Tracy Newman - The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson 

Johnny made it look easy. However, he did much show prep and did not like to appear with scripted personalities. He only appeared to be extemporaneously funny.

Ditto !!!....He was a truly great person ,so talented , and generous . ( 2 ...and the Newman sisters too )....

I know, right?! What a catch!

@@harbourdogNL -- Thanks!

Wow me too!

And me, too!

Same here!

And Johnny was the only game...er, talk in town at that hour.

Leno was pretty good, but no one measures up to Johnny. And today.....well, if you can't say something nice........

Wow! I don't get many comments from people who actually watched "What's New" back then! Thank you for writing.

@@tracynewman3256: I just learned of you today and saw you play that song on the banjo today - great video! Enjoyed the card tricks too - thanks!

Your banjo style is magical, I saw that clip too. Thanks!

@@christopherbarnett5554 Thanks, Christopher!

@@janishart5128 !a!!

I found this quote in a post elsewhere: "By the time I did Cripple Creek, I had no idea whether I would "nail it" or not. This was the only song I knew how to play on the banjo. My teacher was banjo virtuoso, Doug Dillard. I only learned the song to audition for The Andy Griffith Show, (which I didn't get.) " So, probably many hours a day of practice to only do one song, and that, taught by a virtuoso. Good luck Dave! Me, I can't carry a tune in a bucket.

Because he truly respected what she did. And maybe envied her talent?

Great comment! Hope you meant it the way I took it. ;-)

Carson loved magic and card tricks.

Michael Rovno met his hand in the bathroom.

I'm not really involved in it anymore. There's are soo many sensational card manipulators out there today and it's fun to watch, but I can't really do it that well anymore. I guess can still make a mean fan, though!

LOL. Thanks!

@@tracynewman3256 I don't understand why others in the comment section cannot see what is so obvious. Many fledgling stars would sell their soul to get called over after their act, but with you... he was falling over himself to compliment and showcase your talent and personality. In all the Johnny Carson interviews I've seen, I've never seen him act like a bumbling schoolboy in awe of a girl like in this video.

​@@20alphabet I was there with my boyfriend, so I don't really know what might have happened. I found him to be very charming (duh) and interested, as you can see. He was 17 years older than me at the time. And married, so...

@@tracynewman3256 Lol, your boyfriend had to be (A) floating on cloud 9 at the attention lavished on his girlfriend by the biggest name in showbiz, or (B) feeling as secure as a man in quicksand. Thank you very much for sharing that.

I wondered if there was a connection. Something about her voice reminds me of Loraine Newman.

I can still do a good fan and some of the other moves. If I practiced for a month, yes.

Don't you love people like Mike Poitras who incorporates his bullshit life and steals some ones thunder.

@@frankwallace5934 My ''bullshit life?'' Who's ''thunder'' am I stealing? Is she your sister? Did you grow up with Johnny Carson? The bullshit is coming from you. I was simply making an OBSERVATION. For fuck's sake,get some help! Lighten up!

How did anyone ever watch this show? The women's boobs weren't even hanging out. They didn't even have micro minis on. Their eye makeup didn't look like tarantulas. She wasn't even telling risque stories. Guess they didn't have anything better on. Good thing we've evolved from these primitive times.

Yep.

@@tracynewman3256 Awesome my hat off to you. You are very talented. Love your music and your card tricks..!!!

I'd have to practice for many months to get my manipulations back to anywhere near what I'm doing here. Thanks for watching!

@@tracynewman3256 really you?! I just listened to the first thirty minutes of your podcast with Mark! Very enjoyable! Magician became your boyfriend. 🙂

@@jeffzest8393 Mark who? I do a lot of podcasts these days.