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This page lists singers (or in some cases musicians) and their backing groups.
Obviously, these questions can be asked the other way round.
| Herb Alpert |
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Tijuana Brass | |
| Ginger Baker (post–Cream; self–titled 1970 debut album was a minor hit) |
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Air Force | |
| Archie Bell |
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Drells | |
| Freddie Bell (Giddy–up–a–ding–dong, No. 4 1956) |
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Bellboys | |
| Cliff Bennett |
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Rebel Rousers | |
| Acker Bilk |
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Paramount Jazz Band | |
| James Brown (on his early recordings – 1953–68) |
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Famous Flames | |
| Joe Brown |
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Bruvvers | |
| Johnny Clegg (South African vocalist) |
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Savuka | |
| Joe Cocker (1966–9 – including Woodstock) |
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Grease Band | |
| Elvis Costello (1978–9, usually until 1982 and occasionally since) |
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Attractions | |
| Kid Creole |
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Coconuts | |
| Desmond Dekker |
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Aces | |
| Disco Tex |
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Sex–O–Lettes | |
| Julie Driscoll (This Wheel's on Fire, No. 5 1968) |
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Brian Auger & the Trinity | |
Duane Eddy (in his early career; later on, a diminutive of this name was used)
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Rebels | |
| Simon Dupree (Kites, No. 9 in 1967) |
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Big Sound | |
| Ian Dury (except Profoundly in Love with Pandora, 1985) |
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Blockheads | |
| Gloria Estefan (1988–9) |
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Miami Sound Machine | |
| Adam Faith (1958–65) |
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Roulettes | |
| Georgie Fame (1964–6, including two UK No. 1 hits)
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Blue Flames | |
| Shane Fenton (later known as Alvin Stardust) |
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Fentones | |
| Wayne Fontana |
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Mindbenders | |
| John Fred (Judy in Disguise with Glasses, No. 3 1968) |
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Playboy Band | |
| Freddie (Garrity) |
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Dreamers | |
| Gerry (Marsden) |
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Pacemakers | |
| Gary Glitter |
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Glitter Band | |
| Luke Goss (post–Bros, 1993; two minor hits) |
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Band of Thieves | |
| Grandmaster Flash (and/or Melle Mel – rap pioneer) |
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Furious Five | |
| Hale & Pace (The Stonk, No. 1 1991) |
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Stonkers | |
| Bill Haley |
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Comets | |
| Steve Harley |
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Cockney Rebel | |
| Buddy Holly (only credited on You've Got Love, 1964) |
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Crickets | |
| Bruce Hornsby (on his first three albums and related singes, including That's Just the Way It Is –
his greatest hit) |
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Range | |
| Joan Jett |
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Blackhearts | |
| Jive Bunny |
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Mastermixers | |
| Johnny Johnson |
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Bandwagon | |
| Booker T. (Jones) – named after a British sports car
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MGs | |
| KC (Harry Wayne Casey) |
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Sunshine Band | |
| Johnny Kidd |
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Pirates | |
| Gladys Knight |
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Pips | |
| Billy J. Kramer |
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Dakotas | |
| Alison Krauss |
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Union Station | |
| Ronnie Lane (post–Faces; two medium–sized hits, 1974) |
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Slim Chance | |
| Huey Lewis |
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News | |
| Terry Lightfoot (English jazzman, 3 top 50 hits 1961–2) |
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New Orleans Jazzmen | |
| Frankie Lymon (Why Do Fools Fall in Love, no. 1 1956) |
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Teenagers | |
| Ziggy Marley (son of Bob – two minor hits, 1988–9) |
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Melody Makers | |
| Harold Melvin (biggest hits If You Don't Know Me By Now, 1973, and Don't Leave Me This Way,
1977)
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Blue Notes | |
| Zoot Money (popular live band; only UK hit was Big Time Operator – no. 25 in 1966) |
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Big Roll Band | |
| Gary Numan |
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Tubeway Army | |
| Tony Orlando |
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Dawn | |
| Graham Parker (including his four UK Top 20 albums, 1977–80) |
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Rumour | |
| Tom Petty (until 1985, and occasionally from 1991) |
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Heartbreakers | |
| Bobby 'Boris' Pickett (Monster Mash, no. 3 in 1975) |
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Crypt Kickers | |
| Brian Poole (until they went their own way in 1967) |
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Tremeloes | |
| Iggy Pop |
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Stooges | |
| Elvis Presley (1956–70 – over 100 recordings) |
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Jordanaires | |
| Prince | 1979–86 – including the albums 1999 and Purple Rain |
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Revolution |
| 1990–2013, and on his final album – Hit n Run Phase Two, 2015 |
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New Power Generation | |
| 2013–14 – including Plectrumelectrum – one of his two penultimate albums, released simultaneously |
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3rdeyegirl | |
| Gary Puckett (Young Girl, No. 1 in 1968) |
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Union Gap | |
| Martha Reeves |
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Vandellas | |
| Vic Reeves (Born Free, No. 6 in 1991) |
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Roman Numerals | |
| Jonathan Richman (Roadrunner, no. 11 in 1977) |
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Modern Lovers | |
| Smokey Robinson (1966–71) |
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Miracles | |
| Mitch Ryder (Jenny Take a Ride, No. 33 1966) |
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Detroit Wheels | |
| Sam the Sham (Woolly Bully, no. 11 1965) |
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Pharaohs | |
| Bob Seger |
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Silver Bullet Band | |
| Paul Shane (Hi de Hi (Holiday Rock), no. 36 in 1981) |
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Yellowcoats | |
| Rocky Sharpe (Rama Lama Ding Dong, no. 17 in 1978) |
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Replays | |
| Siouxsie (a.k.a. Siouxsie Sioux) |
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Banshees | |
| Sly (Stone) |
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Family Stone | |
| Bob B. Soxx (Zip–a–dee–doo–dah – Phil Spector produced, 1963) |
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Blue Jeans | |
| Bruce Springsteen (with a gap from 1988–99, except for a reunion in 1995) |
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E Street Band | |
| Tommy Steele (1956–7 – including his only no. 1, Singing the Blues) |
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Steelmen | |
| Martin Stephenson |
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Daintees | |
| Junior Walker |
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All Stars | |
| Geno Washington |
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Ram Jam Band | |
| Frank Zappa (never jointly credited – he was leader of the band) |
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Mothers of Invention | |
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