He was a very private person, but then, you know, he belonged to the whole United States. The United States thought they owned Johnny Carson.

E. Early life
Severinsen was born in Arlington Oregon the son of Minnie Mae (1897–1998) and Carl Severinsen (1898–1972) a dentist. In February 2012 the group was called on short notice to replace an ailing Marvin Hamlisch at a concert with the Nashville Symphony.

He is best known for leading the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7 1927) is an American pop and jazz trumpeter.