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Paul Allen Wood Shaffer CM [2] (born November 28, 1949) is a Canadian [3] [4] singer, keyboardist, composer, actor, author, comedian, and musician who served as David Letterman's musical director, band leader, and sidekick on the entire run of both Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993) and Late Show with David Letterman (1993–2015).
Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band is an American musical ensemble led by Paul Shaffer.It was David Letterman's house band for 33 years.. The band formed in 1982 to serve as house band for NBC's Late Night with David Letterman.
The show's opening credits featured a series of shots of New York City as the CBS Orchestra performed the Late Show theme (a livelier variation of the more jazzy Late Night theme). The announcer presented the names of that night's guests, as well as Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra, then introduced Letterman.
The late-night show was widely panned from the very first episode (EW gave it an F at the time) ... Paul Shaffer, got his start on TV as a member of SNL's house band, playing keyboards from the ...
The staff responsible for preparing the launch of Late Night included Merrill Markoe in the head writing role, seasoned TV veteran Hal Gurnee as director, Letterman's manager Jack Rollins as executive producer, and a group of young writers—most of them in their early twenties, along with the somewhat more experienced 29-year-old Jim Downey, who had previously written for Saturday Night Live ...
The "Piece by Piece" singer performed an "extra special Kellyoke" session during a recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, where she was joined by late night legend, Paul Shaffer, who sat in ...
Members of Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band, which was known as the CBS Orchestra from 1993 to 2015 – the house band on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman. For the house band on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert see Stay Human.
The Masked Singer: Skeleton Is David Letterman's Bandleader Paul Shaffer. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...