Ed Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy in an advertisement
Background information
Birth name	Edwin Thomas Shaughnessy
Born	(1929-01-29)January 29, 1929 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	May 24, 2013(2013-05-24) (aged 84) Calabasas, California
Genres	Swing, bebop, jazz, big band
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Drums
Years active	1940s–2011
Spouse	Ilene Woods ​ ​ (m. 1963; died 2010)​

Edwin Thomas Shaughnessy (January 29, 1929 – May 24, 2013) was aswing music and jazz drummer long associated withDoc Severinsen and a member ofThe Tonight Show Band onThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

Shaughnessy was born inJersey City, New Jersey and grew up in theNew York City area, working in the 1940s withGeorge Shearing,Jack Teagarden, andCharlie Ventura. In the 1950s he worked in the Charlie Ventura,Benny Goodman andTommy Dorsey bands. In the 1960s he played forCount Basie prior to joining The Tonight Show Band. He was the drummer onBashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith in 1962 which featured big band arrangements byOliver Nelson, including the pop hit "Walk on the Wild Side" which peaked at #21 on theBillboard chart. Shaughnessy recorded extensively throughout his career and was known for his drum competitions withBuddy Rich.^[1]

Although best known as abig band drummer, Shaughnessy also performed small group work withGene Ammons,Roy Eldridge,Billie Holiday,Mundell Lowe,Teo Macero,Charles Mingus,Shirley Scott,Jack Sheldon,Horace Silver, and many others. For several years Shaughnessy was a member of the house band at Birdland and other New York clubs. In the early 1970s he was doing similar work in Los Angeles and is credited with discoveringDiane Schuur, whom he introduced at the 1976Monterey Jazz Festival. Shaughnessy played in an early incarnation of the "Sesame Street" orchestra along with percussionist Danny Epstein, reed player Wally Kane, and, on occasion, guitaristBucky Pizzarelli.

He was an endorser ofLudwig drums,Sabian cymbals andPro-Mark drumsticks.

Shaughnessy was married toIlene Woods, the original voice ofCinderella, who died in 2010. He died of a heart attack inCalabasas, California at the age of 84. He was cremated.^[2] He was survived by his son Daniel, his stepdaughter Stephanie and grandchildren. His other son James preceded him in death from a car accident in 1984.^[3][4]

• Ed Shaughnessy atIMDb
• Pictures and biography
• "Ed Shaughnessy and Buddy Rich Drum Battle (1978)" onYouTube
• Ed Shaughnessy Interview atNAMM Oral History Collection (2004)

• 1929 births
• 2013 deaths
• Swing drummers
• Bebop drummers
• American jazz drummers
• Musicians from Jersey City, New Jersey
• The Tonight Show Band members

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