His backup guitarist, Jack Lawrence, traded brisk, clean-lined leads with Mr. Watson.

Over 20 guitarists auditioned for the role as Slash's backup guitarist.

"At a party or get-together, she was the first one up," said Maria Ragonese, her sister-in-law and former backup guitarist.

Fionna, accompanied by the traditional Irish instruments and the backup guitarists, was giving the audience a ballad of frustrated love.

After Lorre's backup guitarist for an upcoming album quit the project, Buckley offered to fill in.

His backup guitarists quietly put their instruments down; the drummer got up and laid his sticks on an amp.

The same year, Erez joined as a backup guitarist to the solo backing band of his drummer Ran Jurgenson who also started playing solo.

By the last leg of the tour Wendy was offically the backup guitarist.

Chris 'Static' Dixon (guitars) also joined at the start of 2004, due to John fracturing his arm and needing a backup guitarist.

Greg, who was also a songwriter, had been touring with PFR as a backup guitarist.