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The second Jennings record, after 1977's Ol' Waylon, to be produced by Chips Moman, who had collaborated with Willie Nelson on Always on My Mind, Nelson's most successful album, Black on Black features a different sound than most Jennings albums of the period, prominently including electric pianos and backing vocals, the latter performed primarily by Jennings' wife, Jessi Colter.
Blackheim (Anders Nyström) – lead guitar, music, guitar (on Jhva Elohim Meth & Dance of December Souls), bass (on Jhva Elohim Meth & Brave Murder Day) & backing vocals (on For Funerals to Come)
After an extended hiatus, Dog's Eye View released a third album (also on Vanguard), Tomorrow Always Comes, on January 24, 2006, which featured backing vocals by singers Jason Mraz and Kelly Moneymaker, as well as an appearance from Paul Doucette of Matchbox Twenty.
The permanent line-up of the band is now Sean Tyla, vocals and guitar; Martin Belmont, guitar and vocals; Kevin Foster (of Hank Wangford & the Lost Cowboys and Los Pisteleros fame) bass guitar and backing vocals; and Jim Russell, (ex Stretch, Wild Angels, and The Inmates) on drums.
Robert Pehrsson: backing vocals, guitar, filled in for Tobias Egge on the Spain tour in February and March 2011
He has always contributed backing vocals and since the departure of Jari Mäenpää in 2004 has taken up a greater role behind the microphone, sharing the clean vocal parts with new bass player Sami Hinkka, with Mäenpää's replacement Petri Lindroos handling the harsh vocals.
He has also shown himself to be a talented vocalist, though his excursions into singing on record were generally limited to backing vocals, notably with Honeybus, Colin Hare, Shanghai and Status Quo.
The band undertook an extensive UK tour in 1978, which also featured Trevor White (a member of both Sparks and Jet) and Chris Gent (saxophone/backing vocals), but Gordon left soon after.
Jim Gilstrap, Maxine Green, Augie Johnson, Marty McCall, Pepper Swenson, Carolyn Willis —backing vocals
Phyllis Yvonne, Marva King, Mark Philosit, Michelle Kornegay, Annette Hardeman, Jacqueline Gregory, Paula Holloway, Charlene Holloway, Minnie Curry, Terry Price, Darryl Phinnessee, Dorian Holley, Jim Gilstrap, Julia Tiltman Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Wendy Fraser, Rosalind Keel, Fred White, Phyllis St James, Portia Griffin, Joey Diggs, Solomon Henderson Jr., Keith Jones, Sheila Lakin, Bridgent Potts, Ron Monroe, John Kee, Andrea Deese, Clarissa Rhodes, Jeanette Taylor - backing vocals
Janie Fricke, Marcia Routh, Pebble Daniel, Sandy Mason Theoret, Garth Fundis – backing vocals
Rose Simpson - violin ("Log Cabin Home in the Sky"); percussion ("Maya", "Cousin Caterpillar" & "The Iron Stone"); backing vocals
However, she continued to record and to tour with Stax stars, including Rufus Thomas and Otis Redding, and to sing backing vocals on their records.
Lee Thornburg – Trumpets, tuba, melodica, additional keyboards, backing vocals
At the Drive-In formed in 1994 with an initial lineup of Cedric Bixler-Zavala (lead vocals), Jim Ward (guitar and backing vocals), Jarrett Wrenn (guitar), Kenny Hopper (bass guitar), and Bernie Rincon (drums).
Elwood Blues – Backing vocals, harmonica; Lead vocals on track 6, Co-lead vocals on track 1
On Lupine Records, McGlown sang backing vocals for Mary Wilson on "Pretty Baby" and backing vocals for Diana Ross on "Tears of Sorrow".
The core members of the band were Jan Hellriegel (ex-Working With Walt; lyrics, vocals, guitar and keyboards), Flick Rhind (bass), Zan Wright (backing vocals), Venessa Anich (drums) and Leanne Ibell (guitar).
David Yeates and Martin Kelleher provide backing vocals on numerous tracks, the first published recordings of Four to the Bar members' collaboration since the band's 1995 release, Another Son.
Mick Molloy - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Mandola, Percussion & Backing vocals
The album, co-produced by the band themselves and Aleksandar Radosavljević, featured guest appearances by Ana Žunić (backing vocals), Filip Krumes (violin, viola), Vasil Hadžimanov (keyboards), Dušan Petrović (saxophone) and Nemanja Kojić (trombone).
In the film, she performed backing vocals to the Curtis Mayfield-penned songs, "Something He Can Feel", "Hooked On Your Love", and "Jump", (which were all re-recorded by Aretha Franklin for the entire soundtrack).
In 1995 Eddie worked concurrently on the second Jon Dunmore CD entitled Baptized by fire (Seagul/Semaphore records-1995), while also at the same time contributing guitar and backing vocals for the actor Richard Grieco (actor: 21 Jump Street, A Night at the Roxbury etc.) CD- Waiting for the sky to fall (Edel records-1995).
Alisa Peoples, Calvin Yarbrough, David Drew, Lonnie Simmons, Marva King, Maxayne Lewis, Rudy Taylor, Sheila Young, Val Young - Backing Vocals
Petri Aho, Antti Railio - backing vocals, choir on "More Than Friends"
Gina X Performance was a German dance-rock/electropop ensemble from Cologne, consisting of vocalist Gina Kikoine and writer/producer Zeus B. Held, Ralph Morgenstern (backing vocals), Hinrich Sickenberger (backing vocals, drums) and Lazlo Czigany (drums).
The song is also notable for including backing vocals by former guitarist, Jack Sherman who was fired in 1984.
With Kane on vocals and lead guitar, Mighall on drums and Joe Edwards on bass guitar and occasional backing vocals, they formed The Rascals.
Laura Jane Grace - lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, bass guitar, drums
The song and single "I'm the Answer" features Pete Townshend singing backing vocals, There were a couple of singles lifted from the album "So Real" and "I'm the Answer" both got little Album-oriented rock radio play the track "I'm the Answer" was the only song to feature a music video, the music video was played on MTV and Simon Townshend was Interviewed with Pete Townshend about the album of which MTV wrongly said the artist of the song was "Peter Townshend".
Andrew Tolman - Drums, backing vocals (2008–2011)
Backing vocals on several tracks were recorded in London with renowned English-based session singers including Jimmy Helms, Katie Kissoon, Carol Kenyon and Tessa Niles.
It features tracks from his 2005 release, Our Own Time, Tragedy, Your Last Day, Miracle of Mind & Sunny as well as Another Mistake, the track originally written for Joss Stone, who herself provides backing vocals on the track.
In 1986, she worked as a studio musician (providing backing vocals) on Alphaville's album Afternoons in Utopia.
The Cherry Sisters, Rhonda Fleming, George Grantham, Sherilyn Huffman, Lisa Silver, Diane Tidwell: Backing Vocals
The nine songs which appeared on the album featured guests appearances by Boris Krstajić on synthesizer, Branko Kosar on keyboards, and Marijana Nešić, Nikola Đuričko, Boris Milivojević and Nikola Pejak on backing vocals.
The backing vocals were sung by Ania Szarmach and Kasia Cerekwicka who are now also well known singer in Poland and by Krzysztof Pietrzak.
Mishka released his self-titled debut album Mishka (including Heather Nova on backing vocals) later that year which received much critical acclaim in both the UK and Japan.
Joe Lengson – bass guitar, backing vocals (2007–2012)
Joe Geia (1993- ) Electric guitar, backing vocals, recording engineer.
On March 31, 2000, Olsson sang backing vocals alongside Billy Trudel and Ken Stacey as part of John's band when John was promoting the soundtrack to the film The Road to El Dorado by appearing on The Today Show.
Tim Rice-Oxley – piano, synths, electric guitar ("Clear Skies"), lead vocals ("Your Love"), backing vocals
Mylon LeFevre – vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, bass, percussion, backing vocals
John McKenzie – bass guitar (2,5,6,8,10,11), backing vocals (8)
Vicki Randle, Jim Gilstrap, Bonnie Boyer, Myrna Matthews, Carla Vaughn, Linda Imperial, Kevin Walden, Ben E. Epps, Dennis Saunders, Frank Loverde, Yolanda Glass, Leslie Ann Jones, John Lehman - Backing vocals
Rachel played bass guitar and singing backing vocals for Brendan Perry on his 2010 Ark tour.
Bruno Ravel – Guitar, Bass, backing vocals, keyboards and synthesator
Just a short time later she began working as a session singer for recording studios; she has sung backing vocals for artists such as Frank Sinatra, Imanol, José José, Jennifer Lopez, the Tommy Dorsey Band, Ricky Martin, Julio Iglesias, Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Gloria Estefan, and Céline Dion.
Bono and The Edge contribute backing vocals on "Little Black Dress."
They are notable for bringing together three musicians of Counting Crows: Adam Duritz, who sang backing vocals on "Barbarossa" and several other tracks on Light Music, David Immerglück, who played bass on several tracks of the album, and David Bryson who produced several of their tracks.
Stump recorded himself singing a mash-up of Jackson hits, blending "Billie Jean", "Scream", "Man in the Mirror," "Thriller" and other Jackson songs over pre-recorded backing vocals.
Chris Maitland - drums, percussion (except tracks 6 & 7), backing vocals on tracks 4 & 10
He is the bassist for Swedish indie pop group Shout Out Louds, and also contributes backing vocals and percussion.
Kelly and Duffield were invited to sing backing vocals on the INXS album, The Swing.
Things of Stone and Wood or ToSaW formed in Melbourne in 1989 with Michael Allen on bass guitar and backing vocals; Greg Arnold on lead vocals and acoustic guitar; Justin Brady on violin, mandolin and harmonica; and Tony Floyd on drums and percussion.
Jill Tracy is on backing vocals for Tidal Wave and plays piano on Blood Sucker Blues.
He has arranged and recorded backing vocals for Dave Dobbyn, Tim Finn, Vince Jones, Justine Clarke and the Umbrellas.
More recently, he participated with backing vocals to the cover of Queen's "Too Much Love Will Kill You", interpreted by Negative's Jonne Aaron, Sir Christus and Larry Love, Jann Wilde and Rose Avenue's Jann Wilde and Dead By Gun's Christian.
Jussi Selo, singer for Uniklubi, has previously sung for Lovex, as well as guest backing vocals on some of Negative's tracks.
Lana Lane - voice on track 1; backing vocals on tracks 4, 5, 6, and 9
Warpaint was formed in Los Angeles, California in 2004 by Emily Kokal (vocals, guitar), Theresa Wayman (guitar, vocals), Jenny Lee Lindberg (bass, backing vocals) and Shannyn Sossamon (drums, backing vocals).
The song was later recorded by Lori Balmer with the Gibb brothers on backing vocals, Lori was only 8 years old when they recording the song.
Harmer also appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on October 2, 2001, in an appearance in which stage manager Biff Henderson jumped in to sing impromptu backing vocals.