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Encyclopedia > Ed Shaughnessy

Edwin Thomas "Ed" Shaughnessy (b. January 29, 1929) is a big band and jazz drummer best known for his long association with Doc Severinsen's Tonight Show Band. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and grew up in the New York City area, working in the 1940s with George Shearing, Jack Teagarden, and Charlie Ventura. In the 1950s he worked in the Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey bands. In the 1960s he played for Count Basie prior to joining the Tonight Show band. Shaughnessy has recorded extensively throughout his career. January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from 1935 until the late 1940s. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in African American musical styles blended with Western music technique and theory. ... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Carl Hilding Doc Severinsen (born July 7, 1927 in Arlington, Oregon) is an American pop and jazz trumpeter, most known for leading the Tonight Show Band in the Johnny Carson era. ... The Tonight Show Band is the band which plays on the American television variety show, the Tonight Show. ... Location of Jersey City within New Jersey. ... George Shearing George Shearing (born 13 August 1919 in London) is a well-known jazz pianist. ... Weldon Leo Jack Teagarden Trombonist (1905-1964) Weldon Leo Jack Teagarden (August 20, 1905 in Vernon, Texas - January 15, 1964) was an influential jazz trombonist and vocalist. ... Charlie Ventura was an American band leader. ... February 22, 1964: Benny Goodman at the Tokyo Okura Hotel, at the start of a Japan tour Benny Goodman, born Benő Guttman, (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American jazz musician of Jewish-Hungarian descent, known as King of Swing, Patriarch of the Clarinet, The Professor, and Swing... Tommy Dorsey (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was a jazz trombonist and bandleader in the Big Band era. ... William Count Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, and bandleader. ...


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