I posted this in fb/afl: "A few years ago Anton [Fig] asked me to determine precisely when he'd become the longest-running drummer in late-night history. I spent a number of sleepless nights researching Ed's time as permanent member of the Tonight Show band and was able to pinpoint his tenure to within two weeks. That way I could then figure out approximately when Anton would match and then surpass Ed's (mid-December 2009)."
In the course of that research I learned that Ed had become the permanent drummer of the TS band in 1967. Most of his obits and profiles have him claiming to have gotten the position in 1963, but that was Bobby Rosengarden's chair until he left the TS band in '67. Ed had subbed for Bobby many times, perhaps as early as '63 (the two of them even played together at a TS gig at Shea Stadium in 1966), but his claim of being the permanent drummer that year is myth. On May 26, 10:35 pm, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > 30 years as the Carson *Tonight Show*'s drummer, always up to the > challenge<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QXdi25469U>from a visiting Buddy > Rich. > > Of a massive coronary in Calabasas, CA; 84. > > CNN <http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/26/showbiz/ed-shaughnessy-dies> > > -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
