This topic has come up at times over the years...there is a board member here who remembers MF being on the Tonight Show around 1961 or 1962 and he played Ole...supposedly that performance was taped over by the network, as were many of the early Tonight Show episodes, much to the chagrin of Johnny Carson...what a thrill it would have been to see Maynard play Ole live on national television that night!
Why was Maynard never on the Tonight Show after that?..he appeared on just about every other show for years...was there a discomfort level with Doc and Maynard being together on the show?..was there an issue between Carson and Maynard?..it just seems very strange , particularly in the 1970s when MF achieved near rock star status, that he would not make one appearance on the Tonight Show.
Eric
Why was Maynard never on the Tonight Show after that?..he appeared on just about every other show for years...was there a discomfort level with Doc and Maynard being together on the show?..was there an issue between Carson and Maynard?..it just seems very strange , particularly in the 1970s when MF achieved near rock star status, that he would not make one appearance on the Tonight Show.
Eric
