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Fans of Stephen Colbert said their goodbyes as his 11-year run as the host of \u201cThe Late Show\u201d on CBS ended this week.<\/p>\n
Colbert, 62, hosted the final episode<\/a> on Thursday, featuring a star-studded lineup including Paul McCartney, Paul Rudd, Bryan Cranston, and fellow late night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver.<\/p>\n He saw a flurry of support from celebrities far and wide, including a few Alabama rock legends who have performed on his show.<\/p>\n Among them was Brittany Howard, the Athens-born Grammy-winner co-founder of Alabama Shakes, who has appeared on several episodes of \u201cThe Late Show,\u201d most recently performing her song \u201cWhat Now\u201d<\/a> in October 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cMemories from @colbertlateshow very first show in honor of the chapter closing tonight,\u201d Howard posted online<\/a>, including a photo of Howard and Colbert side by side on a backstage couch. \u201cLucky to have been a part of the journey Love you Stephen, thank you for being an inspiration to us all!\u201d<\/p>\n Howard also sang \u201cStay High\u201d<\/a> on the show in September 2019 and \u201cRevolution\u201d<\/a> in November 2020.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was nominated for five Grammys today and is one of President Obama\u2019s favorite artists,\u201d Colbert said during the intro of the latter.<\/p>\n Alabama Shakes performed the song \u201cJoe\u201d<\/a> from their album \u201cSound & Color\u201d Oct. 29, 2015.<\/p>\n Howard also appeared on a September 2015 episode, sharing the stage with Mavis Staples, Ben Folds, Buddy Guy, and fellow Alabama native Paul Janeway of St. Paul and the Broken Bones for a medley.<\/p>\n Drive-By Truckers<\/a> reunited<\/a> with Jason Isbell<\/a> last December for a performance of \u201cHell No, I Ain\u2019t Happy\u201d from their expanded box set<\/a> \u201cThe Definitive Decoration Day,\u201d featuring the band\u2019s classic 2003 album.<\/p>\n Front and center were the band\u2019s three guitar players, Hood, Isbell and Mike Cooley, backed by keyboardist Jay Gonzalez, bassist Matt Patton, and drummer Brad Morgan.<\/p>\n \u201cHell No, I Ain\u2019t Happy,\u201d written by Hood, marked the third track on the 15-song album, the first of three records they made with Isbell, who wrote the song \u201cDecoration Day.\u201d<\/p>\n The band originated in Athens, Georgia, but several members including Hood and Cooley hailed from the Shoals region, where the pair met as students at the University of North Alabama. Isbell (from Green Hill, Alabama) joined the band in 2001 before his departure in 2007.<\/p>\n Hood also took to social media to pay tribute to the departing host.<\/p>\n \u201cTo say that DBT are massive fans of Stephen Colbert is an understatement in the league of saying I kind of like The Beatles, The Stones, Zeppelin or The Clash,\u201d Hood wrote in a social media post<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cMr. Colbert is not only the best at what he does on TV, he is among The BEST of what America has to offer itself and the world. A true class act, top to bottom,\u201d Hood continued. \u201cSmart (another understatement), kind, caring, full of love and joy. And funny as hell. Truly sidesplitting hilarious, always punching up and never punching down, speaking truth to power and the ridiculousness that so often accompanies it.\u201d<\/p>\n Hood wrote the band was \u201chonored\u201d to perform on the show last winter, \u201cknowing that it would be the last time.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTo say it was joyful would be another understatement,\u201d Hood wrote. \u201cDBT has been doing late night TV for nearly 25 years, having done so numerous times for hosts ranging from Craig Kilborn, Conan O\u2019Brien (numerous times on two of his shows), Jimmy Fallon and David Letterman, but this was a next level experience.<\/p>\n \u201cThe joy we witnessed backstage was moving and infectious. The staff was next-level wonderful to us and Mr. Colbert himself came back to personally greet us. It was truly one of my favorite experiences of the 30 years DBT has been a band.\u201d<\/p>\n Hood thanked Colbert, calling him \u201ca man of rare intelligence and grace, a source of joy and light in these dark times, a man of wisdom and humor when we needed it most.\u201d<\/p>\n Isbell and his band The 400 Unit performed a two-night run on \u201cThe Late Show\u201d in December 2023, playing his songs \u201cKing of Oklahoma\u201d<\/a> and \u201cCover Me Up.\u201d<\/a> He also sang \u201cHope the High Road\u201d on the show in June 2017, and performed remote renditions of \u201cRunning with Our Eyes Closed\u201d and \u201cOverseas\u201d during the pandemic.<\/p>\n Isbell also appeared with Strand of Oaks to perform the song \u201cRuby\u201d<\/a> in March 2019.” The Grammy-winner also did a bit called \u201cJason Isbell releases the saddest song ever\u201d in a March 2016 episode of the show.<\/p>\n Colbert on Thursday gave a heartfelt final monologue, thanking the show\u2019s crew along with the audience, before welcoming Paul McCartney as the show\u2019s final guest.<\/p>\n CBS announced last summer that Colbert\u2019s show would end, citing economic reasons after 11 seasons, despite Colbert leading in late-night TV ratings. Many \u2014 including Colbert \u2014 expressed skepticism that President Donald Trump\u2019s repeated criticism of the show wasn\u2019t a factor. Trump\u2019s name on Thursday never came up.<\/p>\n The decision to shutter the show came after parent company Paramount\u2019s $16 million settlement of Trump\u2019s lawsuit over a \u201c60 Minutes\u201d interview as Paramount awaited his administration\u2019s approval of a pending sale to Skydance Media. Colbert had called it a \u201cbig fat bribe.\u201d On Thursday, he showed a clip of a sympathetic dolphin clicking with the subtitle: \u201cIt was a financial decision.\u201d<\/p>\n The Associated Press and Mark Heim contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n Read the original article on al.com<\/a>. 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