![]() ![]() “He called me and wanted to pick my brain about what to do. “The situation came up when Paul was asked to be musical director of Letterman,” Jordan told Rolling Stone in 2011. ![]() Paul Shaffer co-produced one of their albums, leading to a major leap in Jordan’s career. Before that, Jordan also played in Stevie Wonder’s band Wonderlove and contributed to a slew of R&B, jazz and fusion albums.ĭuring that same period, Jordan explored a blend of pop, funk and fusion with the 24 th Street Band, which also featured guitarist Hiram Bullock and bassist Will Lee, among others. Sharp-eyed TV watchers may recall Jordan as the drummer in the house bands of Saturday Night Live (1977-78) and Late Night with David Letterman (1982-86). Although not a bold-face name to some, Steve Jordan has had a connection with the band that dates back decades - to Richards’ X-Pensive Winos and even one of the Stones’ own albums.Īs a name in album credits, Jordan, 64, has been familiar to anyone who’s owned records by Keith Richards (all his solo work), John Mayer, Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen, the Blues Brothers (the John Belushi/Dan Aykroyd project), and many more. But the least surprising news was the person who’ll be filling in for him. Wednesday’s announcement that Charlie Watts would be sitting out the upcoming Rolling Stones tour was jarring for the first time since 1963, Watts (who is recovering from an unspecified surgical procedure) won’t be behind the drum kit. ![]()
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