A backup band or backing band is a musical ensemble that accompanies a lead singer at a live performance or on a recording. A backup band can also accompany an instrumental soloist, such as a lead guitarist or solo fiddler, though all-instrumental performances, with no singing, are not common in popular music and traditional music.

The News combined a rock backing with soul and doo-wop harmony vocals and Lewis' distinctive voice. Without Lewis, they eventually became the original backing band for Elvis Costello's first album My Aim Is True. Lewis also worked with Irish band Thin Lizzy, contributing harmonica to the song "Baby Drives Me Crazy," recorded onstage for the Live and Dangerous album. Thin Lizzy bassist/vocalist Phil Lynott introduces Lewis by name during the song. The band returned to the Bay Area by the end of the 1970s

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Album Name Ready for Surprise. Music StyleHard FM. Members owning this album0. 4. Break My Heart Again. 6. Rainbow in the Night. 7. Foreign Man. 8. Same Old Love. 9. Now It's the Time.

Backing Band – Siren (13)Bass, Guitar – Dave ClagueDrums – Tat Meager (2)Lead Guitar – Mick SweenyPiano, Guitar – Nick CudworthVocals – Kevin Coyne. 11. Flowering Cherry (B-Side). Backing Band – Siren (13)Bass – Dave ClagueDrums – Tat Meager (2)Guitar – John Chichester, Nick CudworthLead Guitar – Mick SweenyVocals – Kevin Coyne. Plus ‎(CD, Album, Comp). See For Miles Records Ltd. SEECD 410.

Mikio Fujioka, BOH and Yuya Maeta, best known as 3 of the more consistent members of Babymetal's backing Kami Band at live shows, have now released a demo of their own, under the name of Kari-Band (meaning Temporary Band, a play on their Japanese name with Babymetal). As opposed to Babymetal's self styled "kawaii metal", the music on Kari-Band's first effort is primarily jazz fusion. Kari-band means "Band for rent". Cheap of them to sell a freaking demo, couldn't they find a label to produce an EP? It's not like they don't know anyone.

Now, Babymetal's backing band, Kami Band, are stepping into the forefront. The group consists of BOH on bass, Mikio Fujioka on guitar and Yuya Maeta on drums and they promise a mix of genres with some guest musicians

A typical example is when a famous actor has an unbilled cameo appearance in a film.