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Johnny Carson

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  • 'Tonight Show' musician Bernard Kaufman, 98

    a member of the house band on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ," Bernard "Bernie" Kaufman not only played three instruments -- saxophone, flute and clarinet -- he occasionally cracked jokes, too.In one skit for an occasional "Stump the Band" segment,   Read more »

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About Johnny Carson

John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host and comedian, known for thirty years as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Emmy Awards, including the Governor Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award; he was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Johnny Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.

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