Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen was born in Arlington, Oregon.

Severinsen is best known for leading the NBC Orchestra on The
Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson beginning in 1962. The
group became the most visible big band in America. He made
his broadcasting debut playing live popular music on KODL
radio in The Dalles, Oregon.

Severinsen, Ed McMahon, and Johnny Carson, about 1974.

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James King Arness (May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011)

Arness portrayed the role of Marshall Dillon on TV’s Gunsmoke for twenty years
(1955 to 1975). According to legend, his friend John Wayne declined the role 
and recommended Arness. He spent time as a courier for a jewelry wholesaler
while attending high school.

Camille Bohannon

Ross Simpson

Bob Dylan (Robert Allen Zimmerman) is 74 years old today

Dylan was born a Jew, but converted to Christianity. While studying at the
University of Minnesota, he became more enthused with folk music than
rock and roll. His last name is derived from the Welsh modernist poet Dylan
Thomas. One of Bob Dylan’s sons, Jakob, has became a rock singer and
guitar player.

Ed Donahue

John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005)

                                 The true King Of Late Night!