THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW - CBS TV 1969 - DVD

CBS-TV 4/6/1969 - Ed’s guests include Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett, Duke Ellington, Shirley Verrett, Rodney Dangerfield, Eddie Albert, Edward Villella, Patricia McBride, and Joan Rivers.  Highlights: --Peggy Lee sings "Spinning Wheel", and "Natural Woman"; --Tony Bennett sings a medley: "Love Song," "Solitude," "What The World Needs Now" & "People" (backed up by the Duke Ellington Orchestra); --Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - "Rocking In Rhythm"; --Shirley Verrett (Met Opera singer): "Alleluia" by Mozart; --stand-up routines by Rodney Dangerfield & Joan Rivers; --Eddie Albert recites "Prayers for the 1970s," written by Norman Corwin; --Edward Villella & Patricia McBride (of The New York City Ballet) - dance a pas de deux from Prokofiev's "Romeo & Juliet."  In color.  1 hour, complete with original commercials.