Eubanks Leaves "The Tonight Show"

[notalkallstatic]

Not as big as Conan going to TBS, but Kevin Eubanks will be leaving "The Tonight Show" after 18 years of service.

http://www.accessatlanta.com/celebr...banks-leaving-the-457905.html?cxntlid=thbz_hm

Per the article, he will remain on the show for 6 more weeks.

Personal opinion, I thought he was much better than Paul Shaffer. Listening to Paul is like listening to nails against a blackboard.

 

[DToTheJ]

And way to make the announcement right under the Conan radar, too.

 

[KTU_Fan]

I thought this was know before Leno took back over?

 

[imhomerjay]

It was. Sometimes people don't run their lives around what Conan is or isn't doing at any given moment.

 

[johnnya2k6]

Well, it didn't take long to find Jay's new bandleader: Rickey Minor (who's currently the musical director on the ailing "American Idol")! Oh, imagine the banter between the two...

 

[DToTheJ]

Looks like Jay's got a new bald bandleader.

Full story:
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsideth...r-rickey-minor-heads-to-the-tonight-show.html

 

[BlueWanderer]

Maybe Leno's show will get a new opening theme right after Eubanks leaves or more likely later on in the year.

 

[vchimpanzee]

Well, it didn't take long to find Jay's new bandleader: Rickey Minor (who's currently the musical director on the ailing "American Idol")! Oh, imagine the banter between the two...

And "Don't Forget the Lyrics".

 

[DToTheJ]

... which used to be hosted by Wayne Brady, who now hosts "Let's Make A Deal"...
... which used to be hosted by Monty Hall, who at some point in his life saw a movie with Kevin Bacon.

Three steps! ;D

 

[BlueWanderer]

I like the new opening theme. It sounds a lot more alive than the previous theme. You can watch a rehearsal of the new theme on the official Tonight Show website if you want to hear it without the loud audience noise and the announcer talking over it.

I wasn't so sure that I would like this Tonight Show band at first because Rickey Minor came from American Idol which I despise that show greatly. But so far, the band is alright. I do miss Kevin and his band, but I suppose it was time for them to move on.