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A backing band or backup band is a band which accompanies an artist at a live performance or on a recording. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. This can either be an established group or an ad hoc group assembled for the purpose. Ad hoc is a Latin phrase which means "for this [ Purpose ]" Such groups are often made up of session musicians. Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right

Some of the best-known long-lived, established backing bands (with lead artist) are:

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Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock band with multinational personnel fronted by Nick Cave. Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957 in Warracknabeal, Victoria) is an Australian Musician, Songwriter, Author The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Crazy Horse is a rock band best known for its long association with Canadian singer/songwriter Neil Young, despite having released five albums of its own over Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician The Crickets were a rock band from Lubbock Texas, formed by Singer / Songwriter Buddy Holly in the 1950s Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll. The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with Rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 This article is about the punk group For information on Tom Petty's backing band see The Heartbreakers. Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist The Jordanaires are an American singing group formed in 1948 in Springfield Missouri. This article is about the rock band Mink DeVille For information about the band’s frontman and composer see Willy DeVille. Willy DeVille (b August 25 1950 is an American Singer and Songwriter. Huey Lewis (born Hugh Anthony Cregg III; July 5 1950 is an American Musician, Songwriter and occasional Actor. Graham Parker (born 18 November 1950 in London, England is a British rock Singer and Songwriter. The Shadows are an English instrumental and vocal Rock and roll group active from the 1950s to the 2000s Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter.
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