History Main / ArtistAndTheBand

* Parodied with Music/EchoAndTheBunnymen, who doesn't have any member called Echo. Popular rumor dictates that "Echo" was the name of the drum machine they used before hiring Pete de Freitas as their drummer, but the band themselves have denied this. Nevertheless, frontman Ian [=McCulloch=] has been [[IAmNotShazam mistakenly refered to as "Echo"]] many times.

* British rock band {{Queen}} inverted that trope after Music/FreddieMercury's death in 1991, with remaining members resuming touring with a guest vocalist (instead of a new lead singer for the band). They were billed as Queen + Music/AdamLambert and Queen + [[Music/BadCompany Paul Rodgers]] (as a way to not replace Freddie).

Related to the practice of choosing names that do, in fact, refer to the entire band, but prominently feature the name of the frontman, e.g. "[[Music/JimiHendrix The Jimi Hendrix Experience]]" or "The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion."

This naming convention is rather recent--as is the practice of a number of musicians contributing to a musical act all going by a collective moniker. Music/BuddyHolly arguably formed a group following the AATB naming scheme with "Buddy Holly and the Crickets" in 1957, though they were promoted as simply "The Crickets" until after Holly's death.

This naming convention is rather recent--as is the practice of a number of musicians contributing to a musical act all going by a collective moniker. Music/BuddyHolly arguably formed a group following the AATB naming scheme with "Buddy Holly and the Crickets" in 1957, though they were promoted as simply "The Crickets" until after Holly's death.[[note]]Holly was inspired by groups named after birds, and considered several insect-themed names before settling on "The Crickets." One of the names Holly considered was "The Beetles," which would later be adopted by a [[Music/TheBeatles then little-known Liverpool-based rock band]] as a direct homage to Holly.[[/note]]

* Music/BuddyHolly was the frontman of a band called "Buddy Holly and the Crickets" before he focused on a short-lived solo career. After Buddy's death in 1959, The Crickets continued performing with Earl Sinks as its lead singer.

This naming convention is rather recent--as is the practice of a number of musicians contributing to a musical act all going by a collective moniker, which arose more or less in parallel with rock and roll. Music/BuddyHolly arguably formed a group following the AATB naming scheme with "Buddy Holly and the Crickets" in 1957, though they were promoted as simply "The Crickets" until after Holly's death.[[note]]Holly was inspired by groups named after birds, and considered several insect-themed names before settling on "The Crickets." One of the names Holly considered was "The Beetles," which would later be adopted by a [[Music/TheBeatles certain Liverpool-based rock group]] as a direct homage to Holly.[[/note]]

This naming convention is rather recent--as is the practice of a number of musicians contributing to a musical act all going by a collective moniker, with one of the earliest bands to adopt this style of naming being The Velvet Underground in 1962. Music/BuddyHolly arguably formed a group following the AATB naming scheme, "Buddy Holly and the Crickets," in 1957. It's also possible this name was an outgrowth of the name of their first album, "The 'Chirping' Crickets," and the informal name of his previous band, "Buddy and Two Tones."

This naming convention is rather recent--as is the practice of a number of musicians contributing to a musical act all going by a collective moniker, instead of assuming the name of an individual member and de-emphasizing the contributions and unique touch of the others (one of the earliest bands to adopt this style of naming being The Velvet Underground in 1962). It's likely that the Artist And The Band naming convention grew out of this new trend of acts with names encompassing all the members. The artist is interested in utilizing the practice of emphasizing the contributions of the entire band, but they still want to keep the top billing for themselves.

* Count Basie's Music/BigBand was originally billed as "Count Basie and His Orchestra." (They soon changed their name to "The Count Basie Orchestra," and continue performing as such over 30 years after Basie's passing.)

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Not to be confused with the music act known as Music/TheBand. You might affiliate that trope with AndTheRest but it is more used in a derogative manner while Artist And The Band is about highlighting a backing band.

For similar naming conventions, compare and contrast TheNounAndTheNoun (as in Music/GunsNRoses) and NameAndName (as in Music/SimonAndGarfunkel), which tend to regard the ensemble members more as equal peers.

Related to the practice of choosing names that do, in fact, refer to the entire band, but prominently feature the name of the frontman, i.e. "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" or "The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion."

This naming convention is rather recent--as is the practice of a number of musicians contributing to a musical act all going by a collective moniker, instead of assuming the name of an individual member and de-emphasizing the contributions and unique touch of the others (one of the earliest bands to adopt this style of naming being The Velvet Underground in 1962). It's likely that the AATB naming convention grew out of this new trend of acts with names encompassing all the members. The artist is interested in utilizing the practice of emphasizing the contributions of the entire band, but they still want to keep the top billing for themselves.

* Music/EltonJohn did a fictional example with "Benny And The Jets" from his ''Music/GoodbyeYellowBrickRoad'' album.
* British Art Pop singer-songwriter Music/DavidBowie had his early singles "Liza Jane", "You've Got a Habit of Leaving", and "Can't Help Thinking About Me" respectively credited to Davy Jones with the King Bees, Davy Jones & the Lower Third, and David Bowie with the Lower Third. After the release of "Do Anything You Say", he used the David Bowie stage name for the remainder of his career.

* Music/EchoAndTheBunnymen, ironically, doesn't have any member called Echo. It is rumored that the "Echo" was a reference to the drum machine they used before hiring Pete de Freitas as the band's drummer. Nevertheless, frontman Ian [=McCulloch=] has been [[IAmNotShazam mistakenly refered to as "Echo"]] many times.

* Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews was previously named Huey Lewis & The American Express but changed their name after fearing copyright infringement from the credit card company.

* Music/RogerWaters has played on tour with a backing band in TheEighties as Roger Waters And The Bleeding Heart Band. They were credited on the soundtrack of the film adaptation of ''ComicBook/WhenTheWindBlows''.

* Eric Clapton's legendary band "Derek and the Dominos" took its name from Clapton, whom the other members of the band had taken to calling "Derek" or "Del" after touring with singer/songwriter duo Delaney & Bonnie the previous year. The band had previously gone by the simpler "Eric Clapton and Friends," but the name was dropped almost immediately. The group's biggest song is "Layla."
* David Bowie's fifth studio album saw him adopt the persona of the frontman of an interplanetary rock band, "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars."

* Music/{{Frank Zappa}} had The Mothers Of Invention.
* Mark Wahlberg, today best known for his hollywood acting career, fronted a hip-hop group in the '90s [[note]]"Back when Mark Wahlberg was Marky Mark," as another successful rapper once said[[/note]] called "Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch." Their biggest song was 1991's "Good Vibrations."

* Eric Clapton's group, "Derek and the Dominos," did in fact pertain to the titular lead vocalist/guitarist, whom the other members of the band had taken to calling "Derek" or "Del" after touring with singer/songwriter duo Delaney & Bonnie the previous year. The band had previously gone by the simpler "Eric Clapton and Friends," but the name was dropped almost immediately.

Let's call them "[[TitleDrop Artist And The Band]]". This naming device puts emphasis on the band member who provides most of the creative input while also reminding the public that the artist is backed with a group of faithful instrumentalists. In other cases, this isn't the band's native name and a rebranding happened after that one band member made it big with their solo material (or proved to be the FaceOfTheBand). Or in a bigger twist, it could turn out it's just a solo project with a plural name. You may also use variations of that kind of name by using "+" or "And his/her/their".

* ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'': The cast's short-lived band, ''Johnny and the Deer Ticks.''

* George Thorogood's band was founded as the Delaware Destroyers, but have been billed as George Thorogood and the Destroyers for most of their career.

* In the course of the run of ''Webcomic/MenageA3'', lead character Zii tries to establish her band, "Zii and the Troublemakers". Her egocentric rival, Angel, eventually renames their band from "Pretty Boyz with Electric Toyz" to "Angel and Their Electric Toyz",