Howard Johnson on SNL

[Ed Vinson]

anyone know where i can find a sound file of howard and gravity playing live on saturday night live back in the 70's i think?

i saw a re-run on the comedy chanel a few years ago but haven't been able to find it

thanks
ED

[KevinYoung]

don't you think you should get a job?

[MikeMason]

only as a last resort...

[zachattck514]

a short clip from this performance showed up on the new SNL "Best of the First Five Years" DVD that came out on Tuesday...its a very short clip but I believe its what you are looking for.

[LoyalTubist]

Howard Johnson gave a presentation at the First National Tuba-Euphonium Symposium-Workshop at the University of Illinois in 1975. He also played a few sets at the nearby Thunderbird Restaurant (when Red Lehr wasn't playing.)

Howard sold t-shirts similar to those he sometimes wore on SNL.

Things about Howard:

• He doubles on Baritone Sax.

• He owned (at the time) a BBb and an F tuba, both Mahillon from Belgium.

• Plastic garbage can lids make excellent plunger mutes for tuba!

[Grooving for Heaven]

Things about Howard:

• He doubles on Baritone Sax.

actually, if you watch the old steve martin clip of "king tut" (Does that tell you how old I am?) You can see him in the back playing a BASS sax.
I've played one of those, they are great!

[Tubaryan12]

Things about Howard:

• He doubles on Baritone Sax.

He also plays a mean penny whistle . During his concert in Cleveland, he got his biggest applause after the song where he played it and he said something like this:

I can't believe I spent all these years carrying around 30 pound instruments and you guys want to hear this thing.

[LoyalTubist]

Things about Howard:

• He doubles on Baritone Sax.

actually, if you watch the old steve martin clip of "king tut" (Does that tell you how old I am?) You can see him in the back playing a BASS sax.
I've played one of those, they are great!

Howard Johnson's website

Looks like a baritone sax to me on his website.

[Grooving for Heaven]

Things about Howard:

• He doubles on Baritone Sax.

actually, if you watch the old steve martin clip of "king tut" (Does that tell you how old I am?) You can see him in the back playing a BASS sax.
I've played one of those, they are great!

Howard Johnson's website

Looks like a baritone sax to me on his website.

Did I ever say he doesn't play Bari Sax? I just said I saw him play bass sax once, which I thought was cool and interesting. Geez...