# Paul Shaffer’s Letterman Stories: Legendary Performances, Live TV Chaos, and Rock History

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Podcast: [Professor of Rock](https://stenobird.com/podcast/professor-of-rock-7272370)
Published: 2026-04-29T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

So last year I was on David Letterman’s Show… Or Barbara Gaines Show. But I found out that David Letterman watches our show, and I was blown away. Well, I had the chance to interview his famous sidekick, Paul Shaffer, and was able to geek out with him on music... including some of my favorite moments on the Letterman show. So here is that interview session with Paul, including commentary about the great performances on the show, like an unknown band that came on the show and absolutely killed it. In fact,  I’ve watched that performance hundreds of times, according to my own stats. It’s a band that came out of nowhere, and their performance was so awe-inspiring that even Letterman was freaking out... plus, the accidental F bomb that was said on LIVE TV that caused a major ruckus. Let’s get into it!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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