11.   He was a gospel preacher answered by tambourine-shaking backup singers.

12.   Her backup band wore powder blue tuxes and cowboy hats, and her backup singers wore prom gowns.

13.   His backup singers, the Jordinaires, wear gray business suits with neat white handkerchiefs sticking out of their breast pockets.

14.   Horns and backup singers thicken the gravy.

15.   In uptempo songs, her three female backup singers took care of the straightforward choruses while Ms. Houston volleyed responses.

16.   Jones was out-sung by his female backup singers, who were whooping away when Ms. Franklin reappeared.

17.   Leary first established herself in Nashville as a backup singer.

18.   Lynn rejoined her friend three years ago, worked as a backup singer, then became part of the duo this year.

19.   Ms. Crow belted to match any of them, then gladly took a place among the backup singers.

20.   No band, no backup singers.