"Mr. Excitement, " We Hardly Knew Ye!

Everyone who grew up with Johnny Carson knew well who Tommy Newsom was. Although he was a top shelf jazz sax player (how could you be in the Tonight Show Band and not be top shelf?), most of us knew him as the stiff and awkward fill-in for Doc Severinsen when Doc was away. Whether that persona was authentic, Johnny ruthlessly depicted him as "Mr. Excitement."

Another great one from that generation is gone.

The linked article has a lot of good info on Mr. Newsom. Those who remember him will want to see this recap.