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1946–2022. Labels. Command, RCA Victor, Amherst, Telarc. Formerly of. The NBC Orchestra. Website. www.docseverinsen.com. Carl Hilding " Doc " Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American retired jazz trumpeter who led the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
When the program went onto the NBC network, September 27, 1954, pianist Skitch Henderson was brought in as leader of the still-smallish ensemble band that had previously been led by swing era trombonist Bobby Byrne and included trumpeter Doc Severinsen. The NBC band included Severinsen, who played the program's closing theme, a melody of Allen ...
The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen is an album that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance in 1986. [1] The album consists of big band songs arranged by Tommy Newsom, Bill Holman, and Dick Lieb performed by members of the band from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. The band is conducted by trumpeter Doc Severinsen.
The only time he moved to his usual place behind the host's desk was when he put the spotlight on his two closest collaborators — McMahon and bandleader Doc Severinsen, both of whom were also ...
For most of Johnny Carson's run on the show, the show's band, then called "The NBC Orchestra" was led by Doc Severinsen, former trumpet soloist in Henderson's band for Steve Allen. When McMahon was away from the show, Severinsen was the substitute announcer and Tommy Newsom would lead the band. (Newsom also took over when Severinsen was absent ...
David Steinberg. David Steinberg (host) Burns and Schreiber (comedy team of Jack Burns and Avery Schreiber) The Committee (comedy troupe) Steve Martin Pat McCormick (comedian) Monty Python's Flying Circus (clip from TV show) Freddie Prinze (comedian) October 25, 1974.
The song was written by Davis and the noted bandleader and trumpeter Doc Severinsen. Released as a single from his album of the same name, the song "Stop and Smell the Roses" became Davis' second top 10 hit on the U.S. pop chart, where it peaked at No. 9 in the fall of 1974. The song remained in the Top 40 for ten weeks. [1]
Biography. Shaughnessy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and grew up in the New York City area, working in the 1940s with George Shearing, Jack Teagarden, and Charlie Ventura. In the 1950s he worked in the Charlie Ventura, Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey bands. In the 1960s he played for Count Basie prior to joining The Tonight Show Band.