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A musical guest is a singer, band, or other musician who makes a brief musical appearance on a television program of a non-musical nature. LeAnn Rimes singing in concert A singer is a type of musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ...
In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising off of a musical arrangement. ...
A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ...
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While some shows have a format that traditionally includes numerous performances by musical guests (such as Saturday Night Live), other shows include popular musicians to boost ratings for particular episodes (such as on cartoons or sitcoms) or to help new artists gain exposure (such as The Tonight Show or The Late Show). Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ...
A cartoon is any of several forms of art, with varied meanings that evolved from one to another. ...
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The Tonight Show is NBCs long-running late-night talk and variety show, currently hosted by Jay Leno in Burbank, CA (near Los Angeles), and in 2009, Leno will step down, and hell be replaced by current Late Night host Conan OBrien. ...
The Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ...
It should be noted that while many shows employ their own live band, this regular band is not considered a musical "guest". Additionally, if the theme of a program revolves completely around live music (such as American Idol or Star Search), the musicians who appear are generally not considered musical guests, as they are either contestants or are performing a different, non-musical function (such as judging the competition). American Idol: The Search for a Superstar, commonly known as simply American Idol, is an American television show. ...
Star Search was a television show from 1983 to 1995 hosted by Ed McMahon. ...
Depending on the format of the show, musical guests may simply perform a song and leave the stage, while other shows include interviews with the musicians following their performance. On Saturday Night Live, some musical guests have participated in comedy sketches with the stars of the show. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Partial list of programs with musical guests
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