House band
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A house band is a group of musicians, often centrally organized by a band leader, who regularly play an establishment. The term can also refer to a group that plays sessions for a specific recording studio.
Some notable house bands include:
- Four Poofs and a Piano (Friday Night with Jonathan Ross)
- Booker T. & the M.G.'s (Stax Records)
- The CBS Orchestra (The Late Show with David Letterman)
- The Funk Brothers (Motown Records)
- The Tonight Show Band (The Tonight Show)
- The Max Weinberg 7 (Late Night with Conan O'Brien)
- Saturday Night Live Band (Saturday Night Live)
- Joe Firstman on Last Call with Carson Daly
- The House Band (Rock Star)
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