In the 1980s, DeWayne Jessie purchased the rights to the band's name from Universal Studios and formed a real-life version of the band with some of his family members and toured the country for years afterward, with Jessie essentially assuming the identity of Otis Day.
During the 1980s, DeWayne Jessie purchased the rights to the band's name from Universal Studios and formed a live band featuring some of his relatives. They toured extensively as "Otis Day" under Jessie's leadership.