A backing group is a band or musical ensemble supporting a singer or another group. They are often only associated with their principal act(s), but can go on to success alone.
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| Act | Backing group(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Herb Alpert | The Tijuana Brass | |
| Buddy Holly | The Crickets | |
| Elvis Presley | The Jordanaires | |
| Bob Dylan | The Band | |
| Roger Waters | The Bleeding Heart Band | |
| Neil Young | Crazy Horse | |
| Prince | The Revolution | |
| James Brown | The J.B.'s | |
| Elvis Costello | The Attractions | |
| Bruce Springsteen | The E Street Band |
Famous quotes containing the words list of, list, backing and/or groups:
“Love’s boat has been shattered against the life of everyday. You and I are quits, and it’s useless to draw up a list of mutual hurts, sorrows, and pains.”
—Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930)
“All is possible,
Who so list believe;
Trust therefore first, and after preve,
As men wed ladies by license and leave,
All is possible.”
—Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503?–1542)
“And no one, it seemed, had had the presence of mind
To initiate proceedings or stop the wheel
From the number it was backing away from as it stopped:
It was performing prettily; the puncture stayed unseen....”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)
“... until both employers’ and workers’ groups assume responsibility for chastising their own recalcitrant children, they can vainly bay the moon about “ignorant” and “unfair” public criticism. Moreover, their failure to impose voluntarily upon their own groups codes of decency and honor will result in more and more necessity for government control.”
—Mary Barnett Gilson (1877–?)