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Curtis

From the legendary film, The Blues Brothers, we learn the backstory of Jake and Elwood Blues and that it was Curtis (Cab Calloway) who helped them learn about the blues music scene when they were in the orphanage. A father figure of sorts, Curtis taught the brothers how to dress and play the music that they loved. In the film, he would sing "Minnie the Moocher," a song that Calloway made a hit in the 1930s. Since he played it while waiting for the Blues Brothers to arrive, we could argue that he was their opener and really should be…

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Colonel Homer Simpson

A musician himself (remember the Be-Sharps?) Homer Simpson was the manager of up and coming country music singer, Lurleen Lumpkin who he discovered at the Beer 'N' Brawl. He finances a CD recording, and it gets local radio play. Afterward, he gets her booked on Ya-Hoo! (a knock-off of Hee Haw) and her career is about to take off, but Lurleen is in love with Colonel Homer, and for the benefit of his marriage, he sells her contract for a whopping $50. Homer would later manage Johnny Rainbow, who competed against his daughter, Lisa (who he previously managed) in the…

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Bruce Dickinson

Bruce Dickinson is so famous that he is “The” Bruce Dickinson (Christopher Walken) who commanded the room as soon as we walked into the recording studio where The Blue Oyster Cult was recording "Don't Fear the Reaper." For the record, when the real band recorded the song, there was no Bruce Dickinson who helped guide it, but in the world of Saturday Night Live, he was, and he needed "More Cowbell." Where would the BOC be without his sage advice?

Published in 2021 Inductees
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Wayne Campbell & Garth Algar

We are going to count these as a duo.Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar were not musicians, but they certainly loved their rock and roll, and we would like to think that the musical genre loved them too. They hosted their own show, Wayne's World, which would often talk about rock Wayne did date the lovely Cassandra, the lead singer of Crucial Taunt. If you are still debating whether they belong here, they did promote the successful (at the very last minute) Waynestock, which was almost a disaster of Fyrefest proportions. Concert promotors definitely count here!The Bullet Points:T.V. Show and Movie…

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Dr. Johnny Fever

In the 1960s, or so the backstory goes, John Caravella was a top Disc Jockey in Los Angeles where he went by the name of "Johnny Sunshine." Apparently, you can't say the word "booger" on the air in L.A. because after he did, he was sacked, and poor Johnny went on a downward spiral where he went from "town to town up and down the dial." As he did so, he used the aliases of "Johnny Duke," "Johnny Style," "Johnny Cool" and "Johnny Midnight" where he hit rock bottom working at W.K.R.P. in Cincinnati, a classical music station where he…

Published in 2017 Inductees
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Wyld Stallyns

Bill S. Preston EsquireTed “Theodore” LoganIf we are to believe what we saw in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (and why wouldn’t we?) it was the music of Wyld Stallyns that brought peace to all of Earth and excellence.Musically speaking it might be hard to digest that as in the last scene of the first film we saw them actually play and the results were not very good. Rufus (George Carlin) assured us that they would get better, and in the sequel (Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey) they did get better thanks to time travel and intense lessons, which allowed…

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Published in 2018 Inductees
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The Wonders

One of the strongest entries on the ballot has to come from the Tom Hanks 1996 film, That Thing You Do. The movie is the story of an early 1960’s one hit wonder, (called the Wonders appropriately) and their rise and fall. It was a very good film that was fun and gave us a catchy song that sounds perfect for the era it represented. We would be surprised if this did not enter the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a quick fashion. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: That Thing You Do (1996) Actors: Tom Everett Scott…

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Published in 2016 Inductees
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Tenacious D

Here is another one that we are befuddled if they really qualify. Jack Black and Kyle Gass basically are fictionalized versions of themselves and have essentially created “Mock Rock” where their over the top guitar solos and theatrical singing is a parody and tribute to Rock and Roll. What started as a comedic rock goof led to a television show, a movie, three albums and tours, though when they perform as JB and KG, how fictitious is this really? Although when we watched their 2006 film, “Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny”, we can argue that it is pretty…

Tenacious D

Published in 2019 Inductees
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Stillwater

From Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical film, Almost Famous, we are introduced to Stillwater, an up and coming Rock band in the 1973. The music in the film is perfectly framed (way to many period music pieces don’t fit at all) and we aren’t just treated to a good band, but a great behind the scenes look at their struggles, both personal and professional. The songs were co-written by Crowe’s real life wife, Nancy Wilson from Heart, and the film was told from the point of view of the Crowe based character who was covering the band for Rolling Stone Magazine. Incidentally,…

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Published in 2015 Inductees
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Spinal Tap

This is Spinal Tap (1984)Although it is not a prerequisite, to be a great fictional rock band you need an elaborate past, which is what we learn from what is considered to be (and lets face it is) the greatest mockumentaries of all time. Documented by longtime Spinal Tap fan by longtime fan and fake director, Mary DiBergi (Rob Reiner), we follow the band after they released their latest album and corresponding American Tour. We get flashbacks of the band’s history when David St. Hubbins (formerly of the Creatures) and Nigel Tufnel (formerly of the Lovely Lads) joined to create…

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Curtis

Colonel Homer Simpson

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