Sideman

Sidemen (or guest musicians ) are in the public known instrumentalists or vocalists, who are hired by other artists or music producers for a fee to assist in sound recordings in recording studios or at concerts.

Genesis

You are not anonymous as a session musician, but well known in the music public as an independent artist. The term originated around 1936 through the use of guest musicians in jazz, where a more or less formal jazz band could be complemented by sidemen. There, the sideman neither the leader of the jazz band is still a soloist, but for example set blowers. The Sidemen supplemented the jazz band musically and improved their performance. Later Sidemen came in blues music used when blues legends like Muddy Waters or Howlin 'Wolf by sidemen like Otis Spann, Willie Dixon and Hubert Sumlin could accompany. Most sidemen were able to step out of the shadows of their function and to organize independent careers. Losing session musician its anonymity and act self, they will Sidemen, provided that they continue to support other artists. Example of this is the British guitarist Jimmy Page, who was known as a member of the Yardbirds and also provided support for numerous British pop musician and audio recordings.

Trivia

After a sideman, the first commercial electronic rhythm machine of Wurlitzer was named, which was produced in 1957 as a key module for Wurlitzer organ until 1965.

Well-known guest musicians

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