Doc Severinsen Quotes

Doc Severinsen — American Musician born on July 07, 1927,

Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen is an American pop and jazz trumpeter. He is best known for leading the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson... (wikipedia)

My goodness, everyone is planting grapes, even a neighbor with only five acres.

He was a very private person, but then, you know, he belonged to the whole United States. The United States thought they owned Johnny Carson.

Now I'm having the time of my life being on the road with one of the world's all-time great big bands, and performing with symphonies. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

I still play jazz, and I've always got that trumpet very handy, but I'm coming to feel the classical venues are where my main focus is, in the realm of symphonic pops.

Television is so influential that when an audience sees you day-in and day-out there's a certain acceptance that sets in; you're no longer a threatening personality. They become more willing to accept whatever you present.

Doc Severinsen Quotes

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