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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) -- Tommy Newsom, the former backup bandleader on "The Tonight Show" whose "Mr. Excitement" nickname was a running joke for Johnny Carson, has died. He was 78.
Newsom died of cancer Saturday at his home in Portsmouth, the city of his birth, according to his nephew, Jim Newsom.See the full content of this document
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Tommy Newsom, 'Mr. Excitement,' Dies
Newsom, who played saxophone, joined "The Tonight Show" in 1962 and rose from b...
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