Seth Meyers paid tribute to late Saturday Night Live music producer Hal Willner and musician John Prine on Wednesday's episode of Late Night.
WillnerdiedTuesday at the age of 64. He had symptoms consistent with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, though he had not been officially diagnosed.
Jimmy Fallon also paid tribute to Willner on Tuesday. "He was the music supervisor at Saturday Night Live. He was so much more than that," said Meyers. "He was the show's spiritual connection to the past.
The 1970s gritty New York vibe just radiated off Hal," the host continued. "He loved to tell you how boring New York City was today compared to what it was like in the '70s.