| A cover band is a music group that performs songs | | | | single group. They are often called tribute cover bands. |
| originally produced by other famous bands. Sometimes, | | | | A popular tribute band that covers all the greatest hits |
| they dress like the original band, take on their persona, | | | | from the original band called ABBA is called Gabba. A |
| and rock out like the classics. Some of them name | | | | tribute band that performs only Beatle's hits is called |
| their group as a spoof to the original and come up with | | | | the Egg Men, and they got their name from one of the |
| creative names like Odyssey instead of Journey. | | | | Beatle's songs. Tribute bands are so fun for people |
| Cover bands are different than a band covering a | | | | who had loved the original band back when they were |
| song from an original artist. Cover bands strictly | | | | in their prime. Some bands don't tour anymore, so fans |
| perform the band they are trying to emulate. Some | | | | will watch tribute bands to hear their favorite music live. |
| bands that are trying to make their way into the music | | | | Besides covering bands from a certain decade or |
| industry will do a cover of a song from a more | | | | specific band, some groups will perform a cover and |
| famous band, but rerecord it to make it sound like their | | | | change the genre of the original song. For example, |
| own. | | | | Trans Siberian Orchestra performs traditional classical |
| Some cover bands choose the tops songs from a | | | | style Christmas songs and turns them into rock songs. |
| certain decade to perform. Rotel and the Hot | | | | Some jazz artists will take a famous rock song and |
| Tomatoes is a cover band the goes through three | | | | play it on an instrument like a saxophone or a piano to |
| decades during their performance and have costume | | | | change the genre of it. |
| changes for each decade. They play the top hits from | | | | On a different scale, there are also a lot of |
| the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Another successful cover band | | | | impersonators that act exactly like an iconic star. You |
| that performs hits from a certain time era is the Three | | | | have probably seen these folks in Las Vegas or |
| Dog Night band. They cover a variety of songs from | | | | Hollywood. Perhaps the most famous person to be |
| the 60s and 70s. A fun place to go in Austin, TX is the | | | | impersonated is Elvis Presley. Other iconic stars are |
| Cedar Street courtyard where you can see the band | | | | also impersonated like Cher or Madonna. Some |
| called the Spazmatics perform 80s hits. | | | | impersonators just walk around the street acting like |
| While some cover bands focus on a particular decade | | | | the original star, and others perform shows and |
| or decades, other bands that do covers focus on a | | | | concerts. |