LAS CRUCES, N.M., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The man once known as “the worlds greatest trumpet player,” Doc Severinsen, has played his final show with a symphony orchestra in Las Cruces, N.M.

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PORTSMOUTH, Va., April 30 (UPI) -- Tommy Newsom, 78, a saxophonist and arranger who gained visibility as a band member on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show," died in his Portsmouth, Va., home.

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NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- David Letterman said he owes everything in his professional career to Johnny Carson, a pioneer who inspired generations of comics and talk show hosts.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- It has often been observed that one of Johnny's Carson's great gifts was the ability to listen, to be a receptive audience for his guests. His humor could occasionally be risqué, and may have bordered on the coarse at times -- but along with the belly lau

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