Marvin Berry and The Starlighters is a fictional band portrayed in the 1985 film Back to the Future

Back to the Future

Back to the Future is a 1985 American science-fiction adventure film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. The film tells the story of...

. The members of the band are Harry Waters Jr. (as Marvin Berry) performing lead vocals and guitar, and The Starlighters: Tommy Thomas on saxophone, Granville 'Danny' Young on the upright bass, David Harold Brown (as Reginald) on drums and Lloyd L. Tolbert on the piano. Tolbert, too, is a drummer, but played the keyboards for the studio recording. In the movie this band performed at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance.

Songs

The 3 songs that this band played in the film were (in order):

• "Night Train" – Marvin Berry and the Starlighters — (2:17)
• "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)" – Marvin Berry and the Starlighters — (3:02)
• "Johnny B. Goode
  Johnny B. Goode
  "Johnny B. Goode" is a 1958 rock and roll song written and originally performed by American musician Chuck Berry. The song was a major hit among both black and white audiences peaking at #2 on Billboard magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.The song is one of Chuck Berry's...
  
  " – Marty McFly
  Marty McFly
  Martin Seamus "Marty" McFly, Sr. is the protagonist in the Back to the Future film trilogy, and is portrayed by actor Michael J. Fox. Marty was also the protagonist in the animated series where he was voiced by David Kaufman...
  
  and the Starlighters — (3:06). Marty McFly's singing was dubbed by Mark Campbell and his guitar solo was performed by Tim May. Campbell and May received a "Special Thanks" acknowledgment in the film's end credits, with the recording credit going to the fictional characters.