STAN KANN REMEMBERS JOHNNY CARSON

Musician Stan Kann, a regular guest on the "Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,"stands near his antique collection of 150 vacuum cleaners in his home in St. Louis on January 26, 2005. Kann, a renowned concert theater organist, appeared on the show 77 times in 20 years, usually with housewares and his vacuum cleaners. Johnny Carson died on January 23 at the age of 79. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)

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