Submitted composite photo The current lineup of Sideshow — from left, Scott Graybill, Liz Wilson, Chuck Gisewhite, Bill Scudier and Richard Pierce will celebrate the band’s 50th year at the Ohio Inn Jamboree on Saturday.

Dozens of musicians have played in Sideshow over the years.

The one constant since 1975 is lead singer and saxophone player Bill Scudier, and Scudier and the current lineup of Sideshow will celebrate 50 years of music on Saturday as part of the Ohio Inn’s annual Jamboree.

The band got its start after a conversation between Scudier and guitar player Robert “Rollo” Miller at the Parlor during a gig by Scudier’s band Insanity. They started rehearsing in the studio at Miller’s house, and one day they decided to set up in the driveway so they could hear what the band sounded like with its PA system.

“I took a look around and said, ‘This ain’t no Insanity, it’s a freaking Sideshow,'” Scudier said. “I don’t know why, but it’s stuck for 50 years.”

Saturday’s set will be filled with old favorites, from originals like “Buster’s Pad” — written about the dog that used to guard Triple Crown Auto Body, where Sideshow had a rehearsal space — as well as rock cover songs that had the band working as many as six nights a week in the late ’70s and ’80s and opening for such acts as the Michael Stanley Band, The Outlaws and Charlie Daniels Band.

In addition to Scudier, the current lineup features Scott Graybill, guitar and vocals; Chuck Gisewhite, bass and vocals; Liz Wilson, flute and vocals; and Richard Pierce, drums and vocals. Some past Sideshow members also may join the band.

“They’re all invited,” Scudier said. “The ones I could talk to, I told them to show up, maybe get on stage for something. It’s also a remembrance for all the members lost.”

Most of Sideshow’s gigs lately have been memorials to local musicians who have died, such as Miller, Billy Lohr and Gary Mills, Scudier said. And the future of Sideshow beyond Saturday remains to be seen.

“We’ll see how it goes that day and who wants to keep on going,” Scudier said. “It’s a little tough when you’re twice the age of the drinking crowd. There’s hardly anybody at midnight in the bar my age … We played ’til 2:30 (a.m.) for many, many years.”

The band’s set at the Jamboree starts at 6:30 p.m.

There is no cover charge, but donations will be collected for the Healthy Heart and Paws Project, which provides a safe haven for abandoned and abused animals.