 David Letterman (qv) originally wanted to call  Paul Shaffer (qv)s musical ensemble "The NBC Orchestra," but that  name was already taken by Doc Severinsen (qv) and company on  _"Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" (1962)_ (qv). Letterman  settled for the name "Paul Shaffer and the Worlds Most Dangerous  Band," but he got his way in the end: when Letterman and Shaffer  defected to CBS, they changed the name of Shaffers ensemble to "The  CBS Orchestra."