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* Music/TomPetty And The Heartbreakers. Bandmate Mike Campbell co-wrote some hit songs for the group.
* Inverted with Music/{{Queen}} when they resumed touring and recording after the death of frontman Music/FreddieMercury. To establish the idea that their new singers were simply guest players and not replacements for Mercury, they billed themselves as Queen + [[Music/BadCompany Paul Rodgers]] and Queen + Music/AdamLambert.

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* Music/DAngelo's output from 2014-2015 were credited to "D'Angelo and the Vanguard.
* Eric Burdon and War formed in 1969 when record producer Jerry Goldstein paired the ex-[[Music/TheAnimals Animals]] frontman with some up-and-coming musicians he'd seen performing around Los Angeles. They released two albums together before Burdon left in 1970. The rest of the group, now simply calling themselves Music/{{War|Band}}, would go on to have a very successful recording career of their own.
* The Revolution is one of {{Music/Prince}}'s many side projects. The album ''Music/AroundTheWorldInADay'' is credited to Prince And The Revolution (the band was also present on ''Music/NineteenNinetyNineAlbum'' although uncredited).
** After The Revolution disbanded in 1986, Prince assembled a new backing band called The New Power Generation (or sometimes NPG) that played on most of his albums from 1990 on, with five of those albums (beginning with 1991's ''Diamonds & Pearls'') specifically credited to "Prince and the New Power Generation". NPG also released three albums of their own material and have toured independently since Prince's death.
** Music/TheTime occasionally referred to themselves as Morris Day and The Time.
* {{Funk}}/{{Soul}} act Music/SlyAndTheFamilyStone includes [[BandOfRelatives two brothers and two sisters]] and is named after lead singer/producer '''Sly''' Stone.
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* Music/DAngelo's output from 2014-2015 were credited to "D'Angelo and the Vanguard.
* Eric Burdon and War formed in 1969 when record producer Jerry Goldstein paired the ex-[[Music/TheAnimals Animals]] frontman with some up-and-coming musicians he'd seen performing around Los Angeles. They released two albums together before Burdon left in 1970. The rest of the group, now simply calling themselves Music/{{War|Band}}, would go on to have a very successful recording career of their own.
* The Revolution is one of {{Music/Prince}}'s many side projects. The album ''Music/AroundTheWorldInADay'' is credited to Prince And The Revolution (the band was also present on ''Music/NineteenNinetyNineAlbum'' although uncredited).
** After The Revolution disbanded in 1986, Prince assembled a new backing band called The New Power Generation (or sometimes NPG) that played on most of his albums from 1990 on, with five of those albums (beginning with 1991's ''Diamonds & Pearls'') specifically credited to "Prince and the New Power Generation". NPG also released three albums of their own material and have toured independently since Prince's death.
** Music/TheTime occasionally referred to themselves as Morris Day and The Time.
* {{Funk}}/{{Soul}} act Music/SlyAndTheFamilyStone includes [[BandOfRelatives two brothers and two sisters]] and is named after lead singer/producer '''Sly''' Stone.
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* John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers was an early British blues band. It featured singer and multi-instrumentalist John Mayall with a rotating roster of musicians. In addition to guitarist Music/EricClapton, the various lineups also included future members of Music/FleetwoodMac: John [=McVie=] and Peter Green. Future Music/TheRollingStonesBand member Mick Taylor and Music/{{Cream}} bassist Jack Bruce were also among the members.

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* Eric Burdon and War formed in 1969 when record producer Jerry Goldstein paired the ex-[[Music/TheAnimals Animals]] frontman with some up-and-coming musicians he'd seen performing around Los Angeles. They released two albums together before Burdon left in 1970. The rest of the group, now simply calling themselves [[Music/WarBand War]], would go on to have a very successful recording career of their own.

A band which relies on its frontman might not deserve to be called a band (according to nitpickers). If a band realizes that, it might be best to name the band after that lead artist. But what about the other members? The frontman doesn't want to discredit them, and in some cases they also come up with their own material and stand out from being your average backing band.

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".

* John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers was an early British blues band. It featured singer and multi instrumentalist John Mayall with a rotating roster of musicians. In addition to guitarist Music/EricClapton, the various lineups also included future members of Music/FleetwoodMac: John [=McVie=] and Peter Green. Future Music/TheRollingStonesBand member Mick Taylor and Music/{{Cream}} bassist Jack Bruce were also among the members.

* Eric Burdon and War was formed in 1969 when record producer Jerry Goldstein paired the ex-[[Music/TheAnimals Animals]] frontman with some up-and-coming musicians he'd seen performing around Los Angeles. They released two albums together before Burdon left in 1970. The rest of the group, now simply calling themselves [[Music/WarBand War]], would go on to have a very successful recording career of their own.

* Some of Music/LouisArmstrong's most important recordings are [[Music/TheCompleteHotFiveAndHotSevenRecordings those with the late-1920s bands he led]], which were usually billed as his Hot Five, his Hot Seven or his Savoy Ballroom Five. (There were in fact two completely different Hot Five lineups, while the Hot Seven was an expansion of the first Hot Five.) Later in the decade he performed with bigger lineups simply billed as his Orchestra. Shortly after World War 2 Armstrong returned to leading small bands, using the name Louis Armstrong and his All Stars.

* Les Brown and His Band of Renown is a BigBand ensemble formed in 1938 that would feature prominently in movies and television for several decades, including stints as the house band for both the Steve Allen Show in the 50s and the Dean Martin Show in the 60s. Even though Brown died in 2001, a version of the band led by his son, Les Jr., is still actively performing.

* Music/HerbAlpert & the Tijuana Brass started out as Alpert recording himself overdubbing trumpet parts before demand for live performances necessitated the need for an actual brass band, with which he had a prolific recording career with throughout the 60s.

* Music/FrankieValliAndTheFourSeasons got their current name since 1970. The were previously known as The Four Seasons and their legal name was The Four Seasons Partnership.
* In 1989, Music/JiveBunnyAndTheMastermixers emerged, which was nothing less than a group of [=DJs=] that made medley (or mixing) of the 50, 60 and 70 decades music and had a cartoonized rabbit as a mascot. The group's activity period is still unknown, but had big hits like "Swing the Mood", "That's What I Like" and "Let's Party".

* Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames is a british R&B band whose drummer Mitch Mitchell went on to be the drummer of the Music/JimiHendrix Experience.

* The Motown Soul trio Music/TheSupremes featured Music/DianaRoss as its lead singer and changed its name as Diana Ross And The Supremes in 1967 before Diana left the group three years later.

* Notably averted with Music/TheBeatles. When they were starting out in Liverpool in the late '50s, almost every rock n' roll group followed the naming format "X and the Ys." The future Beatles, then a trio calling themselves the Quarrymen, did not have a dedicated lead singer, with Music/JohnLennon, Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/GeorgeHarrison more or less taking equal time leading songs. They did play this trope straight for a single performance in 1958, where they called themselves "Johnny and the Moondogs."

* Big Brother and the Holding Company sounds like this, but is a subversion as the whole name is the band, that introduced the world at large to Music/JanisJoplin. The band continued to exist after Joplin left.
* Music/MichelleBlades y Los Machetes is a Psychedelic Rock band which is dedicated to Michelle's live performances on American soil.

* In the early 1980s, [=DeWayne=] Jessie (the ''Film/AnimalHouse'' actor who played the lead singer Otis Day of the FakeBand Otis Day and the Knights in the film) bought the rights to the band's name and created a real life version of it using a few of his family members.

* Music/BruceJohnston was the sole member of Bob Sled & The Toboggans, a short lived side-project which only released one single in 1963. Its gimmick was to mix SurfRock with skiing.

* Music/MarilynManson originally started off as "Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids" before shortening it to just Marilyn Manson referring to both the band and its infamous frontman which has lead to it's current status as Main/IAmTheBand
* Martha And the Muffins is an interesting case, as there were actually ''two'' women named Martha in the band, and both sang lead from time to time. It's debatable who was Martha and who was merely a Muffin named Martha.

* Music/BruceSpringsteen has formed many backing bands during his career, but the most consistent one is the E Street Band. Bruce' 1974 tour for the promotion of ''Music/BornToRun'' was billed as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and that moniker would reappear more or less throughout other tours.

* Richard Swift was always credited solo on his albums, since he recorded most of the instruments by himself anyway. But for live shows he had a consistent backing band, so they were billed as Richard Swift and the Sons of National Freedom.

* The Tremeloes is a british rock band which became famous when they were put against Music/TheBeatles for a contract with Decca Records (the company chose The Tremeloes based on the fact that they lived in London and thus were more accessible). From 1962 to 1966, the band rebranded itself Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, in reference to Music/BuddyHolly And The Crickets.

* This trope page would be miles long if we included any band that was named "[Artist] and his/her/their Orchestra", so let's just put here that a large amount of 1940s Billboard #1 singles were performed by an artist and their orchestra. Notable artists include Music/GlennMiller, Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman.

* {{Reggae}} legend Music/BobMarley started his career with the band The Wailers. Following his major involvement in the band as a writer, their album ''Natty Dread'' was credited to Bob Marley And The Wailers while previous album have been retroactively credited that way.

* 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".

** "Insect Aside" has Rudy, Snap and Penny watch a performance by Mo Skeeter and the Stingers.

->'''Abbott:''' No, I told you, Music/TheWho is a different band....

* Some of Music/LouisArmstrong's most important recordings are [[Music/TheCompleteHotFiveAndHotSevenRecordings those with the first bands he led himself]]: Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five, and Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven.

* The "wizard rock" band, [[Literature/HarryPotter Draco and the Malfoys.]]

** Some of the end-of-episode music videos give Rudy's trio the title "Rudy and the Chalkzone Band".

* ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'': "Insect Aside" has Rudy, Snap and Penny watch a performance by Mo Skeeter and the Stingers.

* John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers was an early British blues band. It featured singer and multi instrumentalist John Mayall with a rotating roster of musicians. In addition to guitarist Music/EricClapton, the various lineups also included future members of Music/FleetwoodMac: John [=McVie=] and Peter Green. Future Music/RollingStones member Mick Taylor and Music/{{Cream}} bassist Jack Bruce were also among the members.

* ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'': "Insect Aside" has Rudy, Snap and Penny watch a performance by Mo and the Squitos.

** ''Music/PrincesAssociates'': The Time occasionally referred to themselves as Morris Day and The Time.

* Famous Free Jazzist Peter Brötzmann always perfomed his songs with his band ''The Peter Brötzmann band'', in which he was the leader.

* Music/MikeAndTheMechanics were a 1980s supergroup formed as a side project by Music/{{Genesis}} guitarist Mike Rutherford.

* Comedy LoungeLizard singer Music/RichardCheese and his band are often billed as "Richard Cheese and Lounge Against The Machine".

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* [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]] band Music/KatrinaAndTheWaves is named after the lead singer
Katrina Leskanich.

Not to be confused with the music act known as Music/TheBand. Also, not to be confused with AndTheRest or MyFriendsAndZoidberg; those tropes are more dismissive of the other people, while Artist And The Band is about highlighting a backing band.