Doc Severinsen with orchestra 1965

Famed trumpeter Doc Severinsen serves up a heapin' helpin' of musical talent as he performs with a big band during the 1965 WHAS Crusade for Children telethon in Louisville, Kentucky.

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[Jonnybrucetrumpet]

I rarely leave comments on YouTube, because I hate all the ridiculous and pointless debates that go on, but I have to make an exception here, 'cos I wanted to express how madly good I thought Doc's trumpet playing was on this one!

[trumpetdudeman07]

i just love the power in Doc's tone. it's like he's trying to drive his sound into your skull and i love every second of it. i hope i can somehow achieve that same sound someday...

[Dharok95025]

I love that my Getzen Eterna has his name on it.

[tptdr]

I heard Doc Friday night 5/6/2011 and he still is the greatest at 83 years old!

[Full4God]

@windrac I, too, have a Severinsen model Eterna from 1975. It doesn't even have a scratch on it, nor is any silver plate missing or worn. The leadpipe had some pitting, though, from its previous owner, so I had it replaced with a reverse leadpipe. Notes are now magnetically drawn to center pitch, but can still bend notes easily. This instrument is irreplaceable.

[windrac]

I have a Getzen Eterna 'Severinsen Model'. That thing can outplay any other trumpet it has come across... except for, of course, a monet, once.

[hluttrell]

I had the opportunity in 1965 and 1966 to go to his clinics and performances as a college trumpet player and got to perform with him and the Murray State University Racer Band. A great man who actually would talk with me about trumpet. Was his solo stand-in during rehearsals prior to his visit.

One of the greatest!!! Most students today don't know who he is when I ask them!

[barrybfl]

As does Frank Kaderabek, 20 years Principal Trumpet with the Philadelphia Orchestra

[higure1234]

who needs arturo sandoval???

perfection on trumpet means similar playing from fis to f3 and doc is much better than this.

Excuse me, i need to practise...

[trumpetvids]

One of the amazing things to me about Doc's playing is how he shifted gears musically. I wonder where he got the concept to play like he does on "Sunday Morning" here?