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Music Appreciation

ificandream

(9,372 posts) Mon Aug 29, 2022, 02:36 PM Aug 2022

Davy Jones with the cast of "Oliver!" on "The Ed Sullivan Show" 2/9/64 - same night as The Beatles

Davy Jones was a cast member of the Broadway production of "Oliver!" and the whole troupe appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on Feb. 9, 1964. Does that date sound familiar? It was the same night The Beatles made their debut on the show.

Here's Davy singing "I'd Do Anything" ...

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Davy Jones with the cast of "Oliver!" on "The Ed Sullivan Show" 2/9/64 - same night as The Beatles (Original Post) ificandream Aug 2022 OP

And when "Monkee" Davy Jones agreed to record Harry Nilsson's song Eliot Rosewater Aug 2022 #1

I remember watching that performance, and I remember watching the Beatles that night, 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2022 #2

Cool, thanks for that. tanyev Aug 2022 #3

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

1. And when "Monkee" Davy Jones agreed to record Harry Nilsson's song

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Mon Aug 29, 2022, 02:43 PM

Aug 2022

"Cuddly Toy" the manager took him outside and told him, Harry, that he could quit his bank job.

Great doc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Is_Harry_Nilsson_(And_Why_Is_Everybody_Talkin%27_About_Him)%3F

I think it is on Peacock and Prime.