoneCanSee]

If you watch the first interview with The Beatles when they landed the American press are actually really hostile. Over the years I saw it many times and they always cut out the hostility and mocking of them. Now you can watch it in full and one guy asks them "are you guys for real" in a dismissing rude way and another tells them to "get a haircut." It's funny to see it and there is one guy complaining that they will take money out of the country when the economy isn't doing well. If they are alive somewhere there are guys who got to ask The Beatles a question when they first arrived and instead insulted them.

[@soyounoat]

4:50 - Ringo takes the steering wheel from Letterman: "Come on Dave - It's sweeps week". The guy has comic timing as well as musical timing.

[@jonnysupreme]

Scouse wit for ya

[@calixa]

so far the best thing in 2022 is this channel

[@t23001]

Ringo is a class act with a great sense of humor. The cutaway to Paul wearing the wig is priceless.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Humour*

[@bumblebee898]

Please spread the voice. This channel has to live forever. Loved and still love Letterman!Cheers from Italy.

[@robertflagg2461]

One part of the 4 headed Monster(per Mick Jagger) one or two together would silence a room 4 together would put a room in shock and immediately followed by hysteria!

[@tyronewhitehead3123]

This is a magical moment Ringo is one cool man love this late night interview Beatle mania never went away

[@senosab]

Ringo is a trip. Love!

[@fougee1]

The Beatles were magic and the best Ever! At 2:35 Ringo gives the audience a "Hearing Test" the Magic was still there.

[@keithhyttinen8275]

I miss Dave. And Johnny Carson. What good times on TV.

[@larryhall2805]

LOL. A Beatle wearing a Beatle wig.

[@ruthecker399]

love dave miss him

[@rishabhaniket1952]

Honestly, it’s I prefer watching to Ringo than Paul. He is more much more cool and open.

[@breathspray]

Yeah. Im not really into watching Paul Shafer either, even with the Beatle wig Paul`s not really cool or open.

[@GKRENKEL]

@@breathspray i think Rishabh..was talking about Paul McCartney.

[@RogerPeet]

I saw them on the Sullivan show and was lucky enough to see The Beatles, live, on my 9th b-day. It was Aug 1965 in Portland OR. They played for 37 minutes. It seemed much longer. I couldn't believe I was in the same 'room' with The Beatles ! While they were playing, I thought, 'This is the best place to be on the planet' I was not wrong.

[@charleybarley914]

as Questlove says, "Ringo's the coolest one."

[@TheJuniorMints]

“Hello Bongo”.

[@robd1329]

Haha

[@lazanlazan5658]

Ringo peace and love!

[@thesilvershining]

I adore Ringo, he’s so funny 😂

[@beagle7622]

Isn’t he. Linda McCartney loved him I heard her say it a relaxed interview.

[@NaaHva]

But it's not the real Ringo. His name was Mark (last name unknown) He disappeared in a van after Candlestick Park in 1966 along with the other 3 real Beatles - "John" (Colin Unwin), "Paul" (John Haliday) and George (Terry Johnston) It's being said that the real Beatles got through a portal to the Doom Dimension after getting inside that rusty van in 66. The contract they signed in the early sixties said that when they felt tired and wanted to stop, they must meet their creator. The guy you are watching in this is interview is Fingo who along with Fohn, Faul (Billy Shepherd) and Feorge continued The Featles in 1967 and made Sgt Pepper and all those crappy records. It's being said that Colin made it through those evil portal's and now guides Beatles tourists at "John's" childhood home in Liverpool.

[@Joe-ut3sz]

@@NaaHva "It's being said" bro the voices in your head aren't a credible source

[@NaaHva]

@@Joe-ut3sz *It's being said* that I was wrong. Of course they weren't all replaced. It was only Paul 'cause he died in September 1966 and was replaced with William Campbell

[@beths4934]

Brilliant talk here. Lots of Fun

[@I_Am_The_Paulrus]

Ringo really knows how to work a crowd

[@JCO2002]

What's with the editing? Do you assume we all have limited attention spans? Just show the entire clips!

[@Letterman]

🎵🎼🎶☹️

[@davidrobertson1207]

@@Letterman Yep - No Eagles for us...

[@katwomanfour5261]

Awwwww how I adore you Ringo . I wish you many more years of health wealth and happiness and laughs that you brought us! You are the ⭐✨⭐ Starr 💍 Ringo ❤️💙❤️💙✝️✝️🙏🙏

[@btlmania64]

There is only one "Ringo" and we love him ! Definition of COOL !

[@sugarjoe50]

I remember the Beatle wigs back in the day. Oddly enough they looked NOTHING like the Beatles hair! LOL.

[@markdinkel-uh2je]

Glad i finally saw another Beatle last September.

[@marksherrill9337]

Not even close. The people who went to a Beatles concert said it was like jumbo jet engines were inside the building.

[@johnfoster535]

People need to step back and remember just how massive and important the Beatles were to the world at that critical time in our history. Their talent, melodies, harmony, and charisma were so captivating to the youth, that one could sense a gift from God to the world at that moment. JFK's head had just been exploded, and secret efforts were being made to blame communists....an effort which could have sparked WWIII and the world's end. Instead, MILLIONS became enraptured by the Beatles and many were inspired to pick up guitars and drumsticks, instead of rifles and bayonets.....like many previous generations did. This happened on BOTH sides of the "Iron Curtain". How ironic that the Beatles got their start, and perfected their skills ....among new, young friends...in the home of England's mortal enemy only 15 years before : Hamburg , Germany. Where allied bombers had caused a massive, hellish firestorm that melted steel beams and incinerated thousands in a funeral pyre where flames reached 10,000 feet into the air !! I believe their magic music and unforgettable image and effect was no accident...the "Big Man" upstairs gave them something special to raise their talent above the rest, to help our world feel HIS spirit of love in our lives, and to not embrace war and killing.

[@lucybraun8969]

LOL! Love the hair! ✌❤✌ 🥁🥦 ☁️💎☁️

[@Banksia]

Also when the Beatles arrived in Adelaide South Australia between 200,000 to 300,000 fans lined the road side for 10 kms

[@pl3629]

:)

[@pennylaneaidan7087]

Ringo has always been a happy beatle

[@martinbench3657]

Ringo as John Wick

[@JuanLopez-ef5pr]

Coolest...but not the one with the best memory....They met with Sullivan a couple of months earlier.... he knew a lot of people and your first 2 albums were best sellers...

[@lynnturman8157]

I think he was referring to a few singles that were released on small labels the year before they came to the U.S. They didn't make much of a dent.

[@chinodeleon]

Love ringo!❤

[@mrsbluesky8415]

Cool in 1962, cool in 1995 and even cooler in 2022. Peace & Love ✌️

[@michelmadaire257]

Hey Jude

[@garymckee448]

Too bad there is no more late night TV.

[@rickylennon3847]

That’s not a musician, that’s the British Mr.Conductor from shining time station.

[@patbest7057]

Ringo always my favourite out of fab 4 regards australia

[@johnbarry1965]

They were wigs all along, lol!!!

[@PhilMoskowitz]

Dave was the Walrus.

[@gummyray_the_superstar]

2:15 this footage was from “The Ed Sullivan Show” (February 9, 1964)

[@douglasninneman6761]

Wearing that wig, Dave resembles a young Mick Jagger.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

David Michael Letterman (12 de abril de 1947) es un presentador, comediante, escritor y productor de televisión estadounidense. 76 AÑOS.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Sir Richard Starkey (Liverpool, 7 de julio de 1940), más conocido como Ringo Starr. 83 AÑOS.

[@SJGBII55]

Never could watch Davis Letterman. Such a smirky “I’m funny!” person.

[@gordonteats298]

TAKE JUDE by APOLOGETIX a great Beatles parody

[@keekeemyfirstcat8410]

Ringo lucked into being a Beetle as the group replaced the drummer just before they appeared in the U.S.A.

[@mullhollandmace7271]

Tavistock Institute for Social Engineering.

[@skelter1153]

Well, what was David gonna do, say: "No" (?!) If a Beatle asks you to wear a Beatle Wig... you wear the Beatle Wig.

[@agnesgrep1970]

Despite Ed Sullivan's much-parodied wooden public persona, he had made his name in the 1930's as an influential New York City showbiz reporter/gossip columnist who developed a reputation as a star-maker, and as such had insider connections few of his peers enjoyed. It's not unreasonable to assume that a major factor in his landing a cushy job in the infant medium of 1948 network television was his ability to book guest stars who would otherwise never consider lowering themselves to such an appearance. He was shrewd enough to schedule the Beatles' appearances (at a bargain price) when they were still unknown in America, having had only two flop singles released on small indie labels after British parent label EMI's USA distributor Capitol passed. He had seen enough in British TV appearances to know they'd be huge.

[@yourmother3207]

Well said

[@jwl2469]

Why the edits? Didn't show Ringo walking out to the set?

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

Ringo looks like John Lennon circa 1975.

[@和歌藤田-z4k]

臆することなく、さっさと変装出来るところが、スマート。気取り屋でない証拠、ﾘﾝｺﾞｽﾀｰ。しかも、現役Beatles時代に戻ったかのような姿。

[@johnjancar6152]

Before most of these ppl were born lol Hell before I was...well not quite lol

[@parkermudsen1063]

I never get that kind of reaction when I put a wig on. 🙁

[@DemetriusSorvo]

I recorded this when it aired! 😮 I'm old.

[@joecali9857]

Was that Newman at 5:14?

[@bobma6342]

0:44 it was JFK Airport

[@bamfordsteele555]

The Rutles did it better! 😂