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1987: Doc Severinsen on Taking 'Tonight Show' Band on the Road
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as posted by the channelDoc Severinsen, the musical director of "The Tonight Show," sits down with Bryant Gumbel to talk about taking his band on the road for the first time and how the members were amazed that people knew who they were. This originally aired on TODAY on July 17, 1987.
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