>> Stephen: GIVE IT UP FOR THE BAND, EVERYBODY, RIGHT THERE!
COME ON! HELLO, LOUIS.
HELLO, LOUIS. HELLO, BAND!
HEY, EVERYBODY! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GIVE IT UP FOR THE ONE, THE ONLY
MAESTRO, JOE WALSH! ( GUITAR RIFF )
JOE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) BEING
NIGHT AFTER NIGHT YOU'VE COME HERE. IN
HERE AND JUST BURNED THE HOUSE DOWN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING IT.
>> I'M HAVING A GREAT TIME. I LOVE THIS BAND.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE AMAZING. I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT VET'S
AID, FOUNDED IN 2017. WHAT IS THAT AND WHAT'S ITS
ROLE? >> WELL, STEVE!
LIFE'S BEEN GOOD, RIGHT? SO I WAS LOOKING AROUND FOR
SOMEWHERE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND I PICKED VETS.
>> Stephen: AND WHY WAS THAT IMPORTANT TO YOU, JOE?
>> WELL, I'M A GOLD STAR KID. ( APPLAUSE )
MY FATHER DIED IN ACTIVE DUTY, AND, SO, I'M RESONANT TO GOLD
STAR FAMILIES. >> Stephen: AND IF PEOPLE WANT
HELP, WHERE CAN THEY GO. >> VETSAID.org.
THIS YEAR IS COLUMBUS, OHIO. WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A CONCERT IN
COLUMBUS, OHIO, SOLD OUT IN HALF AN HOUR.
>> Stephen: HERE'S THE CONCERT RIGHT HERE, CHECK THIS OUT RIGHT
HERE. YOU ARE GETTING BACK TOGETHER
BEING THE JAMES GANG. >> YES, I AM.
YES, I AM. >> Stephen: ONE LAST RIDE.
THERE YOU GO. >> Stephen: CHECK IT OUT,
EVERYBODY. CHECK IT OUT.
JOE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
AND, EVERYBODY, STICK AROUND, BECAUSE WHITE HOUSE PRESS
SECRETARY KARINE JEAN-PIERRE WILL BE OUT HERE IN JUST A
MOMENT AND MARVEL'S NEW "SHE-HULK" TATIANA MASLANY IS
HERE TONIGHT. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
IN THE MEANTIME, FOLKS, I'VE GOT NEWS ABOUT OUR DEAR
FRIEND JON BATISTE. SHARP-EYED VIEWERS MAY HAVE
NOTICED THAT JON HASN'T BEEN HERE THIS SUMMER.
WELL, I HAVE AN UPDATE: JON HAS DECIDED TO LEAVE THE
SHOW. ( AUDIENCE REACTS )
I KNOW! I FEEL THE SAME WAY!
BUT IT'S FOR ALL THE BEST REASONS, INCLUDING TO CONTINUE
WORLD. WE WANTED TO GIVE HIM A TO SHARE HIS ART WITH THE BIG
IN-PERSON SEND OFF. JOE WALSH WAS GOING TO POP OUT
OF A CAKE. THANK YOU, JOE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) BUT JON'S NOT IN TOWN.
I HOPE HE'S CUTTING HIS NEW ALBUM AND I HOPE IT'S CALLED
"MORE GRAMMYS PLEASE." ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
WE'VE BEEN SO LUCKY TO HAVE A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO JON'S
INCREDIBLE TALENT FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.
AND WILL WE MISS HIM HERE? "YEAAAH!"
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) "YEAAAH!"
BUT WE'RE HAPPY FOR YOU, JON. AND I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE YOU
ON AS A GUEST WITH YOUR NEXT HIT RECORD.
I LOVE YOU. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
BUT AS HAPPY AS I AM FOR JON, I AM THRILLED FOR US.
BECAUSE I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS INCREDIBLE
BAND IS STAYING, AND THAT OUR NEW BANDLEADER IS THE ONE AND
ONLY LOUIS CATO! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( PIANO RIFF ) , THANK YOU, LOUIS!
>> COME ON. ( GUITAR RIFF GRCT
>> Stephen: IF YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, AND I HOPE YOU HAVE,
YOU KNOW THAT LOUIS HAS DONE A GREAT JOB THIS
SUMMER, AND HE IS VERY HUMBLE, SO HE WON'T SAY THIS--
BUT I WILL. HE'S A MUSICAL GENIUS.
HE CAN PLAY BASICALLY EVERY INSTRUMENT OVER THERE.
GIVE HIM AN AFTERNOON, HE'LL LEARN HOW TO PLAY MOZART ON A
SHOEHORN. SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, LET
ME INTRODUCE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, LOUIS CATO AND THE LATE
SHOW BAND! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
TAKE US OUT, FOLKS! ( BAND PLAYING )
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )