God bless you, Doc. You are the only surviving member of the greatest late night show in history.

Dude looks extraordinary for 97. Sharp mind if he was a 67-year-old. Amazing.

This is how you treat a legend.

I’m 68 and still watch The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Ed and Doc….they were the best.

Wow. Doc is still with us at 97. Just wonderful.

He led one of the best big bands ever, it just happened to be on TV...

Didn't even know he was still with us, very nice to see him doing well

if you're in your '60's or early '70's and don't feel great you know how remarkable this is

A million yrs ago, when Doc was in his prime & I was abt 18, I was part of the junior fair board for the Ohio State Fair. The junior fair board was made up of older teens from a dozen youth organizations, who were paid to live on the grounds during the fair and did all kinds of honorary odd jobs - transporting trophies, picking up performers at the airport, etc. I was assigned to deliver a 12-pack of Coke to the Doc Severinsen trailer behind the grandstand. He and his band were the featured entertainment that night. When I got to the trailer, the door was unlocked but no one was there. I took the Coke in and looked around. There sat his magnificent horn, glowing on a dark cleaning cloth. Before I could stop myself I reached out and touched it. Then I got out of there quick. But I've remembered that mini adventure my whole life. So glad to see Doc still getting the recognition he deserves. Thanks for the memories!

He looks great for 97!!! story: When Al Hirt was riding in a New Orleans parade, someone threw a brick or rock and hit him in the mouth. Fortunately for us, he wasn't hurt, but when Doc heard the news, he called Al to check on him. Al's response was, "How'd you throw that brick and get back to California so fast, Doc?" Great friends. Glad Doc is still with us. Would love to have one of these mutes, but haven't touched a horn in nearly 40 years now. Grew up listening to him play! Turns out my middle school band teacher played trumpet in Doc's Tonight Show band. Good times!

Wonderful to see he's doing so great! Still sharp as a tack. Happy 97, Doc! 🎉🎉🎉

I ran into him at a parking lot near NBC in about 1970. I was a teenager. He ws very gracious and signed my autograph book. nice man.

Long story, (somewhat) short. Way back in the late 80's I was a partner in an high end german car tuning firm, and prior to that resided in a home off of Nichols Canyon Road in the Hollywood hills which just happened to be about 75 yards or so from Doc's, and (what seemed like) every day, I'd hear the glorious sounds of an exceptionally well played Trumpet. So exceptional was the technique and range, I could not imagine it was anyone other than 'someone' of fame on a major, if not global level. I was inevitably told by another neighbor it was indeed Doc Severinsen. Now, bear in mind I myself dabbled in trumpet having studied under Jane Sager as well as Jimmy Stamp in the late 60's through 70's until my life path, well... changed. Still, back then the inimitable horn blowers (for me) were Harry James, Al Hirt, Maynard Ferguson, Arturo Sandoval and the one who just stood out above all....'Doc'. I idolized this man. When studying with Jane Sager I had mentioned just how mezmorized I was listening to anything and everything I could get my hands on with him playing. Much like many of us budding, young, trumpeteers - I had just about ALL of his albums, from 'Doc Severinsen and Friends' to 'Facets' to 'Doc and Xebron'. For those who know. Jane also tutored Herb Alpert when he attended Fairfax High School. Me? I'm an Hollywood High alumnist and did pretty darned well reaching first trumpet/chair in Los Angeles 'All city band' and later 1st/1st with the Highland Park Symphony Orchestra under Dr. Frank Desby. I had finally made the grade (so to speak) and commissioned Dominic Calicchio to build me one of his masterpieces. Ms. Sager was emphatic with her praise of Doc's mastery. Once, when I had mentioned Alpert, she quipped: "Poor embouchure, mediocre range, limited technique, excellent business man", followed by "Herb couldn't walk down the same side of the street with Doc, but could probably own the sidewalk he was walking on". I continued playing for a few more years and then, well..... let's just say, I was bitten by the love bug and women became a denominator in my life choices. Ahh, but I must digress. MANY years had passed, I earned a masters in mechanical engineering and became involved in making fast cars go faster, so along with a partner we formed a company catering to those interested in such. We specialized in BMW, MBZ, and Porsche and were located in Santa Monica, California. One particular afternoon my partner told me we had received an inquiry on a particular model BMW and the client who called was none other than Doc Severinsen! Initially I thought it was a ruse as he knew very well of my past forays into the music world and especially my high regard for Doc. Adamantly, he gave me an inquiry sheet with a contact phone number. I decided to play along and dialed the number, and to my absolute shock I immediately recognized the voice, it was Doc! Now. At this point in time we had already been commissioned by several high profile celebrities to build cars for but THIS was different. On the other side of the line was my absolute - from an early age - IDOL! I was almost catatonic and struggled through some initial small talk about BMW's and I asked if he wanted a personal demonstration of a similar car as we had just completed one for a real estate developer in Florida. Doc replied with someting like 'Oh, that would be great!" I told him I already knew where he lived so, if it was more convenient I would be happy to drive up there for our meeting. Doc was somewhat taken aback and asked how I knew where he lived to which I replied I lived just a stones throw away for years and would hear him practicing his otherworldly routines in awe. We set a time and date and myself and brother drove up and met Doc.You know how you hope the person you've long admired doesn't turn out to shatter to pieces any preconceived notions you may have of them, and how they occupy that one spot on your personal pedestal of admiration and awe? Not only did Doc surpass any such notion, but he and his lovely wife Emily were so down to earth and just so accommodating they bordered on the surreal to me. Doc invited us into his home and Emily was busy preparing some Italian sauce for spaghetti I believe. I took the opportunity to just spew all of my pent up thoughts and searched for the words in attempting to explain to him just how much of an impact he had on my life. I was in another world. He was well aware of who Jane Sager and Jimmy Stamp were, and followed my mention of them by asking me to follow him which I did. He led me to... of all places his bathroom where he had a collection of horns and Trumpets the likes of which I hadn't seen before nor since! Anyhow.. After about 30 minutes or so, (they even asked if we wanted to have some spaghetti with them!) We all went outside to view the car with Doc uttering the words " Joe, you mentioned how in awe you were - well, Let me tell you, I am in as much awe looking at this masterpiece". I was over the moon. We went for a test drive around the neighborhood and upon returning, Doc looked at Emily and said I like it, a LOT. Emily responded, Buy one Doc, you've earned it. Doc called me the very next day and had his financial manager on the second line. Introduced us to one another and said "Ruth, Joe gets carte blanche. whatever he needs make certain he gets it" With that he commissioned us to build him a car. The following day I came into the office and there was a huge box waiting for me. In it was an amazing collection of CD's. All of them either then-current, or Docs older albums in an digital format. In closing and I apologize for my ongoing diatribe. Doc was and is, without any reservation whatsoever - one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Thank you for this upload TrumCor Mutes, and - for you IF you're reading this, Mr. Severinson. You have changed lives. Thank you for being so much, for so long, in mine. -doc

I grew up watching Doc and learned to play the trumpet because of him. 97 and still playing. Amazing.

Very cool……..I’m 74 and watched The Tonight Show every night when I was in school. I love Doc!

What a treasure!!! As a child, I had the pleasure of meeting Doc after a concert in Clay Center, KS. Still have his autograph!!! My Music teachers, Mr. Baunman & Mr. Hood took me to Clay Cener for the concert & meet. The following year, I worked 3 jobs in the summer to purchase my dream trumpet....Getzen Eterna Doc Severinson model. My dream to be a studio muscian didn't work out the way I wanted...(smile).....but I did manage to join the Marine Corps and played for a stint in the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing band out of El Toro!! You're still VERY much my hero Doc!! God Bless!!

Doc at 97! What a specimen this guy is! He’s living proof that unmatched discipline, a lifetime of hard work, a healthy lifestyle and immeasurable talent will get ya pretty far! Congrats. Chris, on this project - great work!

Talk about a "they broke the mold" kind of guy, that's Doc. Amazing player and amazing career.

Wow, I didn't realize that Doc is still alive. He is a great showman. I miss the whole Johnny Carson era.

He outlived everyone from the show! Bless him!

Happy Birthday Doc! I still watch old videos of the Johnny Carson Show! Thanks for all of the years of entertainment!🎺

I see Doc all the time at our health Club. He always has a smile and great sense of humor. For a 97 year old man does a rigorous workout!

Doc and the band were incredible. Fantastic musicians. We'll be watching for many decades to follow.

Its a wonderful thing when someone does something special for another human being

WOW watching how sharp this Legend still is has brightened my day!

Doc, looking great! 97 is the new 75. Thanks for sharing your gift with us all these years. Take care and God bless! Thanx for doing this and letting us see Doc again!!

A legend indeed. One of the funniest videos on KZfaq is he and Johnny talking about Thanksgiving, just hilarious.

When Doc & Bob Newhart leave us it will truly feel like the end of an era to me. Van Dyke is older than both of them but he doesn't feel like part of the same crowd the way those two do.

I remember back in the early seventies when I was in high school was my friends and I started watching Johnny. We would sit in the cafeteria at lunch and talk about the show. Always loved Doc’s crazy outfits and how he and Johnny would go back and forth. Look forward to seeing you at 100!

It's a privilege to be able to see Doc here... thank you SO much for sharing...

What a wonderful video! God bless Doc on his 97th! The mutes are absolutely beautiful!!

Doc is still the best country singer I ever heard !

One thing Doc never needed was a mute on his class and humor. Love you always, maestro❤

Saw Doc and his band 10 years ago in Northridge, CA...He still had it and the show was terrific. Congrats......Doc on your 97th.

Sir at 71 you humble me. I play everyday (Guitar). Thought I was getting old. Just a number keep playing the music. So good to see you.

Deepest respect for Doc and the maker of the mute. Modern technology making ancient technology all fancy and special. What a tribute to the man and his wardrobe. Love, from Oregon.

Doc looks amazing for 97! Happy Birthday 🎉🎆🎇🎺 😊👍

How wonderful to see Doc again. I wish Johnny were still with us, as well. Those days were truly the Golden Era of late night television. And Johnny Carson was the reigning King.

He was as BIG a celebrity as "Johnny" ! Quitexactalented guy ! Thanks "Doc" for years of fun and entertainment! God bless you. You are a treasure !

Great to see Doc still gettin around. Lots of great memories just from watching him with Johnny and Ed. God bless.

It was wonderful to have a weekend with you in a trumpet workshop in 1967. That weekend redefined my trumpet playing to this day! Thanks, Doc!

I loved watching the The Tonight Show when I was young, always thought Doc was soooo handsome, he still is, looks great! Happy 97 years Doc! You’re the best! I’m 66 now and those were good times!

A national treasure. God bless that talented man

Doc said longevity runs in his family and his mother lived to be over 100. It's great to see you Doc. Stay healthy and hope we see another video when you're 98!

He's come a long way in 97years from his beginings in Arlington Oregon! A great life in music...and hopefully, for years to come.

Everyone, thank you for all the comments and love towards Doc. He IS READING and really enjoying all the stories you are sharing! Y’all are making him very happy!!

Wow. Doc was every horn players idol when I was playing in HS and college. The teachers didn't like him because he was too "flashy". Because of him I had to have Getzen silver horns. That was all back in the seventies. I'm super pleased that he is still with us. Thank you Doc.

Happy Birthday Doc! You continue to be a positive ray of sunshine, and your musicianship has always been world class! I am glad you are still with us.

I spoke to Doc Severinson back when I was an intern at NBC Talent Relations in NY when he was still on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. I think I procured some Broadway tickets for him and his family while in Manhattan. He was the dearest, loveliest man to me and very gracious. Happy Birthday, Doc!

Doc, thanks for all the pleasure you have given us in your life. So glad you are still alive and we had a chance to see you again. You made an impact on millions of people. A GOOD impact. Thank you!

Doc looks great!! He's in great shape to stand there all that time with ease!! Here's to 98 and beyond!!

What a legend. Who doesn’t love and appreciate Doc? Looks amazing for his age. Thanks for entertaining my parents Doc and me. Love from Toronto

It's GREAT to see Doc still with us. Some of the best times with Doc and Johnny, Ed, too! Life was sooo much simpler then.

Doc, looks great! Still a cool cat at 97. He was great on Johnny Carson. Happy Birthday 🎉 🎺

There will never be another late might talk show like 'The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.' Ed McMahon and Doc made it special with thousands of big name guests over those 30 years! Thank God for KZfaq!

I don’t know a darn thing about mutes but I can say that you have beautifully made products. I sure miss Doc and Johnny. What a team. So happy to see Doc still in such good shape. ❤

Doc has elegant hands. Happy to see he is doing well.😊

Chris, your workmanship along with Pam’s bags are incredible. You can tell Doc truly loved them. Thanks for sharing this. 🎺👍

How wonderful! Lifelong flutist here!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤

I used to open for him in the early 80s. It was an exciting time . Another lifetime.

The Tonight Show is my favorite tv show of all times. God bless Doc. Doc turned 97 on 7-7-24. Thanks for the great wonderful memories. What a same what the show has become.

So many great memories of this amazing man, a true living legend!

Doc is a consummate musician in all genres including classical, big band, jazz…..you name it. Bless him.

All our Love to the good Dr, thank you for you style ,sense of humor, the magic of your music and all the special memories so good to see you !

Love you Doc! You inspired me for many years. Coolest horn player!!!!

Master musician, loved to watch and hear him play....

Dayim! Mr. Doc looks really good, and is as sharp as a tack! Glad he is still with us.

When I was about 14 ... (in 1979), my parents bought me a Getzen Eterna - Severinsen Model Trumpet.... I played it all through college and off and on and still play it today... I also remember my dad waking me up after bedtime any time Doc and the Band got to play a whole number on the Tonight show...I saw the Tonight Show Band live once on tour and damn!!... one of the best bands in the world. - Great to see him still going at 97 ...for the record, I'm 60 now. Thanks for the music an the inspiration Mr. Severinsen!

He was such a pleasure to watch on Johnny Carson!!! Love him, a true legend.... 👏👏.. ❤️❤️.. 🌹🌹..

music , especially at DOC'S level, keeps one , almost IMMORTAL....the spirit, the energy, the brain activity.

What a treat to see this legend ! He looks fantastic! A musician’s muso!

Is Doc here tonight? Doc is here! Great to see him doing well. Happy birthday!, Doc.

We all had a great time with Doc ,Johnny ,Ed. Those where great night shows with no politics. !!

Happy birthday, Doc! 🥳🎂I hope that you’re reading the comments. You sent me an autographed 8x10 portrait in the 70s and I still have it. Also, you’re Thanksgiving plans interview with Johnny on the Tonight Show is comedy gold! It’s one of my favorite Tonight Show moments. 🤣 Thanks for all of the wonderful entertainment over many years!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I've never ever really envisioned myself being 97 until right now. I'm in my seventies and in really good health. So I guess I better get ready for it.

Good to see Doc again. Brings back lots of memories✌️

My favorite Doc story is when They Might Be Giants came on the tonight show to play, "Birdhouse in your Soul." Brass is really prominent on the song and before the show they'd practiced it with the house band with a metronome (timer). When they did it live Doc had upped the tempo 10 beats per minute faster and if you watch the video (it's on KZfaq) you can see John scream, "Nooo!!" before the launch into the song! It really changed the tone of the song and made it like a roller coaster and is my favorite live version of the song.

I don't think you should keep reminding Doc of his age! Just enjoy his presence because that is a present itself.

Johnny, Doc, Ed and the band where an important part of my youth. I started watching them when I was in grade school, yes grade school! It was difficult to get up the next morning for school but I loved the show. Thank you Doc for being exactly as you are!

Doc.... your part of the "Greatest Generation" and we are glad your still with us. Thank you for all the joy you brought into our homes throughout the many years! God bless!!!

What a legend! I'm 70,....and when I was in high school in the late 1960s, I had a friend who sort of resembled Doc. That was his nick-name, and what all his friends called him. He was slender fellow, with a narrow thin mustache. He wasn't a horn player or even a musician. It was all based on his looks. He was called Doc the rest of his life, by his closest friends. Wishing you well, (real) Doc.

Thank you for acknowledging Doc's contribution to our iconology and just being a genuinely kind person. 🙏

Please pass this on to Doc! He and my dad (Red Kelly, bass) played together in the Big Bands a long time ago, and Doc stayed at our home in Tahoe whenever he and Johnny would play Reno or Tahoe. I'm so glad he's still kicking at his horse ranch, I assume. It's been so long. Anyway, tell him Dugan Kelly said hello and Happy Birthday. Cheers

Doc Severinsen you are an icon! So happy to see you still living a great life. Happy 97th Birthday to you. Best wishes for many more to come!🤩🥳❤️

Greatest trumpet player this planet as ever known. Doc can do it all, from incredible high note bold range from classical to jazz to whatever really. Best all around trumpet player I’ve ever seen or had the pleasure to meet a couple times. And what a great guy he is. First time I met him he was funny, genuine and really interested in what I had to say. He gave me such inspiration! Love you Doc! You are the best!

Congrats Doc - You have been one of my heroes for many years - No one makes that horn sing/ speak like you.

What a legend. He used to live down my block in Toluca Lake back in the seventies.

Doc looks great! Just the same. Always loved this guy.

This is adorable. Long live Doc. Such great memories watching him and Johnny and Ed. ❤️❤️❤️

I don’t know why this pop up in my feed but glad it did, what a pleasant surprise. I still watch the Carson Clips. And then there’s the show with Chuck Berry swinging his guitar.

Damn, it's so good to see Doc, he was part of my childhood... God Bless you Doc!

Glad to see Doc is doing so well. I watched Johnny and Doc from the early 70’s til the end, always loved the banter between Doc and Johnnie. I’m not a musician but I love listening to good music and Doc always was involved with good music.

Very good to see you Doc, You look great. I don't get a chance to see you too much on the media but this was one venue that brought a star into view.Good times and more to come.

Always enjoyed Doc's humor, and his music. Passing thru Arlington, Oregon, (twice) last weekend, and actually stopping there made me think of him.

I instantly recalled that moment at a particular Thanksgiving Tonight Show episode when Ed was off and Doc was filling in and Johnny invited Doc over for Turkey and the rest is history! 🤣 Herr Doktor making 97 seem possible for all of us! Cheers Everyone and always shoot for that High Note on The Trumpet! 👋

Doc's the Energizer Bunny of horn players...

Happy birthday Doc. I loved watching you as a teen and now seems like ive caught up to you in age. May God grant you many more happy and healthy years

What a great surprise and treat to see Doc, and looking so good. Spent many years watching!

Thank you so much for posting this. It does my heart good to see an update on Doc and that he's in excellent shape for 97 and looking forward to 98! Doc you are truly an amazing man!! 🎉

Doc is in good shape for 97! I often think of him - he was the Principal Pops Conductor for The Phoenix Symphony while I worked there in their fundraising department. He came to a lot of our post concert receptions where we hosted donors and potential donors. He always had a Hollywood friend or two at his concerts and sometimes they would perform. Doc was a great gentleman to everyone he met.