Biography: Ed Shaughnessy was best known as being the drummer of the Tonight Show Band for 29 years under the leadership of Doc Severinsen. He assembled an impressive résumé, having consistently played with the legends of the genre at an early age. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey on January 29, 1929, Shaughnessy ...Read full biography
Though Ed Shaughnessy was technically the most famous jazz drummer in America for about three decades -- after all, his sideburned profile could be seen every night on The Tonight Show -- thus far, he ...Read full review