Paul Albert Anka is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known for his signature hit songs including "Diana", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and "(You're) Having My Baby". Anka also wrote the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson; one of Tom Jones' biggest hits, "She's a Lady"; and the English lyrics to Claude François and Jacques Revaux's music for Frank Sinatra's signature song "My Way", which has been recorded by many, including Elvis Presley. He co-wrote three songs with Michael Jackson: "This Is It" "Love Never Felt So Good", and "Don't Matter to Me", which became posthumous hits for Jackson in 2009, 2014, and 2018, respectively.
Anka in 1995
Paul Anka at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, 1959
Anka in 1961
Paul Anka with friends Bill Porter and Elvis Presley backstage at the Las Vegas Hilton on August 5, 1972
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson on NBC, the third iteration of the Tonight Show franchise. The show debuted on October 1, 1962, and aired its final episode on May 22, 1992. Ed McMahon served as Carson's sidekick and the show's announcer.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Doc Severinsen led the NBC Orchestra beginning in 1967; he held the role until the show's finale
Carson as Carnac the Magnificent, a reoccurring comedic role he introduced in 1964.
Carson's first Tonight Show on New Year's Eve, 1962; shown with Skitch Henderson and Ed McMahon