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Kevin Eubanks Leaves 'The Tonight Show!'
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| Feb. 16, 2010
| ExtraTV.com
Posted on 02/16/2010 1:32:55 PM PST by Beaten Valve
"Extra" has confirmed that Jay Leno's longtime bandleader and sidekick, Kevin Eubanks, is leaving "The Tonight Show," as first reported by Lisa Stanley on K-EARTH 101.
A source tells "Extra" Eubanks "wanted a change" and decided to leave the show, adding that Eubanks wanted to pursue other opportunities. Another source says he will appear on the debut of the revamped "Tonight Show" when it returns on March 1.
In 1992, Eubanks joined "The Tonight Show" band, becoming bandleader two years later. Before he joined the show, Eubanks released numerous albums.
Eubanks was also bandleader on "The Jay Leno Show."
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: jayleno; kevineubanks; tonightshow
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Gonna miss ole Kev...
To: Beaten Valve
Was he tired of being Jay’s laugh track? Or did NBC recruit someone else to liven things up?
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posted on
02/16/2010 1:35:21 PM PST
by
iowamark
To: Beaten Valve
I won’t miss him too much, especially with the Obama crap/ bling-bling he’d always wear. It became tiresome and predicatable. (i.e. We get it already, you’re black, Obama’s black; you’re a hipster musician, Obama’s a hep cat, etc.)
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posted on
02/16/2010 1:38:10 PM PST
by
Mengerian
To: Beaten Valve
Maybe he got tired of the politics in television.
I really like Eubanks and will miss him when he’s gone.
To: Mengerian
Bring back Doc Severnsen and dig up Ed. Hi-yohh.
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posted on
02/16/2010 1:41:26 PM PST
by
gathersnomoss
(General George Patton had it right.)
To: Mengerian
Despite his lousy politics, I’d still treasure the occasion to sit down and jam with him while playing my Fender Rhodes.
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posted on
02/16/2010 1:42:45 PM PST
by
Mengerian
To: gathersnomoss
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posted on
02/16/2010 1:44:36 PM PST
by
Mengerian
To: Beaten Valve
Maybe Branford Marsalis will come back? He was the original Jay Leno Tonight Show bandleader, who also left to pursue other things. His roots were in jazz and he wanted to go back there.
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posted on
02/16/2010 1:46:40 PM PST
by
Harley
(Life is Tough, But It's a Lot Tougher When You're a Liberal. Stop Global Whining Now.)
To: Mengerian
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posted on
02/16/2010 1:48:00 PM PST
by
gathersnomoss
(General George Patton had it right.)
To: Beaten Valve
He made his 50 million. I never cared about him one way or the other.
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posted on
02/16/2010 1:48:01 PM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Support our troops, and vote out the RINOS)
To: gathersnomoss
Wow. Unearthed a real gem!
To: gathersnomoss
"Doc still likes those loud clothes"
Doc Severinson is now 83-years-old and currently lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico with his wife, Emily. As of 2009 he is still performing on a regular basis in a local restaurant there.
I'm not sure he would want the daily grind of a TV show at his age.
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posted on
02/16/2010 1:55:06 PM PST
by
FrankR
(Those of us who love AMERICA far outnumber those who love obama - your choice.)
"HEY-YO!... YOU ARE CORRECT, SIR!"
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posted on
02/16/2010 1:57:50 PM PST
by
evets
(beer)
To: Beaten Valve
Who? I admit I haven’t watched the Tonight Show since before Johnny left.
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posted on
02/16/2010 2:04:31 PM PST
by
MilspecRob
(Most people don't act stupid, they really are.)
To: gathersnomoss
“dig up Ed.”
“Stand up Ed! Let ‘em see ya!”
——Gaffemaster B——
To: Beaten Valve
At the risk of being an old fogey (go ahead shoot me) I haven't watched much of the Tonight Show since Jack Paar ran it!
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posted on
02/16/2010 2:11:12 PM PST
by
JimVT
(Oh, the days of the Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring of the piper's tune)
To: iowamark
Must have enough to retire on, because he won’t make more on another gig IMO.
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posted on
02/16/2010 2:23:57 PM PST
by
A CA Guy
( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: FrankR
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posted on
02/16/2010 2:31:21 PM PST
by
gathersnomoss
(General George Patton had it right.)
To: Beaten Valve
Maybe Kevin Eubanks will return to his jazz/fusion roots. I found his albums very very good and nothing like the boring band leader tripe he played on Jay Leno. Sounds like he played the same music every night on Leno. I got tired of him once he became band leader for him. Check out his excellent albums Opening Night and Sundance.
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posted on
02/16/2010 4:49:18 PM PST
by
Blue Highway
("Judge me by the people with whom I surround myself" Barack Obama, Oct 15, 2008 Presidential debate)
To: Mengerian
Obama’s a hep cat?!?!?
CA....
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posted on
02/16/2010 5:18:07 PM PST
by
Chances Are
(Whew! Seems I've found that silly grin again!)
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