Shelly Cohen was a musician, conductor, and musical director.

After serving in the Army during the Korean War, Cohen got a job in the NBC mailroom in New York. After several years of taking music lessons at night, Cohen was promoted to NBC music librarian (with the help of bandleader Skitch Henderson).

Cohen worked as the assistant musical director on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from October 1, 1962, when Groucho Marx introduced the new late-night host from Studio 6B at Rockefeller Center in New York, until Carson's final appearance from NBC’s Burbank Studios on May 22, 1992. Over the years, Cohen would occasionally fill in for on-air bandleaders Henderson, Milton DeLugg, Doc Severinsen, and Tommy Newsom.

A two-time Grammy nominee, Cohen also helped out on Dick Cavett's talk show for about a year while employed on The Tonight Show, wrote and produced two Christmas specials for NBC, and was a music coordinator on the Emmy Awards.

In recent years, he gave lectures around the country, telling stories about his days on The Tonight Show.

Cohen died July 25, 2018, in Thousand Oaks, California. He was 84.

Neil Argo was an American composer for film and television.

While serving in the Air Force. Argo was assigned to the NORAD Band (North American Defense Command Band) in Colorado. He studied with some of the band members, gaining insight into the music business, furthering his desire for writing for film.

While in Colorado, Argo was introduced to producer Marty Stouffer, who was putting together a new TV series for PBS, Wild America, a series which explored the variety of wildlife found throughout the United States. Stouffer hired Argo to compose the theme and first 35 episodes for the series. The series, launched in October 1982, was a hit on PBS nationally, producing 120 episodes over twelve years.

Argo’s other work for television includes Dynasty, MacGyver, The Colbys, Hotel, Mission: Impossible (1988-90 reboot), and Beverly Hills 90210.

Argo's film scores included Chavez Cage of Glory (with Steven Bauer), The Legends of Nethiah (with Robert Picardo), Chasing the Green (with William Devane), Bring Him Home (with Ed Asner), and P.J. (with John Heard), among others.

In addition to his work in film and television, Argo taught orchestration and film scoring at California State University at Northridge, and was a member of the Television Academy.

Argo died August 2, 2018, in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 71.