C&L'S Late Night Music Club With Tommy Newsom

Here's That Rainy Day RIP Tommy Newsom. Tommy Newsom, 78, a jazz saxophonist and arranger who gained national visibility as a key member
By Logan Murphy — April 29, 2007
Here's That Rainy Day
Tommy Newsom, 78, a jazz saxophonist and arranger who gained national visibility as a key member of Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" band for three decades, and whom Carson drolly nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" for his stone-faced looks and somber outfits, died April 28 at his home in Portsmouth, Va. He had bladder and liver cancer. Read more...

This is a clip from Tommy performing with Doc Severinsen on David Letterman's tribute show for Johnny Carson, January 21st, 2005.

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