"Doc" Severinsen - The nickname of Carl "Doc" Severinsen, the trumpeter and bandleader on the NBC network late night talk show THE TONIGHT SHOW starring Johnny Carson. While growing up in Arlington, Oregon his dentist father was called "Big Doc" so Carl became "Little Doc." He was hired as bandleader for THE TONIGHT SHOW in 1967 after the bearded Skitch Henderson left the program. Doc's proclivity for bright colors (pink, mauve) and trendy designs in clothing, often made him a brunt of Johnny Carson's lightning wit. Doc had played for Tommy Dorsey, and Benny Goodman before becoming an NBC staff musician.  See also - CLOTHING: "Doc Severinsen"