STAN KANN REMEMBERS JOHNNY CARSON
Musician Stan Kann, a regular guest on the "Tonight Show with Johnny Carson," holds a photo that was taken in 1967 when Kann hosted a party at his home for Carson during a visit to 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 famous collection of vacuum cleaners. Johnny Carson died on January 23 at the age of 79. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)
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