O ne of the most important unsung heroes in the history of The Blues Brothers is Paul Shaffer, whom some modern audiences may recognize best as David Letterman’s band leader. However, before ...

Legendary band leader Paul Shaffer was a member of the original "SNL" house band, in the show's fifth season he also became a cast member. Shaffer joins Cher Calvin and Micah Ohlman to discuss 50 ...

By this point, late-night comedy fans may take for granted Letterman’s perennial Jewish sidekick and bandleader, Paul Shaffer. Shaffer, 65, is a Canadian Jew who grew up going to an Orthodox ...

The Roots, Fallon’s usual band, are off for the week as they prepare for Friday’s SNL50: The Homecoming Concert on Peacock. “Paul and I used to do a show pretty much exactly like this,” Letterman ...