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This Day in Rock History - June 1st

 1971: Gladys Knight and the Pips are the very last musical guests to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, which was cancelled in 1971 after 23 years on the air. It remains the longest-running variety show in TV history.

During the 1960s, virtually every major rock act performed on the show (not to mention every top plate-spinning act as well)!

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