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Supporting musician
Answer for the clue "Supporting musician ", 7 letters:
sideman
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Word definitions for sideman in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
A sideman is a professional musician who is hired to perform or record with a group of which he or she is not a regular member. They often tour with solo acts as well as bands and jazz ensembles. Sidemen are generally required to be adaptable to many different ...
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n. (context music English) A soloist playing with a band or group of which he is not a regular member
Usage examples of sideman.
Baby Boy spent two decades scratching a living as a sessions sideman and a bar-band frontman, endured big promises that petered, cut records that went nowhere, finally recorded a top-40 hit with a Southern band called Junior Biscuit.
As far as the industry bigwigs were concerned, Cal was too old and too established as a sideman for the investment needed.
Normal drill would be to take a sideman along, and although Tregare could find nothing remotely suspicious about the situation, he felt edgy and could have used the confidence of some backup.
But none of them, not Kevin, not his three interchangeable sidemen, had ever seen or heard of a girl with black curly hair who called SLEEP OF THE INNOCENT 75 herself Jennifer Wilson.
Toots settled on the piano bench and surveyed the room for his tardy sidemen.
They hadn’t come to see her sideman get soused and have evenings where he made the Pogues sound like brilliant musicians.
He adjusted the Fender's strap, nodded toward his sidemen, and waited while Bobby started to work the crowd up all over again with his drums.
He adjusted the Fenders strap, nodded toward his sidemen, and waited while Bobby started to work the crowd up all over again with his drums.