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Great Backing Band Names

Cliff had his Shadows, Bob was joined by a bunch of Wailers and Siouxsie came with her Banshees! Who are the great backing bands with equally great names.

65 years ago, Cliff was Travellin' Light with his renamed backing band The Shadows. So who were the greatest backing bands, from The Wailers to the Commodores, we’ve had Bad Seeds and Banshees, Modern Lovers and Blockheads and someone just got fed up at the ideas session and said let’s just call them The Band.

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Music Played

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Hong Kong Garden

    • The Best Of Siouxsie & The Banshees.
    • Polydor.
  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Rock Around The Clock

    • That's Rock'n'Roll.
    • EMI.
  • Gloria Estefan

    Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)

    • Monster Hits (Various Artists).
    • Hits Album.
  • Lloyd Cole & The Commotions

    Brand New Friend

    • Lloyd Cole - The Collection.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Shiela & B. Devotion

    Spacer

    • The Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.
    • 13 / 2.
  • Nathaniel Rateliff & Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

    I Need Never Get Old

    • Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.
    • Stax.
  • Bruce Hornsby & The Range

    The Valley Road

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Prince & The Revolution

    Purple Rain

    • Prince - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Buddy Holly

    Peggy Sue

    • Rediscover The 50's-Rock With The Cav.
    • Old Gold.
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips

    Midnight Train To Georgia

    • Midnight Train To Georgia: The Best Of Gladys Knight And The Pips.
    • Music Club Records.
  • Ian Dury & The Blockheads

    Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

    • The Best Of Ian Dury.
    • Repertoire.
  • Tom Petty

    I Won't Back Down

    • Tom Petty - Anthology.
    • MCA.

Broadcasts

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