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In 1949, Severinsen landed a job as a studio musician for NBC, where he accompanied Steve Allen, Eddie Fisher, Dinah Shore, and Kate Smith, and was a member of the original band for Tonight Starring Steve Allen, and was the soloist playing the closing theme.He left the show with Allen in 1957. The leader of The Tonight Show Band, Skitch Henderson, asked him to return as first-chair trumpeter ...
Doc Severinsen: Heeeeere’s Johnny!” That lead-in, followed by a big band trumpet blast, was the landmark of late night television for three decades. The ‘Johnny’ was Johnny Carson, the announcer was Ed McMahon and the bandleader was Doc Severinsen.
Mar 28, 2021 · Doc Severinsen hadn’t been able to practice his trumpet in a couple of days, and by his own admission, it was making him irritable. “I’m getting a little bit antsy,” he said one afternoon ...
Within a week of the final telecast, Doc Severinsen and His Big Band were on the road. Their repertoire included Duke Ellington and Count Basie standards, pop, jazz, ballads, big band classics and, of course, The Tonight Show theme. Severinsen recorded more than 30 albums–from big band to jazz-fusion to classical.
Apr 12, 2021 · Here are a few tips on keeping creatively agile, taken from Severinsen’s biographical documentary Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story. Work out. Doc maintains both a rigorous practice and ...
The documentary NEVER TOO LATE: THE DOC SEVERINSEN STORY is beginning to show at film festivals this month and details and locations are located below. All screenings are online for now and include fun video panels and Q&As which you can watch along with the film. More announcements are coming Read More
May 7, 2021 · BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MAY 03: Musician Doc Severinsen attends a screening of the PBS documentary "American Masters Johnny Carson: King of Late Night" at The Paley Center for Media on May 3, 2012 in ...
After more than 30 years as the colorful bandleader of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, master trumpeter Doc Severinsen continues to defy nature well into his 90s with a grueling schedule ...
Musical documentary film on Doc Severinsen, beloved trumpet master and bandleader for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Featuring Questlove, Arturo Sandoval, Chris Botti, David Steinberg, Bob Saget, Martin Mull, and more.
Apr 2, 2021 · After more than 30 years as the colorful bandleader of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, master trumpeter Doc Severinsen continues to defy nature well into his 90s with a grueling schedule ...
