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Tonight show band doc severinsen biography
Doc Severinsen
American jazz trumpeter (born )
Doc Severinsen | |
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Severinsen in a publicity photo | |
| Birth name | Carl Hilding Severinsen |
| Born | () July 7, (age&#;97) Arlington, Oregon, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, swing, fusion, pop |
| Occupations | Musician, bandleader |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
| Years active | – |
| Labels | Command, RCA Victor, Amherst, Telarc |
| Formerly of | The NBC Orchestra |
| Website | |
Musical artist
Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, ) is an American retired jazz trumpeter who led the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
Early life
Severinsen was born in Arlington, Oregon, to Minnie Mae (–) and Carl Severinsen (–).[1] 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.
Severinsen's father played violin and wanted him to play it as well, but Severinsen wanted to play trombone.[2] Because hi