Doc Severinsen
Doc Severinsen
Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsenis an American pop and jazz trumpeter. He is best known for leading the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTrumpet Player
Date of Birth7 July 1927
CityArlington, OR
CountryUnited States of America
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He always had his eye out for something new. He never pushed it away, but he embraced it. It became a part of how you program pops orchestras.
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I don't suppose I'll ever get over it. I mean, the boss is gone. But he wouldn't want anybody hanging any out, any black crepe for him.
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Unlike many people who might have been in his position, Erich was open to change,
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It hasn't been much of a retirement at all. I thought it would be, but it just didn't work out that way. I'm doing a lot of work, and there are always some great possibilities out there.
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Well, the thought came to me that, for many of us who did this show, and for many people who watched the show, just because Johnny left there, didn't give them the closure they needed. But I would say that his passing gave us that closure, because I think we all realize now that he's not coming back.