Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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).
For the April 6, 2001, show, the band expanded to 50 players to become the CBS Giant Orchestra with 16 violins, 8 violas, 4 cellos, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 4 saxophones, 2 harps, 1 keyboard and 1 percussionist. [11] Phil Collins played drums with Steve Jordan in the band when he was a guest on the Letterman show on March 26, 1985.
David Letterman Returns To 'Late Show' For First Time After Reported Tensions About His Exit David Letterman stepped away from "Late Night" in 2015, after 22 years of hosting. "Yes.
On June 23, 1980, Letterman was given his own morning comedy show on NBC, The David Letterman Show. It was originally 90 minutes long but was shortened to 60 minutes in August 1980. [40] The show was a critical success, winning two Emmy Awards, but was a ratings disappointment and was canceled, the last show airing October 24, 1980. [41]
David Letterman's longtime bandleader, Paul Shaffer, got his start on TV as a member of SNL's house band, playing keyboards from the show's start until 1980. Shaffer regularly popped up in ...
Jerry Foley, who served as director of “The Late Show with David Letterman” from 1995 until the end of its run — died March 10 at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, N.Y. A family friend ...
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.
Letterman opened the show with a lengthy monologue that spoke to Zevon's influence on Letterman over the years and the musician's extensive history with the show. Late Show band leader Paul Shaffer added occasional interjections. [1] Afterwards, Zevon came to the stage for an interview that began with accompanying his grim prognosis with humor: [7]