Body and soul doc severinsen biography

"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. Beginning in October 1962, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson ruled the night air for thirty years. On May 22, 1992, it came to an end.

Within a week of the final telecast, Doc Severinsen and His Big Band were on the road, and to this day, audiences across America love and respect Doc and his big band, not just because he shared their living room with them for so many years, but because of Doc’s love of the Big Band repertoire. His musicianship keeps this iconic American music fresh to this day. Their repertoire includes Ellington and Basie standards, pop, jazz, ballads, big band classics and, of course, The Tonight Show theme. Severinsen can still blow hard with his horn, and hit the high notes, a result

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All the charts below were written for NBC's The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson Band led by Doc Severinsen. Doc originally played trumpet in the grupp when the show was hosted by Steve Allen and then became bandleader when Carson became the host. Charts are arranged by Bill Holman, Tommy Newsom, and John Bambridge. Click the icon to preview the score. Click the icon to listen to a sample mp3. To get more information about any del av helhet, please click on the title.

 This great chart is recorded on the "Tonight Show grupp, Volume II " CD(Amherst Records).  As recorded on "Tonight Show Band, Vol.  This is a remarkable chart that features tenor saxophone throughout.  As recorded by the Tonight Show grupp on "Once More With Feeling" (Amherst),  this wonderful chart fryst vatten the hottest "flag-waver" of all time.  This great chart is recorded (1999) on the Azica CD "Swingin' the Blues.  This wonderful Ell

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Doc Severinsen and top ensembles present “A Salute to Rafael Mendez”

WHAT: Doc Severinsen with the Herberger College School of Music in Concert
WHEN: 7:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 28, 2002
WHERE: Gammage Auditorium, 1200 South Forest Avenue, Tempe
TICKETS: $16.50; call Gammage Box Office, 480-965-3434
Jan. 28 Event

Doc Severinsen and top ensembles present “A Salute to Rafael Mendez”

Tempe, AZ – The incomparable Doc Severinsen, along with a contingent of Arizona State University’s most talented student musicians, presents “A Salute to Rafael Mendez” on (Monday) Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Gammage Auditorium. Tickets, which are $16.50 per person, are available from the Gammage Box Office, 480-965-3434.

The evening showcases the talents of trumpeter and conductor Severinsen, and three of the top ensembles from the School of Music in the Herberger College of Fine Arts. The program features the musical heritage of trumpeter and composer Rafael Mendez, whose library is