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Howard Johnson on SNL
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 12:19 pm
by 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
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 3:57 pm
by KevinYoung
don't you think you should get a job?
job
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 4:35 pm
by MikeMason
only as a last resort...
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:30 pm
by 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.
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 10:07 pm
by 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!
Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:52 am
by Tubaryan12
LoyalTubist wrote:
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:49 am
by LoyalTubist
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.