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).

May 10, 2023 · In the following, we're going to take a closer look at their time together, and how Shaffer feels about his relationship to David Letterman. We'll reveal that Shaffer had actually turned down the offer to work alongside Dave at the start, but ended up reconsidering, and boy is he happy that he did.

Jan 20, 2024 · Paul Shaffer enjoyed a long career as David Letterman ’s bandleader and sidekick, however he initially turned down the job. “I got a call right as my five years on SNL were ending and everybody...

For 33 years Paul Shaffer served as David Letterman's musical director and sidekick. Paul began his career in 1972 as musical director of the Toronto production of "Godspell."

May 13, 2015 · For 33 years, Paul Shaffer has been the warm to David Letterman's cool, the Ed to his Johnny and the Peaches to his Herb. So what happens when the world's greatest sidekick has to go...

Mar 9, 2022 · Among his many accomplishments, which include a Grammy and three Emmy nominations over the last 50 years, what made Paul Shaffer a household name was his work on "Late Night with David...

Jun 15, 2017 · For more than three decades Paul Shaffer was America’s favorite late night music man leading his band on both NBC’s Late Night With David Letterman and CBS’ The Late Show with David Letterman. His solo album Coast To Coast brought him his first Grammy nomination.

May 22, 2023 · From 1993 to 2015, Shaffer was the band leader and musical director for the CBS show Late Show with David Letter man. Before his successful career with Letterman, the musician served as a featured player on Saturday Night Live from 1975 to 1980.

Oct 7, 2009 · Bandleader Paul Shaffer is used to being overshadowed by the man who introduces him on TV. Shaffer plays comic foil for late-night talk show host David Letterman. He's the sidekick,...

Mar 3, 2022 · Paul Shaffer has been omnipresent in the general pop culture landscape for half a century. A household name thanks to his decades as David Letterman's on-air right-hand-man, Shaffer has...