Doc Severinson Concert Poster Pan-Am Center Las Cruces New Mexico 1971

Description

An original concert poster for Doc Severinsen's Now Generation Brass Band featuring the Brothers 7 sisters all performing at the Pan-Am Center in Las Cruces New Mexico on February 13th, 1971.
Poster is 14x22
on cardboard and in excellent condition for its age some light general wear/handling -- any light round shadow middle/lower right on back/front is just camera lens shadow not on poster---  please see pictures for condition and ask questions in advance if helpful. Will be mailed well packed with insurance.
Wikipedia:
Carl Hilding
"
Doc
"
Severinsen
(born July 7, 1927) is an American retired jazz trumpeter who led the
NBC Orchestra
on
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
.
n 1949, Severinsen landed a job as a studio musician for
NBC
, where he accompanied
Steve Allen
,
Eddie Fisher
,
Dinah Shore
, and
Kate Smith
, and was a member of the original band for
Tonight Starring Steve Allen
, and was the soloist playing the closing theme. He left the show with Allen in 1957.
[4]
The leader of
The Tonight Show Band
,
Skitch Henderson
, asked him to return as first-chair trumpeter in 1962 for what had become
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
, and five years later Severinsen was leading the band.
[3]
Under Severinsen's direction, The Tonight Show Band, styled the NBC Orchestra, became perhaps the best known
big band
in America.
[6]
Severinsen became one of the most popular bandleaders, appearing almost every night on television. He led the band during commercials and while guests were introduced. He joked with
Johnny Carson
, the show's host, and developed an amusing habit of wearing gaudy clothing.
[2]
The show introduced a comic "Stump the Band" segment in which audience members called out the titles of obscure songs to see if the band could play them. 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 music
-flavored nonsense song.
Severinsen substituted for
Ed McMahon
on occasions when Ed was absent as Carson's announcer and sidekick. He typically assumed this role when the show featured a guest host, which became increasingly frequent during the program's later years.
Tommy Newsom
was usually the band's substitute director when Severinsen was away from the show or filling in for McMahon. The sidekick role was omitted from the show when Leno guest hosted (it was discontinued altogether after Leno replaced Carson permanently). While Leno guest hosted for Carson, Severinsen typically introduced Leno and led the band while interacting with Leno in a similar manner to his interactions with Carson and McMahon.
Doc continued as bandleader until Carson's retirement in May, 1992. Doc, along with Tommy Newsom and Ed Shaughnessy appeared on 31 January 2005 episode of
Late Show with David Letterman
performing
Here's That Rainy Day
in honor of Johnny Carson who died on 23 January the same year. He appeared on
Jimmy Fallon's
Tonight Show
in February 2015 when the show traveled to Los Angeles for a week. He played for the evening with The Roots. The appearance helped to promote his nationwide tour.
Through the 1970s to the 1990s Severinsen also made appearances on
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
,
Bonanza
,
The Bionic Woman
,
Cheers
and
The Larry Sanders Show
, among others."