Paul Shaffer

Canadian singer, composer, actor, author, comedian, and multi-instrumentalist

Paul Shaffer is a Canadian musician. He was bandleader for David Letterman's late-night shows for over 30 years, leading the World's Most Dangerous Band and subsequently the CBS Orchestra. Shaffer was a member of The Blues Brothers and has released occasional albums, including Coast to Coast. He has performed popular songs such as Funky Nassau with Dan Aykroyd and John Goodman, When Will I Be Loved with Stevie Nicks, and Not Just Knee Deep. Shaffer has also appeared in the documentaries Love, Gilda and Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man, as well as the film This Is Spinal Tap.

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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast GGACP Rewind: Episode #4: Paul Shaffer TV & Film ·
Musician, comedian, actor and composer Paul Shaffer was heavily influenced by the musical (and comedy) acts he grew up watching on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” so it was only fitting that we interviewed him in the “Ed Sullivan Room” of the famed New York Friars Club. Not many people can say they worked with James Brown, John Belushi, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jerry Lewis, Brian Wilson, Mickey Rooney AND the infamous Phil Spector, but Paul has — and he shares memorable anecdotes about every one of them. Also, Gilbert and Paul discuss their mutual obsession with a certain Cindy Crawford/Valerie Bertinelli infomercial.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Paul Shaffer on Apple Music

Albums

Coast to Coast

1989
The World's Most Dangerous Party

1993

Singles & EPs

The Thing About Baseball - Single 2018

Paul Shaffer on Apple TV

Movies & TV Shows

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues Comedy · 2025
This Is Spinal Tap Comedy · 1984
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man Documentary · 2020

Paul Shaffer on Apple Podcasts

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FROM: Thunder Bay, Canada
BORN: November 28, 1949
GENRE: Pop