"cover band"

Posted by Bruce Kahl on December 06, 2003

In Reply to: "Cover band" posted by Will Hunn on December 06, 2003

: Does anyone know the significance of "cover" in the term "cover band"?

As per MW, an intransitive sense of cover is "to act as a substitute or replacement during an absence" as in:
"The substitute teacher covered my class while I was away on sabattical".

• "Cover band" Will Hunn 08/December/03
• Whoops!! Bruce Kahl 06/December/03
  • Covers Henry 07/December/03