Did all the music acts lip-sync on the Ed Sullivan show?

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I remembered a thread like this and then found I had started it!

Best mocking of lip syncing

I just ran across this Buffalo Springfield medley from the 60s Hollywood Palace show. Their bass player had been busted for pot. What do they do? They stick a bass into the hands of their road manager and have him sit on a stool with his back to the audience so the camera can compose arty over-the-shoulder shots of the band. The bass line goes on, and so does the guitar line. Is that Richie Furay playing Young’s part? Doesn’t the music obviously keep going when they lift their hands to clap? Wh…