Editing Paul Shaffer (section)

===Musical collaboration===
Shaffer recorded the synthesizer solo in the 1982 song "[[Goodbye to You (Scandal song)|Goodbye to You]]" by the band [[Scandal (American band)|Scandal]]. He used his [[Oberheim OB-Xa]] to emulate a 1960s organ sound.<ref>{{cite news|first=Mitchell|last=Sigman|title=Scandal's "Goodbye to You" Solo|newspaper=Keyboard Magazine|page=44|date=March 2010}}</ref>

In 1984, Shaffer played keyboards for [[The Honeydrippers]], a group formed in 1981 by former [[Led Zeppelin]] frontman [[Robert Plant]], on their only studio album, ''[[The Honeydrippers: Volume One]]''. The album included the hit single "[[Sea of Love (Phil Phillips song)|Sea of Love]]" which reached number one on ''Billboard'''s adult contemporary chart in 1984 and number three on its Hot 100 chart in 1985.<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000650260|label=The Honeydrippers, Vol. 1|tab=credits}}</ref>

He released two solo albums, 1989's ''Coast to Coast'', and 1993's ''[[The World's Most Dangerous Party]]'', produced by rock musician [[Todd Rundgren]]. Shaffer has also recorded with a wide range of artists, including [[Donald Fagen]], [[Ronnie Wood]], [[Grand Funk Railroad]], [[Diana Ross]], [[B.B. King]], [[Asleep at the Wheel]], [[Cyndi Lauper]], [[Carl Perkins]], [[Yoko Ono]], [[Blues Traveler]], [[Jeff Healey]], [[Cher]], [[Barry Manilow]], [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]], [[Luba (singer)|Luba]], [[Robert Burns]], [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], [[Bootsy Collins]], [[Nina Hagen]], [[Robert Plant]], [[Peter Criss]], [[Scandal (American band)|Scandal]], [[Brian Wilson]], ''Late Show'' regular [[Warren Zevon]], jazz trumpeters [[Miles Davis]] and [[Lew Soloff]], jazz saxophonist [[Lou Marini]], and bluegrass legend [[Earl Scruggs]]. In 1982, he co-wrote "[[It's Raining Men]]" with [[Paul Jabara]]. It was number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play charts, a number-two hit in the UK for [[The Weather Girls]] in 1984, and a UK number-one remake for [[Geri Halliwell]] in 2001. Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band performed the [[Chuck Berry]] song "[[Roll Over Beethoven]]" for the 1992 film [[Beethoven (film)|''Beethoven'']].

Shaffer has served as musical director and producer for the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] induction ceremony since its inception in 1986 and filled the same role for the [[1996 Olympic Games]] closing ceremonies from Atlanta, Georgia. Shaffer also served as musical director for ''[[Fats Domino]] and Friends'', a Cinemax special that included [[Ray Charles]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], and [[Ron Wood]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theworldsmostdangerousband.com/bio_paul.html|title=Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band-Biography|website=Theworldsmostdangerousband.com|access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref>

Shaffer has hosted [[Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum]] induction concert and ceremonies.

In 2017, Shaffer reunited with his band, resuming its previous name, and recorded the self-titled album ''Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band''. Shaffer and the band released their album in March and then went on tour, as well, as making appearances on both ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'' and ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'', for which Shaffer and the band returned to the [[Ed Sullivan Theater]] for the first time since Letterman's finale two years earlier.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/arts/music/paul-shaffer-david-letterman-bill-murray-album.html?nytmobile=0|title=Paul Shaffer Shakes Off His Post-''Letterman'' Blues|work=The New York Times|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|date=March 8, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://media.rhino.com/press-release/paul-shaffer-worlds-most-dangerous-band-new-album-available-march-17|title=Paul Shaffer & The World's Most Dangerous Band New Album Available March 17 &#124; Rhino Media|website=media.rhino.com|date=March 17, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/watch-paul-shaffers-uproarious-return-to-late-night-w488761|title=Watch Paul Shaffer's Uproarious Return to 'Late Night'|first=Jon|last=Blistein|date=June 20, 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1930246/paul-shaffer-perform-with-jenny-lewis-and-shaggy-on-kimmel/video/|title=Watch Paul Shaffer Perform With Jenny Lewis And Shaggy On Kimmel|date=March 16, 2017|website=Stereogum.com|access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> In 2023, the band returned to [[30 Rockefeller Plaza]] to act as the house band for one episode of ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' while the regular band, [[The Roots]], prepared for the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=2023-01-30 |title=Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band to Sub for The Roots on 'Jimmy Fallon' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/paul-shaffer-sub-for-the-roots-jimmy-fallon-1234670522/ |access-date=2023-02-04 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> They returned to the ''Tonight Show'' for a week in February 2025 when The Roots took a week off to rehearse for ''Saturday Night Live'''s 50th anniversary special.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=David Letterman Surprises Jimmy Fallon as Paul Shaffer Takes Over 'The Tonight Show' |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/david-letterman-jimmy-fallon-paul-shaffer-tonight-show-1235898330/ |access-date=February 11, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |date=February 11, 2025}}</ref> Shaffer would also revisit Studio 6A, where ''Late Night'' had been taped, in 2023 to perform a cover of [[Patti LaBelle]]’s “[[New Attitude (song)|New Attitude]]” with [[Kelly Clarkson]] for her [[The Kelly Clarkson Show|eponymous talk show]]. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kelly-clarkson-covers-attitude-patti-210000090.html|title= Kelly Clarkson Covers 'New Attitude' By Patti LaBelle ft. Paul Shaffer - Kellyoke |date=October 18, 2023|website=Yahoo! Entertainment|access-date=April 5, 2025}}</ref>