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PAUL ANKA IS 71 TODAY
Paul Anka was famous in the late 1950s and 1960s with hits such as
"Diana", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder". He wrote
such well-known music as the theme for The Tonight Show Starring
Johnny Carson and one of Tom Jones‘s biggest hits, "She’s a Lady".
From The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show, 1959. The show
originated from the Little Theatre in Manhattan.
HARRIET NELSON WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1909
Harriet Nelson (July 18, 1909 – October 2, 1994)
Harriet Nelson was born Peggy Louise Snyder in Des Moines, Iowa. She
was singer and actress, best known for her portrayal on the long-running
sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet on radio, CBS/NBC from 1944
to 1954 and on ABC-TV from 1952 to 1966.
DONALD SOUTHERLAND IS 78 TODAY
THE LEADER OF THE BAND IS 84 TODAY
From left: Doc Severinsen, Ed McMahon and Johnny Carson on The
Tonight Show set
Trumpeter Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen was born in Arlington, Oregon. He
is best known for conducting the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring
Johnny Carson.
He actually joined the "Tonight" Show Band several months before Johnny
Carson became host in October of 1962 and took over as bandleader in 1967,
continuing until Carson’s retirement in 1992.
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