Sentence examples for backup vocalist from inspiring English sources
noun
A member of a group of singers who provide backup vocals to a song
Sullet on the backup vocalist.
Mauer is still smiling and still trying to be a backup vocalist.
Vocals will be handled by the fado singer Ana Moura and the Stones backup vocalist Bernard Fowler.
In Vampire Weekend, he was the keyboardist, guitarist, and backup vocalist, and he also produced and co-wrote its songs.
Ms. Williams tells her story, starting with her first recording session in Gary, Ind., at 17 and her role in Stevie Wonder's band as a backup vocalist.
Around the same time, Mr. Taylor lost Mr. Hield, who quit to pursue solo projects and tour as a backup vocalist with Lenny Kravitz, who is part-Bahamian.
Neither sister is much of a singer; backup vocalists provided almost continuous unison support.
Zettler alternated between the piano and acoustic guitar, leading a small band and two backup vocalists through a string of airtight pop-folk numbers.
Oh, just Beyoncé, with a keyboard player and a pair of backup vocalists, nailing the song even more impressively than she would on the show.
The arrangement, for an ensemble that included a string quartet, a raucous horn section and backup vocalists, suggested a fusion of the Beatles classics "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Hey, Jude".
Ms. Fradon recorded with her usual band members, meaning Tim Moore on acoustic guitar and piano, the guitarist Ken McGloin, the bassist Mark Murphy and the backup vocalists Amanda Rothenberg and Vickie Russell.
