“I was alone. I found myself face to face with a huge bull – and started to run.” On hike in Norway in 1974 Sacks had a dramatic run-in with a bull, which resulted in a severely injured leg, a scrape with death and a revelation.
On top of being a musical icon and legendary trumpeter, Doc Severinsen makes sure he hits the gym everyday. Follow his daily workout routine, including the pre-workout meal he swears by — cowboy oatmeal. Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story is streaming now.
At 93, after a long career as a master trumpet player, one might expect Doc Severinsen to be sitting back right now, enjoying retirement. But he’s not done. Here are 5 strategies he uses to remain active. Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story is streaming now.
American Masters is an award-winning, signature PBS series, created by The WNET Group, the parent company of New York's PBS stations, and supported by the community we serve.
Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter, Judith & Burton Resnick, The Cheryl & Philip Milstein family, Vital Projects Fund, Lillian Goldman Programming Endowment, The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, Philip & Janice Levin Foundation, Ellen & James S. Marcus, The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation, The Ambrose Monell Foundation and public television viewers.
Major funding for Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story is provided by National Endowment for the Arts.
Funding for Oliver Sacks: His Own Life was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Simons Foundation, the Overbrook Foundation, Just Films/Ford Foundation, the Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation, the San Francisco Foundation, Wellcome Trust, The Oliver Sacks Foundation and the Sheena and Vijay Vaidyanathan Fund.
