Doc Severinsen | The Complete Pioneers of Television Interview
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Doc Severinsen sits down in this never-before-seen interview to talk about working with Johnny Carson.
Director: Steven J Boettcher
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96 years young. Bless you sir.
Thank You Doc For All The Kind Words For Johnny He Was The Greatest
If you average out intensity and duration of laugh VS. number of words spoken Tommy Newsom is the funniest marble statue to ever exist.
The Thanksgiving improv between Doc and Johnny is still hilarious. Also Tommy's line, " I GO to clinics. " Great musicians.
If no one has seen the Thanksgiving episode between Doc and Johnny it is a must see.
That’s become a yearly tradition for me. The ending was perfect:
Johnny: “ Can you give me some of whatever you’re taking?”
Doc: “I can’t GIVE any. But I’ll SELL you some!”
@@jojojo6147 For sure! Johnny: "Well, can you come? " Doc: " No. " The timing of that is comic gold!
@@jamesdrynan I think Doc had just been divorced from his ex so that added to it.
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I have to applaud Doc Severinsen for his interview. Wow, his words really did show who Johnny Carson was behind the stage by those close to him.
About ten years ago I had the chance to listen to a 4 hour closed rehearsal of Doc and his orchestra while touring through Bellingham Washington. They were performing that night and rehearsed all afternoon. I sat on the floor, well out of sight, and listened to one of the greatest stage band leaders ever to pickup a baton. Heard a lot of great musical performances, but that rehearsal will always remain a favorite. Thanks, fellas and thanks, Doc. You are loved.
I saw him & his band with my parents in Houston over a decade ago, but I don't remember exactly when. But I do remember his drummer, Jimmy Branly, was excellent & Doc could still swing too.
I always enjoyed rehearsals, so precious.
Chico Marx had a comedy routine where Groucho was negotiating to hire the band( trying to save money) he asked,
"How much for rehearsal?"
"Oh, you couldn't afford that!"
Yeah, rehearsals and sound checks are special. I was fortunate enough to sit in on a Pat Metheny sound check once. Never will forget it.
@@aaronsmith5433 Why-A-Duck...?
Miss Johnny, Ed and Doc.
Hey Doc is still alive and very well. I think he's 95? now. He still does concerts and plays excellently.
@@michaelhungate7506 96
@@michaelhungate7506 96, so I hear.
"Made something out of that show that someone ever did or ever will". No truer statement.
Yes, that was very well put.
I never knew how incrediblly articulate and humble Doc is. He is a wonderful story teller with poise, compassion and humility.
Amazing driven musician, STILL at 95!...music truly is his mistress to a fault as can be seen in his fabulous biopic "Never Too Late"...a must see for fans....keep kickin ass Doc!....👍
Grew up watching him. Nobody has class like that man or that era. Sad day we live in
This was a very modest, self-effacing interview by a great talent. One of my absolute favorite Tonight Show segments in all those years of watching the show occurred when Doc subbed for Ed just before Thanksgiving. After the monologue and before the guests came on, Johnny and Doc talked about their Thanksgiving plans and Doc was hilarious to the point where Johnny finally tossed a box of Kleenex onto his desk to wipe his eyes. I don't know if I ever saw Johnny laugh so much. I happened to be watching the first night that was broadcast (I've since seen it on one of those "Best of Carson" shows), and I couldn't believe how long they carried that very funny conversation. A good memory.
I’ve watched that Thanksgiving banter so many times.
“I can’t give you any, but I’ll SELL you some!”
I watch antenna TV and seen that one within the last few months. It's funny and I think Doc said it was spontaneous. How the conversation went just got funnier and funnier.
One of the funniest five+ minutes ever!
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Those were the days when late night TV was fun to watch! I certainly miss Johnny, Ed, Doc and Tommy; they were indeed a class act!
Johnny was not the best husband or father, but, he was the absolute best host of a late night talk show. I grew up in the midwest so the Tonight Show aired an hour earlier. As an adolescent, I was allowed to stay up, watch at least the first 30 minutes, and still get a decent nights sleep. Watched Johnny almost every night for 30 years.
Only an eleven minute interview. I could listen to his stories for hours, and I'm sure he has many.
Doc is a superstar himself.
He conducted the Buffalo Pops several years ago. He was great. And a very fine gentleman. Loved it when he was on the podium.
Doc you are a class act too! Johnny was the greatest and miss him & Ed.
"Always gave, the best he had to give" -Johnny Carson ...well said Doc
And the current Tonight Show host don't even try to half-ass it. It just simply unwatchable.
No one will ever even come anywhere close to Johnny Carson.
Doc is a treasure. The Tonight Show was maybe the last “must see” TV I remember. Someone has all ready brought up the Thanksgiving banter between Johnny and Doc but it bears repeating. That was GOLD. I watch that every year in Thanksgiving.
The other thing to remember is that the Tonight Show Band was Stellar. Drummer Ed Shaunessy would go toe to toe with Buddy Rich. And the horns backing up The Allman Brothers is another show I’ll rewatch repeatedly.
Ed and Buddy: ruclips.net/video/1QXdi25469U/видео.html
Thanksgiving discussion November 21, 1979. ruclips.net/video/W5UFVfIX1Mg/видео.html
Find the documentary about Doc that ran on PBS recently. It’s amazing. He’s amazing. There’s a lot more to Doc than just being Johnny Carson’s bandleader.
What an eloquent tribute to , HERE'S JOHNNY!!
I went to hear Doc Severinsen and his musical group play at Yoshi's Jazz club in Oakland, California. His band had a percussionist, bassist, guitarist, violinist, and an accordion player, plus Doc's trumpet. As soon as he came out to play, he held his horn straight out, and his shoulders rose up half a foot as he took a huge breath. The sound that came out of his horn was amazing. He had a sound that was totally commercial-studio-grade professional. Powerful, polished, elegant, and majestic.
Doc was just as great as Johnny was.
I met him a few years back after he performed as "Doc Severinsen and the San Miguel Five". (Super excellent, by the way.) I told him I only came to see what sort of jacket he might be wearing. I had the impression that wasn't exactly a new joke to him. He was very gracious. And he has inspired a great many trumpet players and other musicians.
Man I miss Johnny
Total, insightful respect
Doc, you did a great job.. With Johnny with the show.
And that reflects on you. I appreciate you and the band contributing to the show in a big way.
I read a book many MANY years ago by Craig Tennis. The name of the book was "Johnny Tonight!" Craig Tennis was the head talent coordinator on The Tonight Show. Wonderful book! It gave a LOT of insight into the character and personality of Johnny Carson and what made him tick.
It was little known that Johnny Carson was also a very versatile performer. He actually sang, danced, played drums, and guitar very well, in addition to his amazing speaking skills. When he did the fast-talking Art Fern character, he spoke beyond the speed of sound, and clearly, continuously. An American original.
Doc mentions Ed. Ed McMahon was a carrier-qualified fighter pilot and a combat forward air controller in Korea whose job was to fly around in a small plane and get the enemy to shoot at him so that the fighters could attack the gun emplacement.
There are more times than not when I'd rather watch a "Best of Carson" infomercial than anything that's on TV at the time.
Yes, Johnny was like Fred Astaire dancing. What a great metaphor.
Great guy and musician, and the best hair ever. Love you, Doc.
Bob Uecker was on with Johnny over 100 times. Bob is still doing Brewer games on the radio in his hometown of Milwaukee and is 88 yrs old. He and Doc got to be good friends and would often reconnect when Doc conducted Pops concerts in Milwaukee. In 2012, the Brewers dedicated a statue of Uecker in front of the stadium and Doc entertained at the ceremony with a 14-piece band.
Amazing to think they could still theoretically reconnect in the year 2022.
Doc, besides being an excellent musician, filled Ed's shoes whenever Ed was off and did it perfectly.
People may not realize that this gentleman Doc was Johnny Carson’s band leader for years.
Talk about class, you know there were some bad, behind-the-scenes things Doc could have brought up about Johnny after so many years working with him but Severinsen only brings up the great things. How refreshing....
This interview can't be now. Doc is 95yrs old!
I was thinking the same thing
Its not....but if your a fan, you "must see" his biopic " Never Too Late"....outstanding documentary and also Herb Alperts " Herb Alpert...Is"....enjoy!
The Tonight Show was watching extended family over that 30 year stretch. Johnny, Ed, Doc and all the familiar musicians were consistently serving the audience and TV viewers with an A+ effort even when some nights (not many) were a struggle. There was The Tonight Show and everything else running a distant second. When Johnny went off the air, a huge hole was left with nothing to fill it.
While I am happy that Doc talked about Johnny, as I'm sure he thought that's what was expected of him, I wish he would have talked more about himself. Yes Doc, you are important too, and were a big part of our late night lives also.
I attended the Armed Forces School of Music, in Little Creek Virginia....just as Doc did, and as a fellow trumpet player...i scored higher than him on my F2 (final performance exam). To this day, i still consider him as one of my heroes.
The show wouldn't have been the same without Doc. Not because I'm a trumpet player, but the many guest musicians that showed up. I was woken out of a sound sleep, to Clarke Terry playing the flugel horn upside down, Wow. And Doc's professionalism was top notch.
Johnny was The Man. Hands down.
Always Loved Doc…..
Doc aged so well. Looks great
Perfect interview
Love!
lovely interview!
Pretty intuitive of Johnny Carson. And right on the mark about him.
so true!
loved him
When are the dates these are recorded?
Loved Doc
This interview was a while ago. Docs still playing and I think he's 94 or 95.
Doc is retired.
@@sawegrzyn He played his last concert at age 95.
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Doc Severinsen illustrates the difference between professional athletes and professional musicians. Athletes reach their peak in their twenties. By the time they are in their late thirties, they are well over the hill and ready to retire with injuries. On the other hand, professional musicians who live into their nineties, can still play. Not as well as they played in younger years, but they can still play very well. Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubenstein, and Doc Severinsen are all examples of this.
If it weren't for Johnny Doc would have been just another studio musician. He owes a lot to Johnny.
However they made a great team.
Major talent !supremacy sacrifice !amazing song and album
Doc is a good guy
I got his album Brass Roots for christmas one year. Killer album. Johnny carson wrote extrememely flattering liner notes
I remember in the liner notes johnny said that doc severinsen never ceased to amaze him.
Unbelievable musician
The point about profanity well taken So many use that as the act itself now, sad really.
This channel used to never have ads. Bummer, apparently now it does.
Happy retirement, Doc.
Best regular as in frequently and most years band on T.V.and versatile with Class of the day . Tommy too. He didn't speak much but spoke very well with music.
Johnny knew when to shut up and let the guest shine. So many other hosts will keep talking and stepping on the guests lines.
Doc Severinsen might have a small band but it was a really good small band.
The graphic says “unedited”, but this is very edited. Can you post the full interviews?
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Doc said it right in one word about today's night host no Class
Doc is a class guy himself. I grew up watching him, Johnny, Ed and the band. They were my family after I ran away from an abusive alcoholic stepfather. Thanks Doc! 😊
Ed McMahon said the same thing. Johnny tried to create a family like Jack Benny on the show.
And he's still alive
I'd like to see his collection of jackets.
I'm guessing that Raoul of Bayonne and Omar of Oxnard are no longer in business...
Doc is still alive today. He’s 95!
And still doing concerts. I live near Memphis, thank God NEAR, not in, and Doc is supposed to be in Memphis in September for a concert.
@@michaelhungate7506 OMG!
Yep...ALL TRUE.
when the show ended it felt like a death in the family
Back when late night was worth watching...
I don't watch "Late Night" shows anymore. They're far too political, not nearly as funny, and just plain not "fun" to watch.
Nothing compares to Johnny Carson to the tonight show the rest of it's junk anymore I wish I'd bring Back arsenio hall
They stupidest thing a talk show host can do is alienate half their audience with taking sides on politics. Johnny never did that . And he did ok ;)
@@mattbrem3788 unlike today ... I watch Carson reruns. I don't care for any current late night host.
That's a "shame" that you don't "watch" late night TV anymore.
I'm "sure" the current hosts are "sad" about it.
@@mackdaddyg321 you'll live
Geese, how many of us were cnoceived right around the time Johnny was on? Or directly after the show ended. Best guests both new and big stars, and you know Carson was a superstar because as his guests knew, that show could make them on the spot. That's big alright, and if he didn't like you ...start looking for a job. A show that seemed to have it's own gravity, it pulled millions in every night.
I agree. Carson and Letterman.
No way to touch the talent of those to men. Certainly not what is on after 11:30PM in this day.
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My question is why can't we still do that now
There are no late night shows anymore. It ended with Johnny
Johnny and to some extent, Leno were the best of the best- These other late night hosts don't have a CLUE.
He carefully avoids mentioning the famous nasty temper that Johnny was famous for.
I'm so glad Dave Lettermop didn't get the Tonight Show.....he isn't Class like Doc says. Jay Leno had more of the spirit to carry on for Johnny.
Ugh, I miss great late night TV talk shows. Ever since Johnny retired, talk shows slowly went into the toilet. Now they are not even watchable🙄. They are all complete hacks now, who do not know what true comedy and interviews are. Sad.
Just a tip of the iceberg.
"class" was the key word. That is why Letterman didn't get the show, no class.
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Who else thought he was dead?...
Johnny was great, but the underlying tone in this interview is that everyone was afraid of Carson. Even Fred DeCorboda didn't survive. I think Carson's smoking was a big part of it. Smoking makes you mean and moody.
Doc says "nothing but class" in describing Johnny? Let me tell you buddy, there are a lot of people who would strongly disagree with that statement. One perfect example is the way Johnny used to repeatedly make jokes about Wayne Newton, for no good reason. Wayne Newton never did anything to Johnny to deserve that, but every other night, Johnny was out there making Newton the butt of his jokes and trying to portray Newton as gay. It wasn't until Newton finally went into Carson's office and offered to throw down with him right then and there that it stopped. And Newton promised Johnny that if he ever told another joke about him, he'd kick his ass. Then it stopped. Johnny could be very mean-spirited at times. He ostensibly put on a nice persona most of the time, but it wasn't genuine. Deep down, he was a typical Hollywood ego maniac. I never thought that Johnny Carson was funny and I think that people built him up in their minds to be something that he really wasn't. I never thought that any of his skits were funny. To me, it was just a guy acting stupid and the reason to keep watching it was because he had Carol Wayne or Teresa Ganzel on there, making men drool.
No...you are not correct, Sir. You're ranting on behalf of Wayne Newton!! Odd hill to die on, but you do you. And Carol Wayne was delightful...and hot. Carson got thirty years on air because we like to drool. You're insulting the viewers, not Carson. He's the 🐐, and no one comes close. Perhaps Letterman, who Carson wanted to replace him. Too bad NBC didn't listen. Wise up, rookie!!
@@garyspence2128 Yes, I am insulting the viewers. They're stupid. There are many millions of stupid people out there. (Question from the crowd: How stupid are they?) How stupid? In 2016, Donald Trump was elected president. That's how stupid. And as far as Wayne Newton goes, it doesn't matter who the hell it was that Carson was insulting, the point is that it was not classy of him at all to be bashing and ridiculing someone in public like that no reason at all - unprovoked. That's about as low as a person can stoop. But that point went right over your head, didn't it Spanky? I'm not surprised, I'm sure there's a lot that goes over your head and you don't seem to understand what constitutes being a classy person vs. being a jerk. Among those who witnessed Carson in social situations, he had a reputation for getting drunk and then becoming very mean spirited, talking about people the same way he talked about Wayne Newton and also berating people, particularly staff workers, such as servers at parties. Classy people don't do things like that and they tend to be able to stick to their wedding vows rather than getting get divorced 3 times. If you want to die on the hill of popularity, Boy George sold over 150 million records. Does that make him great? Donald Trump has a big following of deplorables, does that mean he's classy? It looks like you've just died on the hill of stupidity, but in this country, at least you've got plenty of company there.
A Pioneer of television? Really?
My dad was hired by the Dumont Network, the 4th network. Thats a pioneer!