Letterman began his late night TV career at NBC, where he hosted the groundbreaking “Late Night With David Letterman” from ...

Carson’s longtime friend and band leader, Doc Severinsen, said later that “Johnny was never the same, ever, after that,” but ...

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson debuted on October 1 ... In it, you can read the depth of sentiment on his face as the Cornhusker Marching Band, the Pride of All Nebraska, bursts into the ...

Johnny Carson presided over not just late night, but American popular culture. "Johnny Carson was the biggest star in America," said writer Mike Thomas. "Movie stars, rock stars, I don't think ...

It was exactly 25 years ago tonight that Johnny Carson signed off for the last time as the host of The Tonight Show, ending a 30-year run on NBC. Jeff Sotzing was there. “It was an overwhelming ...

Both men made their debuts on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the early ’80s ... recalling a story he heard from the manager of the host’s band leader Doc Severinsen that Carson “didn’t get ...

It was Letterman’s first appearance on the show since 1992, when Johnny Carson was host. Letterman’s longtime sidekick and band, Paul Shaffer and the World’s Most Dangerous Band, were on the ...