Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American pop and jazz trumpeter. He is best known for leading the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He has won a Grammy Award. Arlington, Oregon, U.S.
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 Tommy NewsomFred de CordovaThe Tonight Show Band
Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen is an American retired jazz trumpeter who led the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. WikipediaBorn: July 7, 1927 (age 96 years), Arlington, Oregon, United StatesSpouse: Emily Marshall (m. 1980) and Evonne Nyman (m. 1964–1976)Children: Nancy Severinsen, Allen Severinsen, Judy Severinsen, and moreMusic groups: The Tonight Show Band (1962 – 1992) and Milwaukee Symphony OrchestraParents: Minnie Mae and Carl Severinsen
SongsThe Tonight ShowStardustSicilianoI'm Getting Sentimental Over YouBegin the BeguineCity LightsFlying HomeJohnny's ThemeGeorgia On My MindI Can't Get StartedPoor ButterflyA Night in TunisiaWhat Is This Thing Called LoveIn the MoodI Wanna Be With YouRhapsody for ThenApril In ParisNight TrainTake the "A" TrainDo It To ItNight JourneyJesu, Joy of Man's DesiringOne O'Clock JumpSax AlleyThe Christmas SongGood MedicineBluesetteThe Phantom TrumpetThe Barber of Seville, Act I: Largo al factotumBye Bye BluesMacArthur ParkMalaguena
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The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen1986
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Trumpet Spectacular1990
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Night Journey2016
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The Great Arrival!1969
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Brand New Thing1977
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Doc Severinsen and Friends1992
Severinsen was born in Arlington, Oregon, to Minnie Mae (1897–1998) and Carl Severinsen (1898–1972). He was nicknamed Doc after his father, the only dentist in Arlington, who was born in Germany to a Danish father and a Swiss mother.