Possible Clues:

• James Brown's aptly named band, with 'the'
• Novelist Priestley et al
• 'Sex Machine' band, with 'The'
• Members of James Brown's band
• Soul backing band named for their singer
• Backup band for the Hardest Working Man in Show Business, with 'the'
• The Godfather's backing band
• "Murder, She Wrote" author Fletcher et al.