When I was 12 years old, I got a paper route so that I could buy a TV for my bedroom and watch The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. I wasn’t allowed to watch it that late downstairs in the living room so I saved up $87 and bought a small black-and-white TV – with rabbit ears.
I vividly remember this particular show because of the woman who complained that they didn’t feature Doc Severinson’s band enough and the drum solo. BTW, many years later in the 80’s I got to do sound for Doc at some university in PA. I remember him coming over and telling me to just have fun with their encore and throw in lots of echo and effects on his solo!
And since it’s Two For Tuesday, of course, I’m also including a video of Benny Goodman’s original from the 1937 movie, Hollywood Hotel, with Gene Krupa on drums. Crank these up!!
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