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Tommy Newsom
Birth name Tommy Newsom
Born February 25, 1929
Origin Portsmouth, Virginia
Died April 28, 2007
Genre(s) Jazz
Instrument(s) saxophone
Label(s) Arbors Records
Associated acts Ken Peplowski

Thomas Penn "Tommy" Newsom (February 25, 1929 – April 28, 2007) was a saxophone player in the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, an orchestra he later became assistant director. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Portsmouth is an Independent city located in the US Commonwealth of Virginia. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Arbors Records is an independent American Jazz Record label based in Clearwater Florida. Ken Peplowski (b May 23, 1959) is a Jazz Clarinetist born in Cleveland Ohio, known primarily for playing in the Swing music Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind Tonight Show Band is the band which plays on the American television Variety show, the Tonight Show. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was a late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the ''Tonight Show'' franchise from 1962 Newsom was frequently the band's substitute director, whenever Doc Severinsen was away from the show or filling in for announcer Ed McMahon. Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American pop and Jazz Trumpeter. Edward "Ed" Leo Peter McMahon Jr (born March 6 1923 is an American Comedian, Game show host, Announcer, and Television personality Nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" as a sarcastic take on his low-keyed, often dull persona, Newsom was often a foil for Carson's humor. John William “Johnny” Carson ( October 23, 1925 &ndash January 23, 2005) was an American Television host and His brown or blue suits were a marked contrast to Severinsen's flashy stage clothing.

Newsom joined the band in 1962, and left it when Carson retired in 1992.

Newsom won two Emmy Awards as a musical director, in 1982 with Night of 100 Stars and in 1986 for the 40th Annual Tony Awards. The title of music director or musical director is used by many Symphony orchestras to designate the primary conductor and artistic leader of the orchestra The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented He also recorded several albums as a bandleader.

Newsom was born in Portsmouth, Virginia. Portsmouth is an Independent city located in the US Commonwealth of Virginia. He earned degrees from the Norfolk Division of The College of William & Mary now (Old Dominion University), the Peabody Conservatory of Music, and Columbia University. The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is a conservatory and preparatory school located in the Mount Vernon neighborhood Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. He served in the Air Force where he played in the band, and later toured with the Benny Goodman Orchestra and performed with Vincent Lopez in New York. Vincent Lopez ( 30 December, 1895 &ndash 20 September, 1975) was a United States Bandleader and Pianist. In addition to Carson's orchestra, Newsom performed with the orchestra for the Merv Griffin Show. The Merv Griffin Show was a long-running American Television talk show, starring singer Merv Griffin.

Newsom was as well known within the music industry as an arranger as he was a performer. He arranged for groups as varied as the Tonight Show ensemble and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and musicians Skitch Henderson, Woody Herman, Kenny Rogers, Charlie Byrd, John Denver, and opera star Beverly Sills. The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra is a Pops orchestra based in Cincinnati Ohio, United States, founded in 1977 Lyle Russell Cedric “Skitch” Henderson ( January 27 1918 &ndash November 1 2005) was a Pianist, conductor, and Woodrow Charles Herman ( May 16 1913 &ndash October 29 1987) better known as Woody Herman, was an American Jazz Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston Texas) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter Charlie Lee Byrd ( September 16, 1925 – November 30, 1999) was a famous American Jazz and Classical guitarist born in John Denver (December 31 1943 &ndash October 12 1997 born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Beverly Sills ( May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007) was an

Newsom died of bladder and liver cancer at his home in Portsmouth. In Anatomy, the urinary bladder is a hollow muscular, and distensible (or elastic organ that sits on the Pelvic floor in Mammals It is the The liver is a vital organ in the human body and is present in Vertebrates and some other animals Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled He had been married to his wife Patricia for 50 years; they had one daughter, Candy.

Examples

One night Carson turned to Newsom during his monologue and asked why he always had his hands clasped together behind his back. A monologue is an extended uninterrupted speech or poem by a single person Newsom replied "Vapor lock!", bringing down the house with laughter. Vapor lock (also known as vapour lock is a problem that mostly affects gasoline-fueled Internal combustion engines It occurs when the Liquid Fuel Carson quipped, "I'm out here busting my buns to get a laugh, with one joke after another, and you just say 'vapor lock' and crack us all up!"

Newsom, normally known for wearing bland suits, in contrast to Severinsen's colorful attire, once appeared in a loud sport coat. Carson, impressed by Newsom's bold change of appearance, asked him where he got the coat. Newsom responded simply, "I found it in my closet, Johnny," breaking up Carson and the audience.

Discography

As musical arranger for Maurice Hines

External links

John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer ( November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American Songwriter and Singer Ken Peplowski (b May 23, 1959) is a Jazz Clarinetist born in Cleveland Ohio, known primarily for playing in the Swing music Arbors Records is an independent American Jazz Record label based in Clearwater Florida. Arbors Records is an independent American Jazz Record label based in Clearwater Florida. In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such Maurice Hines (born 1943 is an American Actor, director, Jazz Singer and Choreographer. Arbors Records is an independent American Jazz Record label based in Clearwater Florida.
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