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with ... to sit out a year and guest-host a few times on Johnny Carson's Tonight 
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has been Letterman's band leader, musical director and sidekick since... [DOC] [TLE] The History of Warren Zevon on David Letterman [PAR] May 19, 2015 ... More so than any other musical guest Letterman  who's retiring this week ... 
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Question: He's been David Letterman's musical director & late-night sidekick for more than 20 years
Answer: Paul Shaffer