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Albums That Have Sold Almost Solely Based on the Backing Musicians

Sep 20, 2008, 11:37am

Townsman cdm 's Last Man Standing thread on bands named after band members who are not the front man got me thinking about an album by a solo artist that I bought solely on the strength of the backing musicians. I was going to suggest Jackie Lomax was a solo artist who was not the front man of his own band, but I'd already had enough creative suggestions shot down. I'm not bitter. Instead, in this offshoot thread, I'd like your thoughts on albums that have sold almost solely based on the backing musicians. There's [...]

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