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Posted on May 20, 2015

33 Performances That Clarify Why Music Fans Will Miss David Letterman

There are plenty of reasons that comedy fans will be entering a period of mourning after David Letterman steps down as the host of "The Late Show with David Letterman," ending a 33-year run in late-night, but it's going to be rough going for music fans, too, given how many artists were given the spotlight by Dave over the years. Appropriately, we've put together a list of 33 performances that have thrilled us over the course of that run. No, they're not necessarily all the very best that Mr. Letterman had to offer, because this thing would enter into triple digits if we went that route, but they'll give you an idea of the variety that Dave served up as well as the vacuum that'll be left by losing a host who actually cared more about spotlighting the music he loved than the number of viewers who might've tuned in to hear it.