Despite later enduring as rock and pop royalty, these five artists all cut their teeth as backing singers for some of music's ...

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Bob Dylan usually handles his vocals alone. But on these four occasions, some famous guest vocalists made their mark.

Some famous singers shot straight to stardom as lead acts while others had to cut their teeth as backing vocalists before making it on their own right. Mariah Carey sang backing vocals for Brenda K.

Long before stadium crowds and headline status, several future stars moved quietly through tour stages and studio sessions, ...

This Billy Joel hit is a surprising example of songs that feature famous backing vocals, namely because Joel isn’t the biggest fan of collaborations. We get why. Joel is amazing at writing his own ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. Cissy Houston, the gospel singer and backup vocalist who guided her daughter Whitney Houston to stardom, died Monday at the age of 91. Cissy Houston began singing ...

Who sang the backup vocals with Shawn Michaels on his WWE entrance theme, “Sexy Boy”? The Heartbreak Kid has one of the most iconic WWE entrance themes of all time. The first version was sung by ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. Cissy Houston, the gospel singer and backup vocalist who guided her daughter Whitney Houston to stardom, died Monday at the age of 91. Cissy Houston began singing ...