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The Rotating Drummers Of ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’: Eric Leiderman Snares Star Stickmen As NBC Show Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
How many drummers does it take to make a late-night show? Well over 300 if you’re Late Night with Seth Meyers. Drummers have been a fixture in late-night for years – think of Max Weinberg, the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band who became the bandleader for Conan O’Brien and Ed Shaughnessy on […]
However, Armisen, who played drums in Chicago post-hardcore band Trenchmouth before starting his career in comedy, was a busy man, filming episodes of IFC’s Portlandia so Leiderman needed to find replacements. Jazz drummer Ed Shaughnessy, long associated with Doc Severinsen, was a member of The Tonight Show Band when noted drum fan Johnny Carson was in charge, and Anton Fig was a big presence in the World’s Most Dangerous Band, alongside Paul Shaffer, on David Letterman’s shows. I have talked to Tommy Lee, I have tried with [Metallica drummer] Lars [Ulrich], I have tried everything I can to get Dave Grohl to come in for a week, those are big influences.
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