The original band had a lineup of three singers and three sidemen. The reissued albums featured liner notes written by his sidemen. During the early 1980s, he formed and sang with his own band, The Sidemen. Davis soon took over the compositional duties of his sidemen. Many sidemen from the "Artistry" band returned, but there were significant changes. Kuti and Allen had played together as sidemen in the Lagos circuit. The Sidemen is a group of British YouTubers. I've got to pay all my sidemen. KSI co-organised and participated in the three Sidemen charity football match events. The group runs two collective YouTube channels, "Sidemen" and "MoreSidemen". Hooker had a unique sense of timing, which demanded "big-eared sidemen".