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backing bands

backing bands is the plural of backing band.

Meaning of backing band

Noun

backing band (plural backing bands)

  1. (UK) A group of musicians who accompany an artist at a live performance or on a recording. This can either be an established group, or else an ad hoc group assembled for the purpose.
    • He and his longtime backing band—keyboardist Paul “Wixy” Wickens, guitarist Rusty Anderson, drummer Abe Laboriel Jr., and bassist Brian Ray—tore through a slick, loudly-applauded rendition of “Let Me Roll It” before ascending into a white-hot instrumental jam of Jimi Hendrix’s “Foxy Lady.”2026 March 29, Matt Mitchell, “In LA, Paul McCartney is king”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2026
    Synonyms:
    backup band

Questions about backing bands

What is backing bands the plural of?
Backing bands is the plural of backing band.

Words near backing bands in the dictionary

  1. backies
  2. Backiling
  3. backing
  4. backing away
  5. backing band
  6. backing bands
  7. backing bean
  8. backing beans
  9. backing down
  10. backing in
  11. backing into

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