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Paul Shaffer

pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick

From: Thunder Bay, Canada
Since: 1949–present
Rating: ★ 5 (1 votes)
Releases: 6

rock

Tidal

About

Paul Allen Wood Shaffer (born November 28, 1949) is a Canadian musician, actor, and comedian who served as David Letterman's musical director, bandleader, and sidekick on Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993) and Late Show with David Letterman (1993–2015).

From Paul Shaffer on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Saturday Night Live 1975–1980
The Saturday Night Live Band 1975–1980 keyboard
The World’s Most Dangerous Band 1982–1993
Blues Brothers now keyboard
The Louisiana Gator Boys now
Paul Shaffer and the Hall of Fame Orchestra now eponymous
Paul Shaffer & The Party Boys Of Rock 'N' Roll now
The Orchestra For New York City now
Gary Burton & Friends now
Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra now keyboard
The Slicers now
DJ Logic & Friends now

Discography

Albums 4

Singles 2

Links

Listen

Tidal

Concerts

Songkick

Reference

Collaboration

Northern Lights now

Also known as

Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer · Paul Allen Wood Shaffer · Paul Schaffer

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 2944725e-3dcb-432e-b575-0bed5cef3504
ISNI: 0000000114622474
IPI: 00076816349

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.