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Paul Shaffer’s Life With Letterman

The Music Man

He’s the bald guy who leads the CBS Orchestra every night on the ‘Late Show with David Letterman’—and soon, like his boss and buddy, he’s going to be out of a job.

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Like an increasing number of baby-boomers, Paul Shaffer will be 65 and out of a job next year. Actually, it’s much more than a mere job; it’s his life-long vocation (granted, really half his life), the beating heart of his self-identity, and his dependable sanctuary of fellowship and fun—the sudden...

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