Event Dime
Jazz Legend, 85, Enters Hospice Amid Dementia Battle
Jazz & Blues
- When:
- June 3, 2026 · 10:13 PM
- Source:
- Bombshell Secret RFK Jr. Audio Recordings Unearthed
Synthesizers via Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0 Former Tonight Show bassist John B. Williams has suffered a fall and been placed in hospice care, according to TMZ. The 85-year-old jazz legend had brain surgery after the incident and is reportedly being cared for by nurses “around the clock.” After playing for seven years as part of the band on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Williams spent six years with The Posse, the band of The Arsenio Hall Show. He also spent more than 25 years as a member of
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