Desc: Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen: Directed by Francis Whately. With Earl Slick, Bernard Fowler, Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood. Sidemen were musicians for hire that elevated tracks from B-sides to hits and deep cuts. Earl Slick explores the hidden men/women that made the likes of Prince, Bowie and the Stones sound even better than they were.