Otis Williams of the Temptations is interviewed briefly about appearing on the show.
Otis Williams of the Temptations is interviewed briefly about appearing on the show.
Thanks for sharing this interesting interview and show. It was noted that the Temptations appeared on the show for a total of 6 times. There was a shot of the Supremes but only one. The narrative mentioned that Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson also made appearances on the show. Does anyone know how many times Marvin, Stevie, and Michael appeared? Does anyone know of others who were not mentioned?
Stevie Wonder was the first Motown act to appear on the show in May of 1964, and appeared again in 1968.
Marvin Gaye appeared once.
The Jackson 5 appeared twice.
Gladys Knight and the Pips appeared four times, including the final live episode.
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles appeared twice.
Martha and the Vandellas appeared once.
The Four Tops appeared four times.
The Supremes appeared 15 times.
Last edited by reese; 06-19-2023 at 01:38 PM.
if you get ME-TV, they show old Ed Sullivans on Sunday night at 10PM & I have seen Martha & the Vandellas on it wearing yellow gowns doing Dancing In The Street.Very toned down performance IMHO. Their initial outfits were not approved by the Ed Sullivan people from what I remember Martha telling me.
Amazon still has DVD's available of:
The Best Of The Supremes On The Ed Sullivan Show.
https://a.co/d/3piYERJ
The Best Of The Temptations On The Ed Sullivan Show.
https://a.co/d/8HQ8hbF
And eBay has:
The Best Of Motown [[Various Artists) Gold On The Ed Sullivan Show.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Motown-Gold...-127632-2357-0
All 3 DVD's are fun and excellent!
Last edited by Philles/Motown Gary; 06-19-2023 at 10:38 PM.
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