A tribute act is a music group, singer, or musician who specifically plays the music of a well-known music act, often one which has disbanded or ceased touring. Probably the largest class of tributes acts are Elvis impersonators, individual performers who mimic the songs and style of Elvis Presley; however, most tribute acts are groups (tribute band or tribute group) and are tributes to a group. For example The Iron Maidens are an all female band that pays tribute to Iron Maiden. A tribute band rarely includes any members of the original band whose music is being honored, although guest appearances do occur. For example former Bruce Springsteen drummer Vini Lopez often plays sets with the Springsteen tribute band The E Street Shuffle. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... 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. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... For the popular-music magazine, see Musician (magazine). ... Elvis Impersonators An Elvis impersonator is someone who impersonates or copies Elvis Presley either as a hobby, career in entertainment or occasionally for fun. ... Elvis redirects here. ... The Iron Maidens are an all-female, Iron Maiden tribute band formed in Los Angeles, California, USA in 2001. ... Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in the East End of London. ...

The main way in which a tribute band differs from a cover band that simply plays songs by other artists, is that it strives to capture every nuance of the imitated artist's actions and appearance for a perfect imitation. Some tribute bands imitate the appearance but re-interpret the original works in a particular genre or for comic effect. For example Dread Zeppelin plays Led Zeppelin songs in a reggae style with a lead singer who looks like Elvis Presley, while Gabba perform the songs of ABBA in the style of The Ramones. There are also individuals who are tributes of a group, and vice versa. Dread Zeppelin is an American band best known for covering the songs of Led Zeppelin in a reggae style sung by an Elvis Presley impersonator named Tortelvis, though their act now encompasses many other songs and other styles of music. ... For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Elvis redirects here. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Abba redirects here. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ...

Tribute bands usually name themselves based on the original band's name, some song and even albums. For example, The Joshua Tree is a tribute band that plays U2 material. For other uses, see Joshua tree (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ...

History

The first tribute bands to emerge may have been Beatles tribute bands, who attempt to look and sound like The Beatles while playing their songs. However, one might argue that Elvis impersonators qualify as well. The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ...

Although initially created to honour the original bands, many tribute bands have grown to have their own fan base. Tribute band names are often a pun on the original name or the names of band members, or are derived from a famous track or record album released by the original band.

Those bands and artists that have inspired a cult following in their fans tend to have a significant tribute band presence as well, such as Black Sabbath, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Styx, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Kiss, Madonna, The Misfits, The Grateful Dead, Van Halen, ABBA, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Rammstein and Neil Diamond. At the 2003 Edinburgh Fringe Festival the Japanese Beatles appeared, accompanied on a few songs by someone billed as the Japanese Eric Clapton. It made for an incongruous sight, since the former wore the familiar Beatle suits while their guest dressed in contemporary clothes. For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967. ... For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Styx is an American rock band that has been popular since the 1970s, with such hits as Come Sail Away, Babe, Lady, Suite Madame Blue, Mr. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... This article is about the band. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... This article is about the band. ... Jerry Garcia later in life The Grateful Dead was an American rock band, which was formed in 1965 in San Francisco from the remnants of another band, Mother McCrees Uptown Jug Champions. ... This article is about the band Van Halen. ... Abba redirects here. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964. ... For other uses, see Ramstein. ... Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. ... Categories: Festival stubs | Edinburgh ... Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE[2] (born 30 March 1945) [3], nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ...

One of the best-known members of a tribute band is Tim "Ripper" Owens, who went from singing in a Judas Priest tribute band to becoming the group's actual lead singer in 1996. This story was used as the basis for the 2001 movie Rock Star starring Mark Wahlberg, although neither Owens nor Judas Priest assisted in the film's production. Owens recorded two studio albums and a live album with Judas Priest before leaving in 2003 to make way for the band's reunion with former frontman Rob Halford. Owens would later become the singer for the band Iced Earth. Tim Ripper Owens, born as Timothy S. Owens on September 13, 1967 in Akron, Ohio. ... For other uses, see Judas priest (curse). ... Rock Star is a 2001 movie starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Stephen Herek. ... For the actor and television game show host, see Mark L. Walberg. ... Robert John Arthur Halford (born August 25, 1951) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. ... Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combine influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal, opera, speed metal and NWOBHM. In 1999 their leader and songwriter Jon Schaffer teamed up with Blind Guardian vocalist Hansi Kürsch to form a side project called Demons & Wizards. ...

In 1998 two men who were in a Blues Brothers tribute band changed their names officially by deed poll to Joliet Jake Blues and Elwood Jake Blues. They also are the only men in the UK to have their sunglasses on their passports and driver's licences.^[1] The Blues Brothers: Dan Aykroyd (left) and the late John Belushi The Blues Brothers is the name of a blues band fronted, incognito, by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. ... A deed poll (plural: deeds poll) is a legal document binding only to a single person or several persons acting jointly to express an active intention. ... This article is about the international travel document. ...

In 1997 the British journalist Tony Barrell wrote a major feature for The Sunday Times about the UK tribute-band scene, which mentioned bands including Pink Fraud, the Pretend Pretenders and Clouded House. In the piece, Barrell asserted that "the main cradle of the tribute band... is Australia. Starved of big names, owing to their reluctance to put Oz on their tour itineraries, Australians were quite unembarrassed about creating home-grown versions. Then, like an airborne seed, one of these bands just happened to drift to Britain." The band in question was Björn Again, who staged a successful publicity stunt in the early 1990s, arriving at Heathrow airport in white one-piece outfits similar to the ones worn by ABBA on the cover of their 1976 album, Arrival. Other Tribute acts such as The Beatnix (Beatles), Zeppelin Live, and The Australian Pink Floyd Show have experienced continued popularity for over a decade. Tony Barrell (born 23 February 1958) is a British journalist, known for his humour and his exploration of the unusual and the unexplained. ... For other uses, see The Sunday Times (disambiguation). ... Björn Again is an ABBA tribute band, taking their name from Björn Ulvaeus, a member of ABBA, and a pun on the phrase born again. This tribute band has become so successful that as of 2002 there are five Björn Agains performing in various parts of the... London Heathrow Airport (IATA airport code: LHR, ICAO airport code: EGLL, and often simply Heathrow) is the United Kingdoms busiest and best-connected airport. ... The Australian Pink Floyd Show (aka TAPFS) are a tribute band of Pink Floyd. ...

In 2000, filmmakers Jeff Economy and Darren Hacker produced a documentary film ...An Incredible Simulation that examined the tribute band phenomenon. Produced separately and independently in 2001 was the documentary Tribute by directors Kris Curry and Rich Fox which also covered the movement. In 2007, producers Allison Grace and Michelle Metivier produced a four-part documentary series called "Tribute Bands" for Global TV which features tributes to The Police, Queen, Rush and The Tragically Hip.

Not all tribute acts use the impersonation style. An example is The Muffin Men, who play the music of Frank Zappa in their own style, do not look like, or attempt to look like original members, and often tour with former band members. Jimmy Carl Black is a regular in the band, and they have in the past played, recorded and toured with Ike Willis and Don Preston. The Muffin Men is a British band which primarily plays the music of Frank Zappa. ... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... Jimmy Carl Black at Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, October 3, 1968. ... Ike Willis WebsiteIke Willis is a singer and guitarist who was a regular sideman for Frank Zappa, first joining Zappas band for the fall 1978 tour and remaining in the band for several years. ... Donald Ward Preston also known as Dom DeWilde or Biff Debrie born September 21, 1932 in Flint, Michigan. ...

In 2002, the first biography of a tribute band was published by SAF in London. Entitled "Being John Lennon", the book is a humorous account of life on the road in The Beatles' tribute "Sgt. Pepper's Only Dart Board Band", written by the group's founder- Martin Dimery.

In 2005, tribute band Beatallica received attention when they were threatened with a lawsuit over their unique interpretation of Beatles songs done in a Metallica style. They won their legal battle, and still record and tour today. Beatallica is a parodic band that plays music made from combinations of songs of The Beatles and Metallica. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ...

Oasis tribute band No Way Sis took the notion of tribute bands a step further in 1997 by achieving a UK, top 20 hit single with their rendition of 'I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing'. In addition to this, the band were asked to step in for Oasis and play to a sell out audience in Paris after Oasis cancelled. No Way Sis were the official Oasis tribute band who Noel Gallagher heralded as the second best band in the world. ...

List of well-known tribute bands

Some well-known tribute bands include (alphabetically by covered band, and alphabetically for each):

Playing music by ABBA: Abba redirects here. ...

• Björn Again
• Gabba (performing the songs of Abba in the style of The Ramones)

Playing music by AC/DC: Björn Again is an ABBA tribute band, taking their name from Björn Ulvaeus, a member of ABBA, and a pun on the phrase born again. This tribute band has become so successful that as of 2002 there are five Björn Agains performing in various parts of the... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... This article is about the band. ...

• Acca Dacca
• AC/DShe
• Hayseed Dixie (country tribute band)

Playing music by Aerosmith: This article is about the band. ... AC/DShe is an all-female AC/DC cover band. ... Hayseed Dixie is an American band formed in October 2000 that was originally described as A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC, recording cover versions of hard rock songs in their own distinctive cross of bluegrass and rock which some have termed rockgrass. The bands sense of humor is evident... This article is about the band Aerosmith. ...

• Draw the Line (Aerosmith Tribute Band)

Playing music by The Beatles: The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ...

• 1964 the Tribute
• Beatallica (combining Beatles and Metallica songs)
• Beatlemania
• The Bootleg Beatles
• The Cast of Beatlemania (former members of the Beatlemania musical)
• The Fab Faux
• Yellow Matter Custard (with Paul Gilbert and Mike Portnoy)
• The Return (Atlanta GA based tribute)
• Rain: The Beatles Experience

Playing music by The Eagles 1964 the Tribute is a Beatles tribute band that was formed in 1982. ... Beatallica is a parodic band that plays music made from combinations of songs of The Beatles and Metallica. ... Beatlemania was a Broadway musical revue focused on the life and music of The Beatles. ... The Bootleg Beatles is one of the best-known Beatles tribute band in the world. ... The Cast of Beatlemania is a U.S. tribute band to The Beatles, one of the best known and longest running in the world. ... The Fab Faux is a musical tribute band performing the works of The Beatles. ... Yellow Matter Custard is a Beatles cover band consisting of Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Neal Morse (ex-Spocks Beard), Paul Gilbert (Racer X, ex-Mr. ... The Return is a popular name for works of fiction. ...

• Tequila Sunrise

Playing music by Johnny Cash: Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Tequila Sunrise Tequila Sunrise can be A cocktail made with tequila A movie, see Tequila Sunrise (movie) A song by The Eagles This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For the song of the same name, recorded by Tracy Byrd and later by Jason Aldean, see Johnny Cash (song). ...

• Johnny Cashbox

Playing music by Grateful Dead: Johnny Cashbox is the alias of Ralph Morse, actor. ... This article is about the band. ...

• Dark Star Orchestra

Playing music by Iron Maiden: Dark Star Orchestra (or simply DSO) is a U.S. tribute band to the Grateful Dead, formed in 1997 and based in Chicago. ... Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in the East End of London. ...

• The Iron Maidens
• Iron Made'em

Playing music by Jethro Tull: The Iron Maidens are an all-female, Iron Maiden tribute band formed in Los Angeles, California, USA in 2001. ... For the 18th-century agriculturist after whom the band was named, see Jethro Tull (agriculturist). ...

• The Dayglo Pirates

Playing music by KISS: Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. ...

• Mini Kiss (a little person band)

Playing music by Led Zeppelin: Image:MINIKISS05new. ... Dwarfism is a condition in which a person, animal or plant is much below the ordinary size of the species. ... For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ...

• Zeppelin Live http://www.zeppelinlive.com.au/
• Dread Zeppelin (performing Led Zeppelin songs Reggae-style with an Elvis impersonator on vocals)
• Get the Led Out
• Lez Zeppelin
• Michael White & The White

Playing music by Madonna: Dread Zeppelin is an American band best known for covering the songs of Led Zeppelin in a reggae style sung by an Elvis Presley impersonator named Tortelvis, though their act now encompasses many other songs and other styles of music. ... Lez Zeppelin are a New York City-based all-female tribute band, performing the work of Led Zeppelin. ... Michael White & The White is a Hard Rock combo and occasionally Led Zeppelin tribute band formed around singer Michael White. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ...

• Mandonna (all-male band)

Playing music by Metallica: The members of Mandonna Mandonna is a U.S. all-male tribute band to Madonna, formed in 2003. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ...

• Beatallica (combining Metallica and Beatles songs)

Playing music by Oasis: Beatallica is a parodic band that plays music made from combinations of songs of The Beatles and Metallica. ... Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. ...

• No Way Sis

Playing music by the Pet Shop Boys: No Way Sis were the official Oasis tribute band who Noel Gallagher heralded as the second best band in the world. ... Pet Shop Boys are an English dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals. ...

• West End Girls

Playing music by Pink Floyd: West End Girls (left to right): Rosanna Jirebeck and Isabelle Erkendal. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ...

→ See List of Pink Floyd tribute bands

Playing music by The Ramones Anderson Council Australian Pink Floyd Show El Monstero Y Los Masked Avengers The Machine The Pink Floyd Experience Think Floyd Wish You Were Here This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ...

• Gabba (performing songs of Abba in the style of The Ramones)
• The Ramainz (formerly The Ramains, featured two Ramones members)
• The Osaka Ramones (tribute act of Shonen Knife)

Playing music by The Shadows This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The Ramainz were a U.S. tribute band to The Ramones. ... The all-female musical band Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ, Shōnen Naifu; lit. ... The Shadows were an English instrumental rock n roll group active from the 1950s to the 2000s. ...

• Nivram

Playing music by The Smiths Nivram were a Shadows tribute band from Spain, who were active in the 1980s. ... The Smiths were an English rock band active from 1982 to 1987. ...

• The Smiths Indeed

Playing music by Rod Stewart Rod Stewart CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England, with Scottish parentage. ...

• Jack Danson featured in Trevor Chance's Legends for 10 years
• Garry Pease (Rod Stewart Experience)
• Bob Wyper (Rod Stewart Tribute by Bob Wyper)appearing in Scotland & UK
• Michael Dean (Rud Stewart) England and Sweden plus 3 continents

Playing Music by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Bruce Springsteen (born September 23, American singer and songwriter, nicknamed The Boss. He frequently recorded with The E-Street Band. ...

• The E Street Shuffle

Playing music by T. Rex: The E Street Shuffle is the first song on The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. ... T. Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex, also occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex), were an English rock band fronted by Marc Bolan. ...

• T. Rex (A Celebration of Marc and Mickey) (formerly Mickey Finn's T. Rex)

Playing music by U2: Mickey Finns T. Rex is a T. Rex tribute band formed in 1997 by former T. Rex member Mickey Finn. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ...

• The Joshua Tree

The Joshua Tree performing at Universal Studios Hollywood The Joshua Tree is a Los Angeles, California-based U2 tribute band. ...

See also

• Cover version
• Cover band
• Elvis impersonator
• Tribute album

// In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... A cover band (or covers band) is a band that plays only cover songs. ... Elvis Impersonators An Elvis impersonator is someone who impersonates or copies Elvis Presley either as a hobby, career in entertainment or occasionally for fun. ... A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of a specific artists songs. ...

References

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External links

• ...An Incredible Simulation - Tribute band documentary website
• ... Tribute City - Tribute band website with band listings, reviews, etc.
• "The Ultimate Sing Along: An article about tribute bands" - Feature in The Cornell Daily Sun about The Dave Matthews Tribute Band and The Lost Sailors, a Grateful Dead tribute act.