Backing For Whom? Trivia Quiz

Answer: E Street Band

The E Street Band has been the supporting band for Bruce Springsteen since 1972. The name of the band came about after David Sancious's mother lived on E Street, in Belmar, New Jersey. She allowed the band to practice in her garage. The first studio album for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band was "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.", released on January 5, 1973.

The band has been active from 1972 to 1989 and from 1995 to 1999 and beyond, and it has been the primary band for most of this period.

Answer: Coral Reefer Band

American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett's touring and recording band, the Coral Reefer Band, supported him until his death in September 2023. The Coral Reefer Band was formed in 1975 by Jimmy Buffett.

Answer: The Silver Bullet Band

Bob Seger founded the Silver Bullet Band in 1974. Although Bob has collaborated and recorded with a number of bands, including Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System, the Silver Bullet Band was his most successful.

Answer: Neverland Express

The Neverland Express was formed in 1977 and first performed as a band on Meat Loaf's 1977 album "Bat Out of Hell". Although the band has toured several times with Meat Loaf, the line-up has constantly changed. Meat Loaf died on January 20, 2022, but the band has continued to work.

The band had a very successful 2024 tour of the UK, and the band have announced a return tour in May 2026 with the "Never Stop Rockin' Tour". The band performs all of Meat Loaf's greatest songs.

Answer: The Attractions

The Attractions were formed in 1977 as a New Wave band. They were the backing band for Elvis Costello between 1977 and 1986. The band returned for two years between 1994 and 1996. The Attractions consisted of Steve Nieve, Bruce Thomas, Pete Thomas and Elvis Costello. The first album released by the band was called "This Year's Model", released in 1978.

The Attractions released a stand-alone album, "Mad About the Wrong Boy" (1980) and also released two singles "Arms Race" and "Lonesome Little Town" both from the album.

Answer: Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse have been active since 1969, although they have origins going back to 1963 with different band names and personal. The first album with Neil Young was titled "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere", released on May 14, 1969. The band up until 2025 have recorded 15 studio albums with Neil Young and eight live albums.

Not only have Crazy Horse been a backing band for Neil Young, they have also released six albums of their own, the first being "Crazy Horse" (1971).

Answer: The Hooligans

The Hooligans began their career with Bruno Mars on his first studio album, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans", released on October 4, 2010.

The original members of The Hooligans are Phredley Brown (keyboard, lead guitar and backing vocals), Jamareo Artis (bass guitar), Kameron Whalum III (trombone and backing vocals), Dwayne Dugger (saxophone and keyboard), James King (trumpet and backing vocals), John Fossit (keyboard), Philip Lawrence (backing vocalist) and Eric 'E-Panda' Hernandez (drums). Eric is Bruno's elder brother, who was born in 1976.
Bruno and his band have released three studio albums, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" (2010), "Unorthodox Jukebox" (2012), and "24K Magic" (2016).

Answer: The Mothers Of Invention

The rock band The Mothers of Invention was formed in Pomona, California, U.S., on May 9, 1965. The first album by the band was "Freak Out!", released on June 27, 1966. The original lineup of the band broke up in 1969. Zappa formed a new version of the band in 1970, and they performed until 1975. Although the band was disbanded by Zappa in 1975, Zappa still used the name, which was also known as just "Mothers".

The Mothers Of Invention are said to have recorded over 30 albums, including live and compilation albums. However, it also has been said that while working with Frank Zappa, he released over 60 albums; this is debated for several reasons. The problem seems to be that some were credited and some weren't.

Answer: The Blockheads

The English rock group The Blockheads was founded in London in 1977. Ian Dury, the lead singer, initially led the group as Ian Dury and the Blockheads. The Blockhead performed up until the death of Ian Dury who died on 27 March 2000. Ian Dury and the Blockheads had four big chart toppers with the songs, "What a Waste", "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick", "Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3", and "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll". Since the death of Dury the band has continued to perform with different personal and have released other albums which were written before the death of Ian.

Answer: The Stooges

The Stooges were formed by the American singer Iggy Pop in 1967. The Stooges released five albums, the first being "The Stooges", released in 1969. This was followed by their second album, "Fun House", which was released in 1970. The third album was called "Raw Power", released in 1973, but was credited as Iggy and the Stooges. The fourth album, titled "The Weirdness", was released in 2007. The final studio album, "Ready to Die", released in 2013, was again credited to Iggy and the Stooges. Iggy Pop released sixteen albums that The Stooges never featured in.

The Stooges were active between 1967 and 1971, 1972 and 1974, and 2003 until 2016.