“for your sound.” But when the cameras rolled, he didn’t play their song — he played his own.
Chaos erupted backstage. Producers screamed. Phones rang. But Ed Sullivan stayed calm and said, “He did what he does. That’s the whole point.”
That night, rock and roll found its voice — through one man’s refusal to be anything but himself.
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