What a great sign of a true musician "We'd be playing anyway, there just happens to be a camera on us, that's the big difference."

My favorite will Lee moment is when he sang MacArthur Park on letterman. Epic, I watch it a couple of times a year to this day!!!!

@mousearebec

3 жыл бұрын

I was just watching that after I surprisingly found it after watching, well listening to Richard Harris. Didn't know it existed, but it was really great to see and hear Mr Lee. He was excellent.

Love Will. Love his Fab Faux work as well. If you ever had the privilege of attending a LS taping, you can appreciate the incredible talent exhibited during commercial breaks. Stellar line up. They could (and did) play with anyone.

The World's Most Dangerous Band. Thank you.

The Letterman show in the '80s was so often the network television debut for emerging artists, because The Tonight Show stuck with established stars. Always remember guitarist Hiram Bullock playing in his bare feet, and I always envied the studio audience who got to hear the entire song when they went to a commercial break ... especially whenever they played The Nashville Teens version of "Tobacco Road." Will Lee was part of the best damn cover band on the planet!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Andy....Joe

Thanks, Will, for your awesome performance of Macarthur Park on late night, so, so good.

@QBAN2010

3 жыл бұрын

Epic!

WILL LEE, man I miss that guy on late night.Him and Sid McGinnis,Anton Fig and of course the great PAUL SCHAFFER.The WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS BAND.

The best music doc series on the internet is right here! 👍👍👍👍

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike...........Joe

Late Night with David Letterman was an institution with me and my friends. World's Most Dangerous Band - always great. I have to check out the 24th Street Band now. Great musicians.

Will Lee he is a my favourite bass player In the Late Show with David Letterman

Love Will Lee & GE Smith. Thanks for posting videos of both these TV music machines.

Thanks very much for this.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again 2........Joe

Will Lee so underrated as a singer too!

Lovely interview. Wish it were longer as Will must have a million stories about playing with Paul the band. They always looked like they were having so much fun, and the groove was always killer.

Well spoken Will Lee was living the dream. Like all of your interviews, Joe, this is excellent. I like the fact that you don’t interrupt the interviewee. 👍 Your conversational style of interviewing reminds me of the great Dick Cavett when he hosted The Dick Cavett Show on ABC. Listen more, talk less, or as they used to say in radio, more rock, less talk. Bravo 👏.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again EOTT.....Joe

@mattfoley6082

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I noticed that about Joe, too. He asks good questions and lets them talk.

Total Class Act! Great musician, singer, and incredibly versatile musically.

Will Lee is an amazing bassist. One of my favorite things about seeing him on Letterman was Will's making some sort of funny sounds on his bass to accent Dave's jokes-usually like a drummer would do. I would love to see a video collection of Letterman's jokes accented with Will's bass sounds. How about making that, somebody?

Such great stories. I'm grateful these important musical and cultural moments are being preserved. Important stuff not to forget--

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steve....Joe

So glad I watched this. Joe, thank you for your fine and IMPORTANT work. Robert

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Robert...Joe

I had the great privilege of being introduced to Will and having breakfast with him and his wife at Urth Café in downtown LA years ago. One of the tremendous thrills of my adult life. Thank you CS, wherever you are!

I wondered for years what the story was with the various musicians on that show. So many of the shows it was Will who you'd see as Dave came out, and behind him as he did his monologue.

Love it! The 13 week 30 yr gig.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for watching Playpen....Joe

A great musician,No ego does the vibe! The difference between a player and pro musician! Hope he's still gigging! Legacy he's played with the greats! This a great follow up would like J.C.updates on this musician!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Patrick.... I hope to do a Backstage series interview with Will next time he’s in Nashville... best...Joe

@johnbryant4

3 жыл бұрын

Last I heard a trio started with Anton Fig and Eric Johnson

Thank you Joe. You always have the greatest content! I hang on every episode.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Craig...Joe

Im very happy me and my daughter got to meet Will at a Fab Faux at the Welmont, very gracious.(eternal fan!)

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wings...Joe

I really appreciate your interviews. I've been admiring Mr Lee's work for decades, and it's so cool get an insight from the man him self. Dig what he done with Oz Noy. Cool if you could get him on the show... Thanks again and keep up the good work. Peace

Joe, another great interview, look forward to seeing more!💫

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Larry...Joe

Thank you Joe for this interesting interview presentation. Much appreciated.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you too Ivan....Joe

I never knew all of the musicians in Letterman's band except for Shaffer. That was a nice gig for Will and the rest of the band. Obviously a very talented musician in his own right. I watched a few videos of Will's band the FabFaux and they were great! Fantastic interview Joe!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve...Joe

This is such a great interview!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Patti.... Joe

Saw 24th st band 3 times!

Cool video Joe, Will Lee is one of my bass heroes , my friends and I saw the 24th St. Band 0:58, NYE of '79-'80 in a club in New Paltz N.Y.. Great show !

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you too for watching Dan....Best, Joe

The original 4 piece Letterman band was the best cover band ever. It was a super group. They took those great songs to another level.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Jim...Joe

@jimwitt1094

3 жыл бұрын

@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum - Thanks for posting the video and doing a great interview with Will Lee.

......Joe 👍😊 Very good job as usual. ( I was always interested in knowing about the Worlds most dangerous band) Now I’m learning. Much respect for studio musicians! You always get interesting musicians to interview. Great job. Carry on. As you were ! ( thanks for having my favorite, Billy Cox, to set the story tellers straight, on the Internet). Greetings from Chicago ( the home of the blues) to people who never heard of Memphis

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John...Best...Joe

Thanks, Joe & Will. We need more live music, daily! Would be nice to see an update with Will. $160!?!?

OMG did Artie fuffkin ever have hair??... lol great interview!!

Joe this one really took my breath away

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

E.L.... thanks again for watching..Glad you enjoyed it...Joe

Will Lee. That’s also the name of, the man who play the original store owner, Mr. hooper on Sesame Street!! Who died in 1982, for real. The next year, 83 they did that episode.

Makes me remember how different it was to watch this new talk show and have there be a 4 piece rock band for segue music instead of a jazzy big band a la Johnny, Merv etc. Different and edgy. Thanks Joe- always interesting and historic!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tusked...Joe

0:52 I forgot about that goddess outfit! And what’s the name of that album? Take Me Home? What a riot! 😂

Will Lee : when music is the mood.

Will (to 24th St Band) - hey guys, we got a gig on TV ! - well, everyone except you Clifford...ouch...

@richsackett3423

3 жыл бұрын

That band had already broken up. Pay attention to the story.

Was he part of the SNL band, too? Joe, you rock every interview! I know people that named their daughters Mandy. Clive... 💙 ✌️💞

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick.....Joe.... I don’t think Will was part of SNL.... That was Paul Shaffer.

He's played on so many hits. He's known for his bass but he's a good singer, too.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt...Joe

@mattfoley6082

3 жыл бұрын

@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Joe, have you heard this one with Will on bass and vocal? Funky! kzread.info/dash/bejne/oaGHtM6dprOqfrw.html

I love Will Lee, he is so awesome and is a very underrated musician and guitarist which he really shouldn’t be.

@bassmangotdbluz3547

3 жыл бұрын

He's a Bassist not a Guitarist, very different. You basicly just called a Tuba Player, a Trumpet Player. I will absolutely agree with you that he is a very fine musician.

@helethead

3 жыл бұрын

@@bassmangotdbluz3547 he’s actually a good guitar player. Plays piano and other stuff, too.

Had know idea he had worked with so many greats

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At first I found Schaffer irritating, but then I got used to his manner and began to appreciate his musicianship and his capable leadership of Letterman’s band.

Some great insite to how things work for a session musician..$40 an hour...and the tune can make millions...

Can't rightly say I care about who's in this television band. But, when I see one or two with sandals or bare feet, that raises an eyebrow.

And Sid....Pride of de Burghh haha

He's so fidgety!

Say what u will about Manilow not being rock and roll- "Mandy" is a freaking beautiful song

What the heck is going on with his left ear???????

But this was 16-17 years ago.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Yes... We shot this interview in 2004. Thanks for watching...Joe

That messing with his ear really gets annoying

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Monkeydog.... I love your name... anything with Monkey in it makes me smile. Yeah... everyone has a habit. I bounce my knee up down shaking the table. Will touches his ear. Still... I hope you enjoyed the interview... Best...Joe

@photonotavailable7936

3 жыл бұрын

And so is your comment.

@tomstiel7576

3 жыл бұрын

@@photonotavailable7936 I agree WTF

@DFDuck55

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with Monkeydog. The fidgeting and sticking his finger in his ear was distracting. I was wondering if he was on drugs. That aside, it was an insightful interview.

@LateShowBottomEnd

3 жыл бұрын

So sorry about my nervous tics - I'm not camera-worthy!!! Plus I hate talking about myself........oh well

As much as I love Mr. Lee, I wish someone had tied his hand to the armchair. Damn, such an annoying habit.

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