Ganhou o apelido de "Little Doc"' por causa de seu pai que era dentista, e já na tenra idade demonstrou interesse pelo trombone. Porem, o pai, um eximio violinista, nas horas vagas, o colocou para estudar violino. Apesar da insistência, o jovem Severinsen, teve que se contentar com o trompete pois, era o unico instrumento de sopro disponivel na loja de instrumentos musicais da cidade. Depois de apenas uma semana de aulas, que recebia de seu pai, demonstrou tanto talento que foi convidado para participar da banda de musica da escola. Tinha apenas sete anos de idade. Aos doze anos ganhou a Competição Nacional de Educadores de Musica e, quando ainda cursava a o ensino secundário, foi convidado para participar da Orquestra de Ted Fio Rito. Foi convocado pelo exercito e participou do conflito da II Guerra Mundial.
Estreiou no mundo da musica através da Radio KODL no Oregon.
Tornou-se primeiro trompete da orquestra da televisão em 1952 quando o programa "The Tonight Show" ainda era comandado por Steve Allen. Em 1967 foi guindado ao posto de bandleader e começou a chamar a atenção pela extravagancia de suas roupas.
Sob o comando de Doc, a Orquestra da NBC tornou-se a "big band" de maior visibilidade da televisão americana. Ele aproveitou para dar nova roupagem musical à grandes classicos do jazz e do swing, compostos por Cole Porter e Dizzy Gillespie e tantos outros. Algumas vezes chegou a substituir Ed McMahon (falecido recentemente) como locutor e parceiro de cena de Johnny Carson. Apesar de seu jeito brincalhão, Doc Severinsen levava muito a sério o seu papel de bandleader do "Tonight Show"
Ocupou o posto, até Johnny Carson se aposentar do video em 1992. Continua se apresentando em festivais e concertos pelos Estados Unidos.
Clique para ve-lo em ação no show de Jack Jones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF8scBG0iJs.
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 was nicknamed "Little Doc" after his father, and had originally wanted to play the trombone. But the senior Severinsen, a gifted amateur violinist, urged him to study the violin. The younger Severinsen insisted on the trombone, but had to settle for the only horn available in Arlington's small music store — a trumpet. A week later, with the help of his father and a manual of instructions, the seven-year-old was so good that he was invited to join the high school band.
At the age of twelve, Little Doc won the Music Educator's National Contest and, while still in high school, was hired to go on the road with the Ted Fio Rito Orchestra. However, his stay with the group was cut short by the draft. He served in the Army during World War II. He made his broadcasting debut playing live popular music on Radio Station KODL in Oregon.
Starting in 1952, during Steve Allen's tenure as host of NBC-TV's Tonight, Doc Severinsen played first trumpet in the band, which was directed by Skitch Henderson. Severinsen took over asbandleader in 1967 and soon became noted for his flashy fashions.
Under the direction of Severinsen, the Tonight Show's NBC Orchestra was the most visible big band in America. Severinsen took the opportunity to update many well known swing and jazz standards for the show's audiences, often introducing new listeners to classics by Cole Porter, Dizzy Gillespie, and others.
Severinsen would sometimes substitute for Ed McMahon as announcer and sidekick. Although adept at comic interplay, Severinsen took his role as band leader on The Tonight Show seriously. The band played incidental music for sketch comedy, guest introductions, and intermission music during station breaks.
Severinsen often cried "key of E" his signal for the band to strike up a western theme, and then he would enthusiastically sing a country flavoured nonsense song.
Severinsen continued as bandleader until Carson's retirement in 1992.
Reference - The Tonight Show - Wikipédia
Tradução - Humberto Amorim
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