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Rickey Minor and The Tonight Show Band is the current house band of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Minor took over the Tonight Show Band after Kevin Eubanks left the show on May 28, 2010 after spending 18 years with Leno.

Members

Leader/Bass: Rickey Minor
Saxophone: Randolph Ellis, Miguel Gandelman
Trumpet: Raymond Monterio
Trombone: Garrett Smith
Keyboard: J. Wayne Linsey, David Delhomme
Guitar: Paul Jackson, Jr.
Drums: Teddy Campbell
Percussion: Kevin Ricard
Vocals: Dorian Holley

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Tonight Starring Steve Allen • Tonight Starring Jack Paar • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (episodes) • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (episodes) • The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (episodes) • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (episodes)

Hosts	Steve Allen (1954–1957) • Jack Paar (1957–1962) • Johnny Carson (1962–1992) • Jay Leno (1992–2009, 2010–present) • Conan O'Brien (2009–2010)

Announcers/sidekicks	Gene Rayburn • Hugh Downs • Ed McMahon • Edd Hall • John Melendez • Andy Richter • Wally Wingert

Tonight Show Band	Leno era (Eubanks) • O'Brien era (Weinberg) • Leno era (Minor)

Bandleaders	Skitch Henderson • José Melis • Milton DeLugg • Doc Severinsen • Branford Marsalis • Kevin Eubanks • Max Weinberg • Rickey Minor

Taping locations	Hudson Theatre • NBC Studios New York • NBC Studios Burbank • Universal Studios Hollywood

Prime-time spinoffs	The Steve Allen Show • The Jack Paar Program • The Jay Leno Show

Recurring sketches	Carnac the Magnificent • Floyd R. Turbo • Leno era sketches • O'Brien era sketches

Production companies	Carson Productions • Big Dog Productions • Conaco

Related articles	1992 host conflict • 2010 host and timeslot conflict • Carson's Comedy Classics • Late Night • Sylvester L. Weaver, Jr. • The Late Shift (book) • The Late Shift (film) • The War for Late Night

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Rickey Minor and The Tonight Show Band