Mandy Barnett and her band of Nashville Legends

Mandy Barnett performs "I've Got A Right To Cry" on the Late Show with David Letterman, with a band of veteran Nashville studio musicians and Late Show bandleader Paul Shaffer. Mandy Barnett- vocal Harold Bradley- lead guitar the late Buddy Harmon- drums the late Hal Rugg- steel guitar David Hoffner- synthesizer (strings) Andy Reiss- tic-tac guitar (baritone Daneclectro) Paul Shaffer- piano Ernie Sykes- bass Jason Bales- acoustic guitar Hal Rugg died in 2005, Buddy Harmon in 2008. At the end of the clip, you'll hear the tail end of the band playing Floyd Cramer's "Last Date" for the studio audience during the commercial break. Both Harold Bradley and Buddy Harmon played on the original hit recording of "Last Date" in 1960. Before this appearance, Buddy Harmon's most recent performance in the Ed Sullivan Theater had been on the Ed Sullivan Show in the early 1960s. Recorded on 4/14/1999 in New York, NY

Added 27 Sept 2026