Let me tell you how very proud northern ontario and Thunder Bay are of our son, Paul Schaffer. You have been fortunate enough to play with some of the most superb talents in the music industry and you, sir, rank up there with them. Thank you for all the musical pleasure you gave to us and once again, how very proud we are of you.
Paul Shaffer will go down in history as one of the best, for what he has done in music. No matter what the occasion, the special concerts with ex Beatles and everybody you could name, Paul Shaffer was there. Bravo, Paul. God bless you.
I have seen that Late Night show here on yt. It is really great to see and feel the energy JB gave in that performance..he took over that show that Late Night. Paul was smiling all the way...behind his organ and James quickly jumped at the piano to play that solo!!!
Thank you Mr. Paul Shaffer for such a great interview regarding James Brown. Not to take anything away from your bands, from SNL to Letterman, I mean you guys could play anything and make a 4 person band sound like 10. Thank you sir.
Even on Dave’s rough nights, nights when he laid an egg, you could always depend on hearing excellent, exciting music from The World’s Most Dangerous Band.
That performance on Letterman by Jame Brown WAS ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC. Disclaimer: I cannot convey how strongly I despise the "Not as great as it used to be Back When" trope that springs up on any video performance by an artist from an era 10 years back and beyond. I think it is a little self-absorbed...at least a little. But when I saw "Greatest Musical Moments" for Paul Shaffer...I knew he simply HAD to mention that gig by James Brown, even if only among shoutouts about other performances by other musicians. Paul Shaffer, I think, made Letterman the "cool" "hep" show it was, at least in the show's early days. Shaffer had folks dropping in to play with his band all the time, because they loved doing the gig so much.
I get how you feel about the "Not as great..." thing but for me there are moments. Like this James Brown performance, Dire Straits Alchemy, Megadeth live in Argentina, the night Thriller premiered, the night MJ Moonwalked. You just can't ever predict or re-create those moments. They're just really special and seems to have a magic about them.
No one can deny that the 82 letterman performance with Hiram, Steve , Paul and two of the J.B's was nothing but the epitome of a raw, brilliant connection. Don't understand why the bassist was struggling with the one count. Other than that...
Paul is exactly right about James Brown. I first saw him at the Cleveland Arena in 1967 as a white teenager and I was literally shell shocked by the dynamism, talent, and energy I saw that night. I'll never forget it!
I remember in the late 60s as a kid everyone was in the kitchen at dinner at my cousins but someone saw James brown on a show doing cold sweat. everyone ran to the TV set just to see the performance. was only 10 at the time and still remember being blown away by that performance. The white community may have had Elvis but us in the black community had James Brown no one could compare to him for us
Let me tell you how very proud northern ontario and Thunder Bay are of our son, Paul Schaffer. You have been fortunate enough to play with some of the most superb talents in the music industry and you, sir, rank up there with them. Thank you for all the musical pleasure you gave to us and once again, how very proud we are of you.
You can hear all his respect for JB in Paul's voice
Paul Shaffer will go down in history as one of the best, for what he has done in music.
No matter what the occasion, the special concerts with ex Beatles and everybody you
could name, Paul Shaffer was there. Bravo, Paul. God bless you.
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That was a killer show, I remember it.
I have seen that Late Night show here on yt. It is really great to see and feel the energy JB gave in that performance..he took over that show that Late Night. Paul was smiling all the way...behind his organ and James quickly jumped at the piano to play that solo!!!
Thank you Mr. Paul Shaffer for such a great interview regarding James Brown. Not to take anything away from your bands, from SNL to Letterman, I mean you guys could play anything and make a 4 person band sound like 10. Thank you sir.
Even on Dave’s rough nights, nights when he laid an egg, you could always depend on hearing excellent, exciting music from The World’s Most Dangerous Band.
I knew Paul was going to mention James even before I clicked play. Straight up! Right on, Paul.
So right Paul, James Brown '82 on Letterman. Pure genius.
Gotta love Paul for giving kudos to his band mates, Hiram, Steve, Will and the boys
Paul is simply an incredible, lights-out musician. Good motheragawd
Paul should be on our Canadian money.
Wow. Paul has eyes.
When Paul gave props to Sugar Foot from The Ohio Players after his passing, I knew this man was the greatest television band leader of all time.
That performance on Letterman by Jame Brown WAS ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC. Disclaimer: I cannot convey how strongly I despise the "Not as great as it used to be Back When" trope that springs up on any video performance by an artist from an era 10 years back and beyond. I think it is a little self-absorbed...at least a little. But when I saw "Greatest Musical Moments" for Paul Shaffer...I knew he simply HAD to mention that gig by James Brown, even if only among shoutouts about other performances by other musicians. Paul Shaffer, I think, made Letterman the "cool" "hep" show it was, at least in the show's early days. Shaffer had folks dropping in to play with his band all the time, because they loved doing the gig so much.
I get how you feel about the "Not as great..." thing but for me there are moments. Like this James Brown performance, Dire Straits Alchemy, Megadeth live in Argentina, the night Thriller premiered, the night MJ Moonwalked. You just can't ever predict or re-create those moments. They're just really special and seems to have a magic about them.
No one can deny that the 82 letterman performance with Hiram, Steve , Paul and two of the J.B's was nothing but the epitome of a raw, brilliant connection. Don't understand why the bassist was struggling with the one count. Other than that...
Its funk music!@@porkpad
The King of Ging is cemented in musical folklore.
I did "there was a day"
Wow.
miles away the best late night performance nothing comes close
James handled Paul's attempt accompany him on keys during Sex Machine rather well. Don't you think?
Yes, that was a magic night.
Better than Prince at The Target. A little.
TOO MUCH SUITS FOR HONESTY
Awkward ending much?
OMGWTFLOL
Funny as hell.
Paul is exactly right about James Brown. I first saw him at the Cleveland Arena in 1967 as a white teenager and I was literally shell shocked by the dynamism, talent, and energy I saw that night. I'll never forget it!
Here's that performance. ruclips.net/video/KJRShZzBxPM/видео.html
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Amazing stories! Love James Brown, love Paul Schaffer!
hello, germany!
Me too !!!
What show is this from? I noticed that Sonny Fox is seated in the middle.
J.B.,so giving, P.S.,so real....
what panel was this with Sonny Fox and Paul Shaffer?
As a young man I was turned on to more bands than any other source from that show...I miss the good ol days when tv was good
I remember in the late 60s as a kid everyone was in the kitchen at dinner at my cousins but someone saw James brown on a show doing cold sweat. everyone ran to the TV set just to see the performance. was only 10 at the time and still remember being blown away by that performance. The white community may have had Elvis but us in the black community had James Brown no one could compare to him for us
Marty Stuart and his band tore it down on the show.
Letterman's Band is the greatest Talk show band ever assembled. Yes even over Arsenio's
Respect to James Brown but the Wilson Pickett performance in 1986 was absolutely phenomenal.