Howard Johnson on SNL

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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

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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.
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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!
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LoyalTubist wrote: Things about Howard:

• He doubles on Baritone Sax.
He also plays a mean penny whistle :wink:. 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. :lol:
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Grooving for Heaven wrote:
LoyalTubist wrote: 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.
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