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O.C. Smith "What The World Needs Now Is Love" on The Ed Sullivan Show — DeepCutsArchive
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O.C. Smith "What The World Needs Now Is Love" on The Ed Sullivan Show, January 3, 1971. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe Watch Motown performances from The Ed Sullivan Show https://youtube.com/watch?v=B9YrYoY0N4I&list=PLQWND5qZhbj3tfQKiK-5FzjLSTUz5WRTf Watch classic Rock and Roll performances from The Ed Sullivan Show: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fL3HO0gf0Co&list=PLQWND5qZhbj06AA1fnZQnHvOqP5ZctF8Y Watch Comedy clips from The Ed Sullivan Show: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EpPCFoXXhF0&list=PLQWND5qZhbj369RgtweTchIVK1EORDKlz Sign up to receive the Ed Sullivan Show newsletter! https://EdSullivan.lnk.to/SubscribeToEmail Follow The Ed Sullivan Show: Website http://edsullivan.com/ Facebook https://facebook.com/EdSullivanShow Twitter https://twitter.com/EdSullivanShow Instagram https://instagram.com/theedsullivanshow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theedsullivanshow The Ed Sullivan Show was a television variety program that aired on CBS from 1948-1971. For 23 years it aired every Sunday night and played host to the world's greatest talents. The Ed Sullivan Show is well known for bringing rock n' roll music to the forefront of American culture through acts like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones. The entertainers each week ranged from comedians like Joan Rivers and Rodney Dangerfield, to Broadway stars Julie Andrews and Richard Burton, to pop singers such as Bobby Darin and Petula Clark. It also frequently featured stars of Motown such as The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5. The Ed Sullivan Show was one of the only places on American television where such a wide variety of popular culture was showcased and its legacy lives on to this day. © SOFA Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. #OCSmith #EdSullivan #EdSullivanShow

About O.C. Smith

Ocie Lee Smith, known professionally as O. C. Smith, was an American singer. His recording of "Little Green Apples" went to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 and sold over one million records.

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