Severinsen in a 1974 publicity photo for The Tonight Show
Background information
Birth name
Carl Hilding Severinsen
Born
(1927-07-07) July 7, 1927 (age 96) Arlington, Oregon, U.S.
Genres
Jazz, swing, fusion, pop
Occupation(s)
Musician, bandleader
Instrument(s)
Trumpet
Years active
1946–2022
Labels
Command, RCA Victor, Amherst, Telarc
Website
www.docseverinsen.com
Musical artist
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.
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...
(not to be confused with the NBC Symphony Orchestra) and sometimes "DocSeverinsen and the NBC Orchestra". Just as Tonight! Starring Steve Allen was a...
The Tonight Show Band with DocSeverinsen is an album that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance in 1986. The album consists of...
Henderson, until 1966 when Milton Delugg took over, who was succeeded by DocSeverinsen less than a year later. The series has been ranked as one of the greatest...
Band on a world tour. In 1989 he joined the Tonight Show band led by DocSeverinsen. He was also a member of the band on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno...
Jennings, Billy Preston, Steely Dan, Taj Mahal April 14, 1973 13 DocSeverinsenDocSeverinsen, Henry Mancini, Hoyt Axton, Jerry Butler, Dobie Gray, Carol...
Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame, along with Tonight Show bandleader, DocSeverinsen, and singer Bobby Vee. Hansen has two adopted daughters, Nina and Mandy...
Rawls, Crystal Gayle, Kool & the Gang, DocSeverinsen 1984: Tom Jones, Kool & the Gang, Fats Domino, DocSeverinsen 1985: Wayne Newton, Fats Domino, Melissa...
frequently the band's substitute director, whenever music director DocSeverinsen was away from the show or filling in for announcer Ed McMahon. Nicknamed...
Carson after the departure of Skitch Henderson. He was later replaced by DocSeverinsen in 1968. Delugg enjoyed a long association with Chuck Barris, beginning...
Rich and become a fan of Gene Krupa and saw drummer Ed Shaughnessy of DocSeverinsen's band on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as having an ideal...
January 2007: En Mi Corazón with DocSeverinsen January 2008: Delfis January 2009: El Ritmo de la Vida with DocSeverinsen January 2012: Tejate January 2013:...
Florida Orchestra, directed by guest conductors Skitch Henderson and DocSeverinsen. The Heralds also produce their own shows, most notably their annual...
member of The Tonight Show Orchestra led by Skitch Henderson, then by DocSeverinsen. He composed music for the TV documentary Two Childhoods, which was...
recording with a clearer digital recording performed by DocSeverinsen on a piccolo trumpet. Severinsen's version, which was noticeably not in the Baroque style...
former Tonight Show executive producer Peter Lassally and bandleader DocSeverinsen. At the beginning of this show, Letterman said that for 30 years, no...
Manfred Schoof Matthias Schriefl Bob Scobey Christian Scott Gunhild Seim DocSeverinsen Charlie Shavers Woody Shaw Jack Sheldon Bobby Shew Susana Santos Silva...
May 24, 2013) was a swing music and jazz drummer long associated with DocSeverinsen and a member of The Tonight Show Band on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny...
film Sharky's Machine, which Burt Reynolds starred in and directed. DocSeverinsen produced the soundtrack for the film, along with Al Capps and Bob Florence...
McCord, Martin Milner, Louisa Moritz, Bob Newhart, Cliff Robertson, DocSeverinsen, Dionne Warwick, Jonathan Winters Wilt Chamberlain, November 9, 1973...
albums he was joined by trumpet virtuoso and The Tonight Show bandleader DocSeverinsen. Among Mancini's orchestral scores are (Lifeforce, The Great Mouse Detective...
television offered security and survival for the big band, led by trumpeter DocSeverinsen, while the trends in popular music continually changed around them....
American Variations on Swing Low Sweet Chariot (1993) (premiered by DocSeverinsen and the Phoenix Symphony) Frederick's Fables (1994, 1996) four pieces...
losing Kath and strongly considered disbanding, but were persuaded by DocSeverinsen, musical director of the Tonight Show band, to continue. Kath's position...