Doc Severinsen And The Tonight Show Band Deliver an Incredible Performance of "Ode to Billie Joe"
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- Doc Severinsen And The Tonight Show Band Deliver an Incredible Performance of "Ode to Billie Joe" - 03/08/1974
#johnnycarson #thetonightshow #docseverinsen
Ode to Billie Joe was a Country song. Doc and his orchestra turned it into a funk masterpiece that would fit into the Shaft soundtrack.
Did you know that Doc was a Country singer, trumpeter, and bandleader on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson?
@gentrismoore7566 He even worked with Tito Puente back in the 50's!
Nothing compares to sitting in front of a big band. The sound is like nothing else. And this was the best in their time….
I've always told people the most fun I've had is playing in big bands and symphonies, sonically there's nothing like it.
They were the greatest
I have seen The Brian Setzer Orchestra several times. They are loud and great!
If I could have sat there with these guys right in front of me on a sound stage doing this live, my mind would be permanently blown.
So many greats in this band…sadly, most long gone now.
I remember as a kid staying up late hoping to hear more of the Tonight Show band. A powerhouse band of musicians.
Indeed. Exactly this.
...and THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is why Doc Severinsen is considered one of the greatest horn players of the twentieth century.
I didn't know it was allowed to smoke on the air, that's amazing!
You must not be old enough to remember FREEDOM . Maybe your grandma can tell you about it .
It's got that 70's signature sound
Doc probably wrote that arrangement, too. Not the song, obviously, but he was an arranger as well as bandleader and amazing trumpeter. He did write a lot of The Tonight Show Band’s arrangements.
What the heck was it that was making that "Waka Waka" sound back in the 70s?
Definitely electronic.
Rhythm Guitar
Electric guitar through an electronic wha wha pedal.
Happy Birthday Doc, turned 94 today, July 7 2021!!!
Happy birthday Doc !!!
Omg I didn't know! God bless him. Where did the years go...
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to Doc!!
94??? Wowzers!! Life is short! Seize every day....❤
This was always tremendous entertainment. Doc is an awesome musician even still.
This show was such a part of my life growing up. As a child I'd wake up at midnight from a bad dream and go see my parents as they watched Johnny. As a teen I enjoyed the funniest comedians and great musicians. As a young adult I loved Johnny's comic brilliance, dapper style and imagined being interviewed by him. There was more class in one night's show than there has been in the entire late night lineup since Johnny signed off.
You could put all the other late night show bands together and they aren't in the same Universe with these guys!
Yeah, and not flipping attitude
Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra were the next closest thing in my opinion. Different Eras, but each terrific!
@@feggyduss6463 I agree with you. I was just going to mention them.
I saw Doc Severinsen live in 1974. Incredible horn player and incredible musicians around him! Great show that night.
Doc just turned 96 Thank You Mr Severinsen. You are the best Sir!
I'm an old ex-hippie, so this isn't "my music", but that doesn't mean I can't recognize an amazing ensemble of musicians. And Doc was an amazing trumpeter who only retired less than 2 years ago!
Imagine NBC employing thirteen musicians for bumper music nowadays.
I think I count 17
Nobody will ever be as good as Johnny Carson on the tonight show
The best
He’s the best... However, it does disappoint me learning about what a different and complicated person he was behind the camera.
@@brianskeens647 he was a remote man who showed kindness but could be ruthless. And the change could happen very quickly. He kept people arms length. He was unaware that nbcs contract had ended in 1979. The one that started in 1962. He was broke. People ripped him off. Henry bushkin his lawyer and the last person Carson froze out in 1988. Has written an authorititave biography about the greatest us talk show host of all time.
Got that right!
The current crop of Talk show hosts are lame especially Colbert and Kimmel. Conan is the only one I can stand to watch. Johnny was the best.
None of the late night hacks we have now could carry Johnny's pencil case
And if they touched his cigarette box, they'd probably just break it
Especially Sick Liars(meyers).
@Reed Alexander Erhm ....no, he probably wouldn't.
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Or Don Rickles
This video deserves a thumbs up just for Doc's outfit alone! Never mind the oustanding performance!
IKR? I wear a shirt like that, people think I'm homeless! Looks like something you'd find at a Goodwill! I envy musicians for getting to dress like that.
Carson used to rib Doc about his clothing choices. He wasn't afraid to be bold or different, but I don't think he was ever trying to make a statement of any kind. It was unusual for a man of his age on TV at that time to wear such flamboyant outfits.
Loved it when Friday came cause I could stay up late and summer was even better 5 nights a week
Well, with Johnny, it was usually 3 days a week :)
Same here.
@@dhpbear2 pretty sure when he was off (which was frequently 🤣) I thought he was gone for the whole week🤷♂️🤷♂️
@@Tom-ok2rh Agreed, but there were stretches where he wasn't on on Mondays. Johnny misstated the year of the 1929 Stock Market Crash as 1928. Ed quipped "you've been off so many Mondays , you could lose a year!"
Yes!!! Me too!
Wow, listen to how he so powerfully lays into that double Bb at 5:39 like it's nothing and continues a long phrase that descends all the way to the bottom of the horn (down to low Ab to be exact) all in one breath with lot's of articulation and intricate playing in all registers in between. Just amazing. Doc is by far, the greatest.
Yet Doc himself called it a High Bb, not a Double Bb.
@@rjsamp4194 nobody cares what you call a note. Also it doesn't matter how high you play. What matters is that tone. Damn. Screaming high notes that's Doc. Anybody can sqeak a high note out but to scream them takes practice.
They are so far above any of the bands now playing on the 3 late night shows.
True 👍🏻🏆
Orchestra.
They're not shows. They're paid mouth pieces for the left.
When NBC approached Johnny in the 80's and asked him to downsize his band, he told them to take a hike. Finally when they got to replace him they fired the entire orchestra. There has never been a big jazz band on television since. I miss it too.
@@JohnSmith-gq9gn. Exactly. A bunch of leftist idiots making asses of themselves. I don't even try to watch late night anymore. After Leno & Letterman were gone, there was no more late night. Although Ferguson was a good laugh at times.
One of the all-time best jazz ensembles. And Doc is one of the most under-appreciated trumpet players. In his prime he could do it all.
probably never got the appreciation he deserved, except from those of us who know how exceptionally good he really was. thank you, doc.
Nothing more 70's than a muted guitar with a wah-wah pedal.
SHAFT!!!!!🎸🎺
Dennis Coffey, for all you Motown fans...
@Sookie Rue wow. I wouldn’t be so harsh about this group. Maybe Manhattan Transfer. Now that’s shat! They don’t call it scat for nothing
Love it!
@Sookie Rue Then you should probably do that.
Wow, Doc Severson is one bad boy. I miss that type of music, God bless Johnny Carson
I have been playing trumpet for 52 years. When I was 16, on a Friday night when I could stay up to midnight, the band played a piece with Doc playing a solo in the upper register. I was so excited about Doc's playing that I couldn't like let Doc outdue me! So I picked up my horn and wailed away on it forgetting what time it was. Then I heard a bang from upstairs from my dad jumping out of bed and running downstairs. He yelled "what are you doing?" Realizing that I just woke up everyone in the house all I could say was that I couldn't like Doc out play me! He laughed and went back to bed.
A big shout out to parents who let their kids play their instruments in the house....alot of noise when we were just learning....i also played the trumpet back in the days.
Hopefully you are still wailing on that trumpet 🎺
@@stevehardeman7209 Yes I do. In the early 80's I had the opportunity to play lead trumpet for Robert Goulet. I am a better technical player today but I do not have the endurance that I had back when I played 6-8 hours per day. Yes I had great parents that supported me playing my horn.
Right On!
@@michaelbull1513 Bully for you Michael! (Sorry for the pun using your last name. Well, OK, maybe I’m not sorry. I love a good Dad Joke). Seriously, it’s great you’re still playing and enjoying what you do. All the best to ya’!
Wow, 1st class Nick Ceroli, with a ton of hair, subbing for Ed Shaunessy on drums. Sadly in just 11 more years Nick would be gone. One of the best big band drummers out there. He toured with the Tijuana brass, but did not play on the recordings. Incredible swing player and LA session and shows regular.
Yeah. NICK! I saw that right away.
Who played drums on Lonely Bull?
Thanks for sharing that info
@@john-giovannicorda3456 i think it was Hal Blaine & the Wrecking Crew.
@@jw4321 Yeah. For sure Wrecking Crew. And there is mandolin played on that by Bud Coleman. Who would have thought mandolin but it sounds perfect.
Sounds like a secne from S.W.A.T! Doc and his Orchestra were awesome!
Pretty much all virtuoso musicians in the country would enjoy sitting in this band. None of the late night musical groups since were this entertaining. Although Max Weinberg's group on Conan's show was excellent for a small group.
Yes, I was thinking it sounds like it's from a 70s TV show!
The song was a number one hit for Bobbie Gentry. Ode to Billy Jo.
Yes with all that wah guitar it sure does.
What a class act 🎬 doc and the orchestra were..🎸🔊🎹🎼💯👍
That was when music was music God blessed us!!!
Back in the day they would say...
These guys can really swing it out.
Even Tommy Newsome who filled in for Doc when he was on vacation had more talent than those goons who call themselves late night hosts nowadays.. Johnny was tops, Jay Leno was fine… after that who cares?👎👎👎
Tommy Newsom was often funnier than Johnny himself. Everyone on the show had more talent than late night hosts today.
Tommy Newsome was the one who wrote all of the arrangements for the orchestra, he was a very talented musician.
How strange I have been binging on Doc Severensen for a few days. Just saw that his birthday is today. Doc thanks for all the beautiful music throughout the years and excellent entertainment. Best wishes for your birthday. Blessings to you and your loved ones.
Johnny Carson had more class in his pinky than any of today’s Late Night trash shows!
Jimmy Fallon isn't even worthy enough to polish Johnny Carsons shoes.🤣🤣🤣
That's a big YEP!
Flipping fantastic. NBC ruined the show forever when Johnny retired.
This video is a great example of why Johnny was so much better than Jay Leno. Look at the interaction between Johnny, Ed, and Doc. Very relaxed, cordial, and respectful. Johnny really cared for his team and interacted with them in a sincere way. Jay Leno, on the other hand, only had Kevin Eubanks and treated him like dirt. Jay Leno was a one man show where the main character was marginally funny. Johnny was an amazing talent made all the better by the people he surrounded himself with. THAT is what made Johnny a legend
@@toddbu-WK7L such a great analysis, Todd, all true. One of Johnny's greatest attributes us something no one else has proved to do: make fun of himself all the time and it seems he really enjoyed it. He was edgy and laid back all the time. We never knew what pure gold he had in him until he retired and all the wannabes proved Johnny the best by not being able to come up to his shoetops. I never laugh at or with the others. I have just started watching these old shows and I do laugh and they are usually wildly entertaining across the board. What a luck out for NBC. They never could have imagined what they had in 1961 when they first hired him. I hope more of th eff shows fron the 60's and 70's keep resurfacing. I was too young and in bed to remember the 60', welk, maybe the late 69's, but to see the NBC peacock at the beginning with the narrator, " the following program is presented in living color, on NBC". Yikes. Love it.
Jimmy Fallon is unwatchable.
@@photonotavailable7936 no kidding. He's terrible. Just a dull, smarmy, slow guy with a weird, glassy glaze in his stare.
@@davidrosler5413 I could not agree with you more. What was NBC thinking.
I watched late night Johnny Carson when I was in high school. Hence, I was always oversleeping and late to school. Worth it!
Me too. Lol
Young people (under 30) don't know what they missed. Love it!
There are a couple of episodes where Johnny talks about the band members and how many were members of some of the great big bands of the 40's and 50's
Johnny was amazed to learn that trumpeter Snooky Young got his start in Jimmie Lunceford’s band.
Even big bands got funky in the 1970's. If you didn't get funky you just weren't with it man. :)
All thanks to Tommy Newsome's arranging skills.
The 1970s was the Funk & Disco era.
Lot’s of charts in that style in that era…… the Shaft Theme Wah wah was big!!!
Talent. Pure and simple.
Doc’s sound reminds me of another trumpet virtuoso, Maynard Ferguson. RIP. My Ferguson faves are "Move Over" and "Fire and Rain" on side one of his 1971 big band jazz album Maynard Ferguson, also released as Alive and Well in London. As Siskel & Ebert said, two thumbs up, way up, just like his double high C.
New Vintage
"Gonna Fly Now", from 'Rocky'
They were in the Charlie Barnett Band together “
Give it One.. MF Horn 2 if I remember correctly.
Maynard had a soprano sax player who was a regular in the SF Bay Area Vince Denham. So good they gave him a cut on an album “Invincible “. Great stuff.
It's true, I always wanted the band to play more. The albums they made were great too.
Seems like an odd musical choice for a band/orchestra but they sure pulled it off!🙂
Bebop jazz of the time...
Not really.... You can translate most good pieces into most other idioms. I've done Bohemian Rhapsody for a brass quartet and a concert band. Here's the band doing "Up Up and Away" ------->> th-cam.com/video/DZjMmBQRxsY/w-d-xo.html
1974
It sounds like "Ode to Bully Joe". If so... very cool rendition and arrangement.. Not strange at all.
Great talent consist of variety. You gotta be able to play any genre.
There will never be another Johnny Carson! Doc is an amazing musician. I recent watched a DOC-umentary about him. He is in his 90s now and hasn't lost a step...or note! Still as cool as ever. 😎
He doesn't have the kind of range he displayed here, any longer. I think he stopped touring and retired 3 or 4 years ago, in his early 90s. He's like, what, 96 now?
I love how Snooky Young is watching Doc and smiling as he plays the claves. He's a class act and Doc is amazing as usual. Thanks for posting these Tonight Show band clips!
- What would you prefer to be called?
- Sweetheart.
And he chased that reply with a very Paul Lynde-esque face - perfect!
Wonderful! It takes real talent to make something difficult to do look so easy. And Johnny Carson - one of a kind and so comfortable in his own skin.
Hello Jean how are you doing over there?
What timing!! Today is Doc Severinsin's birthday. Happy birthday Doc!!
10x better than what on now
Back when late night TV was worth watching.
Doc and the boys are kickass
I sure miss Johnny. Never knew his personal political views. He made fun of both parties equally and never made it personal. Unlike like today’s idiots who not even funny.
When I was a freshman in high school in 1963, my band director, C.I.Carlson, a marvelous musician, drove three of us to Glasgow, Montana to hear Doc perform with the Glasgow High School band. In the first half, he performed the Haydn Eb trumpet concerto. The second half was devoted to this type of big band sound. That was a memorable trip for me !
Excellent post! This is on the "Tonight Show" 2 LP set done later that same year (also includes the Jack Webb "copper clapper" thing) and I've been dying to see it -- and the record is cut down in length! Thanks!!
Yes I have the lp too finally nice to see the video and yes there is some things cut out from the record
Class and Style, that we will never see again. At least we saw it in the past. 😊
Doc's chops!
I am so happy to see this posted here, thanks for that. They were so tight and well arranged it was incredible. But one of the few criticisms I have of Johnny and the show is how often he announced that the band would be playing a song, and I'd always watch no matter who was on to see the band. And, no exaggeration, almost every time at the end Johnny would announce that sorry we are out of time and the band won't play. I mean, they'd be bsing about some lame crap on and on, and I'm like, it ain't gonna happen. Doc eventually started to get in his face about, and would be like "Yea, we are supposed to play, I hope we don't run out of time, again" kind of thing. It got to be a bit of a thing between them I think. Anyway, it really pissed me off because it happened so much. Maybe I can find all the times they actually played now on the Tube.
That’s the great thing about these musicians. They are so good, they can sound as tight as a band that has been playing an arrangement for a month even though they first saw the music that afternoon at rehearsal. Spectacular!
You will never hear this song ever played like THAT again!! 👍🏼
Doc and Maynard were possibly the highest decibel trumpeters ever out front of a band. High and loud...that's how they rolled. 🎺
yep, and they influenced more amazing players like Bill Chase, Chuck Findley & Jon Faddis-just to name a couple
@@chasefreak
Indeed they did. The late South African trumpeter Hugh Masakela was another whose robust playing was also in the same vein.
How do you get a trombone player off your front porch?
Pay him for the pizza!
What do you call a drummer in a suit?
The defendant.
Holy bat, Shitman!
Hahaha!
Snooky Young was a terrific lead and jazz trumpet man. One of the best ever. Probably gave Doc a few lessons in his younger days. Doc was always grateful to have such a great band with world class jazz musicians playing in it.
They also had John Audino on lead, another great one. John died suddenly from a heart attack while warming up for the show's taping. When he didn't show up at the studio, Doc instantly knew that something had happened to him. John was as reliable as the sunrise and always showed up on time for a gig.
That looks like Herb Alpert’s drummer, Nick Ceroli???
Happy Birthday Doc, Simply the best.
The fricken' garbage that's on at late night, is a crying same, nowadays.......
When I was in the Air Force Band, we played a gig with Doc in the 1970s. It was outside and he played part of the gig with his mic off. No one noticed, he was that powerful a player. Super nice guy and I hope I learned something from him as a trumpet player.
Hey Kevin, good to see a kindred spirit. one of my old bosses was in the Air Force band program. George Phelps, very cool guy to work for..
@@delightschwartz1469 That names sounds very vaguely familiar, though I'm sure we never crossed paths.
Doc could blow that horn as good as the best of them. Electrifying as always. What a great band!!!!
I love Ed and his wonderful rhetorical dialogue! Doc and his Sweetheart Band. Loved them all. They got me thru some tought times. At 95 Doc still plays!❤
I watched The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson for years and I don’t recall ever seeing Doc & his Band get a spotlight number! This is the first time and what a treat! Thanks for sharing! ☮️🖖🏽
They got a feature every once in awhile. It was usually as a filler such as if a guest didn't show up or if they came up short at the end of the show and needed two or three minutes to fill.
Happy Birthday Doc!
Oh how I miss this. I used to stay up for his 90 minutes shows and wake up several hours later to go to work.
Wow, real musicians.
Sounds like "Shaft Goes to the Tallahatchie Bridge". The revved up urban pace is too fast for a slow country song. A rare time Doc looks shabby.
Both Doc and Ed Shaugnessy were young men. Great band!
I know, I was just thinking how different they both looked. As a drummer I later found out about Ed's body of work outside that band.
I was lucky enough to attend a drum clinic Ed put on at a college here in Hampton VA in the early 90s. I know that's one of his kits but that sure doesn't look like him. I think it might be someone sitting in for him. Just don't know????
@@leewhiteman1417 It's not Ed, but I don't recognize him. Probably an A list LA session player.
@@don4476 Good call. Doc looks very young. I figured it was Ed because of the kit.
@@dallasstiles118 He had quite the resume. My bass teacher landed a bass gig in Hollywood back in the eighties playing with Tom Scott for the Pat Sajak show. This was after touring with Madonna and doing the Rippington’s first two discs. He’s playing bass on this fairly well known smooth jazz tune: th-cam.com/video/S4dAGB0ykjg/w-d-xo.html Sadly, I recently found out that he has early stages of dementia.
Snooky is the personification of cool.
Forever Young!
Tremendously talented and vastly underrated musicians. And Doc is VERY witty.
I play trombone with the Indiana Wind Symphony, and we got to play with Doc about 3 years ago. Continues to be an incredible player in his 90s! What a great experience that was!
My Mom & Dad used to let me STAY UP AFTER MY BEDTIME to watch these guys!!! 🙏🙏💜💜💜
ABSOLUTE MASTER MUSICIANS!!!
Pick up a trumpet and try this sometime. Doc Severinsen is playing an A above high C as clear as a bell. That is Maynard Ferguson territory. On other clips he plays a double high C. Crazy. I played trumpet through high school and college and the highest I ever hit was a high G above high C.
No Kimmel crap, no political garbage either just great family entertainment I can’t stand Network T.V anymore…..whose with me 😉
What a CLASS ACT!!! Late night tv will NEVER be this good again.
Hello Sharee how are you doing over there?
Best “big band” in late night history. Letterman’s World’s Most Dangerous Band was the most versatile and best “rock band” in late night history.
@@jwasso1179 Schaffer. He was in Spinal Tap.
The beginning kind of sounds like the soundtrack to 70’s porn. Still… great sound. Much respect for their talents. Besides Paul Shaffer on Letterman, no late night show bands or orchestra’s ever compared to Doc’s music.
Lay Down That Funk!!
The Doctor was fantastic!
And Billy Joe McCallister jumped off the Tallahachee bridge
They all paid their dues!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Miss those cats.
Now THAT was one swingin' orchestra!
What a great moment! Ed’s humor, Johnny’s quick wit, Doc’s sense of humor, the TSO’s camaraderie, and great music! Thanks Doc & Company, the Sweetheart Band.
3:36 What part of the stratosphere did Doc come of the gate with? Holy moly 👍🏻
I didn't know Bill Gates played the flute.
Back when late night had Class ♥️. Rest In Peace Johnny
Definately a band. A Big Band!
Doc is as quick as any of them. What a mind and what a musician.
You know, candy duffy and doc service and how to get together and do a song
Just fast forward to 3:27 and get kicked in your chest. Haha..
I watched the first episode of the new Jay Leno show. When the band finished playing after coming back from a break he said, 'Alright, not your father's band.' What a stupid, mean, and unnecessary comment that was. I guess he felt that he had to show his hip credentials. This need to denigrate all that has come before is a symptom of modern pop culture glorifying its own degeneration.
5:46 George Jefferson getten down with it back in the day I love it and Doc's shirt about the same as the curtains that dressed our windows at the time.
The late, great Bob Bain on guitar ❤
Def not Ed Schaughnessy on druns
Looks like Nick Ceroli to me. (Tijuana Brass).
I had never realized that Doc had an Altissimo Range like Maynard Ferguson.
That band could cook.