Paul Shaffer, Late Show band leader, is writing a memoir about his show business career. The book will be out sometime in 2009.
Youngsters recognize Paul as David Letterman's band leader and occasional comic foil, but he actual started as the musical director on Saturday Night Live in the late '70s, appearing in pretty much any sketch that involved muscians, most notably Bill Murray's lounge singer bits.
Shaffer also starred in the short-lived sitcom A Year at the Top, about two musicians from Idaho who travel to Hollywood and are tempted by the devil's son to sell their souls for fame. This should not be confused with Top of the Heap, which was a Married with Children spin-off starring Matt LeBlanc. Also, don't confuse it with Top Cat, that's a Hanna Barbera cartoon.
Frankly, I think it would be hysterical if he wrote 200 pages on nothing but A Year at the Top with zero mention of David Letterman. This is the fantasy world I go to when I close my eyes.
Anyway, enjoy this video featuring a younger Paul Shaffer:
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7-13-2007 @ 7:18PM
Vin said...
And who could forget his role as Artie Fufkin in This is Spinal Tap?
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7-13-2007 @ 9:58PM
Eric J said...
Not to mention writing the smash hit "It's Raining Men" for the Weather Girls.
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7-14-2007 @ 1:03PM
Toymao said...
And not to forget playing keyboards in The Blues Brothers Band.
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