Back when Paul Schafer played along with the musical guest on Letterman

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On a related note, here's Julee Cruise w/the SNL band when she and the Spanic Boys pitch-hit for Sinead in '90.

https://vimeo.com/145203027

Borrowing from the "Controversial Opinions" thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29mx2bYvrJk

Herbie Hancock

Slightly fixated on that Jon Lovitz-looking background dancer.

Tommy Gets His Consoles Out (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 10 August 2023 11:04 (eight months ago) link

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Ray Davies & The Max Weinberg 7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYB22jmw3YY

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 23 November 2023 19:33 (five months ago) link

David Johansen & The Max Weinberg 7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQR52G6gvSk

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 December 2023 19:58 (four months ago) link

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This was like 7 minutes of not a single funny joke. And I liked Letterman fine. Woof.

Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 7 December 2023 23:02 (four months ago) link

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There's a bunch of Lou Reed clips like this, but singling this one out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVFcj-QLpu0

"Busload of Faith" during a Chicago residency. The Lou Mullet is OUT OF CONTROL

^^James Cotton on harp!

an example of this I quite admire is when XTC were on the show in 1989. I *think* this is the one and only time they played live on television after 1982 and PS and his band do a pretty good job.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amx5CK7vdoc

houdini said, Wednesday, 6 March 2024 13:20 (one month ago) link

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from an interview with the plugz' bassist re: their famous/great turn as bob dylan's band on letterman in 1984:

Paul Shaffer tried to jam along with us at soundcheck. It didn't go well for Paul. Bob told Bill Graham, “Lose the clown on the keyboard.”

adam, Saturday, 23 March 2024 15:07 (one month ago) link

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Ok, so I nominate this as the best clip of all of this phenomenon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUPSilcJFrQ

Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 26 April 2024 19:10 (four days ago) link


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