[Trombone-l] Tommy Newsom

[Chris Waage]

San Jose Mercury News:
   http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_5790841

Tommy Newsom, Carson's `Mr. Excitement'
Backup bandleader for `Tonight Show'
The Associated Press
Article Launched: 05/01/2007 01:37:06 AM PDT

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) - Tommy Newsom, the former backup bandleader on "The
Tonight Show" whose "Mr. Excitement" nickname was a running joke for Johnny
Carson, has died. He was 78.

Mr. Newsom died of cancer Saturday at his home in Portsmouth, the city of
his birth, according to his nephew, Jim Newsom.




On 5/1/07, bonemstr at america.net <bonemstr at america.net> wrote:
>
> Fellow Listers:
>
> I received this from a friend this AM. Can anyone else confirm this?
>
> Bob Devine
> Atlanta, GA
> An 'All Shires' family
>
> Our beloved Tommy Newsom left us at 6:00pm on Saturday, April 28. We
> know you will keep him in your hearts and his music will live through
> all of us.
>
>
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