Doc Severinsen | |
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Severinsen in 2009 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Carl Hilding Severinsen |
Born | Arlington, Oregon, U.S. | July 7, 1927
Origin | Arlington, Oregon, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Bandleader, trumpeter |
Instruments | Trumpet |
Years active | 1952–present |
Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American pop and jazz trumpeter. He is best known for leading the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He has won a Grammy Award.
Severinsen was born on July 7, 1927 in Arlington, Oregon.[1] He was married to Evonne Nyman from 1964 until they divorced in 1976. He married Emily Marshall in 1980. He has five children.