Famous Springfield Jazz Musician, Bleeding Gums Murphy was the musical muse for Lisa Simpson. He appeared on the Cosby Show (as one of the “four” grandfathers) appeared on Steve Allen’s Tonight Show and acquired his nickname because he never visited the dentist. Murphy’s lone album, Sax on the Beach was considered a classic in the fictitious Springfield Jazz genre, well at least it was to Lisa. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: The Simpsons (1990-95) Actors: Ron Taylor and Daryl L.Coley Songs you might remember: Sax on the Beach Why you should vote for him: We are a sucker for…

Just how popular was National Lampoon’s Animal House? It created a demand for the fictitious band that performed “Shout” at the Delta’s toga party. That band was called Otis Day and the Knights and the man who played Otis, (DeWayne Jessie) who was actually lip syncing someone else, formed a touring band and adopted the Otis Day moniker. As much as we loved them at the frat house, we loved them more when they played the Dexters Lake Club, which was only frequented by black patrons; until the Deltas got there. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Animal House (1978) Actors:…

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,…