I'm old enough to remember the Ed Sullivan show. I'm not quite old enough to remember Elvis's first appearance but I do know that, when they showed Elvis, they only showed him from the waist, up. Those hips were evil!
Sometimes, I'd stay at my grandmother's house on Saturday nights so that my parents could go out. She used to make me watch Lawrence Welk with her. At the time, I hated it. But it gave me an appreciation for music from the 30's and 40's.