We did not know then what a musical genius that Michael McKean was, but how could we when we only knew him as Lenny from Laverne and Shirley. As it would turn out, this would be the first foray into the fictitious musical world for McKean and he wasn’t bad capturing the essence of the 1950’s. Honestly, we are thinking about making a wing in our Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame just for McKean.



The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
Laverne & Shirley (1979)

Actors:
Michael McKean (Lenny)
David Lander (Squiggy)

Songs you might remember:
Star Crossed

Why you should vote for them:
The McKean factor is huge!

Why you should not vote for them:
They had no hit or any signature song.

Played by the very capable Suzi Quatro, Leather Tuscadero appeared on seven episodes of the very successful sitcom, Happy Days.  With her punk mullet haircut, she was a little out of place (not that Happy Days cared about period authenticity after the first two seasons) but every time she appeared, she was always given a number and was usually backed by Ritchie Cunningham’s unnamed band, and in one occasion had Joanie as a backup singer.   We can’t say that her singing skills were really put to the best of use (Do the Fonzie?), but Quatro is probably better known for that role than anything else she did in music.    

In this 80’s cheesefest, Vanity appears as a singer who becomes the love interest for a young black Martial Arts enthusiast and devotee of Bruce Lee. Does it really matter what the plot is? All we know is that Vanity was in it, and it is a guilty pleasure movie; much like her singing was a guilty pleasure for many.



The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
The Last Dragon (1985)

Actor:
Vanity

Songs you might remember:
7^th Heaven

Why you should vote for her:
Vanity was one of the hotter women of her day; if you remember that day, this is not a bad choice.

Why you should not vote for her:
She was never a great singer; even in the fictitious world.

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From the Stephen King film, turned TV Mini-Series, The Stand, we have Larry Underwood who was on the verge of a top ten hit before the apocalypse. We only got snippets of his song, (and a brief cover by Mr. Hand) in the Mini-Series, but despite the hell around him, we could always count on Larry Underwood playing that guitar. He even took it with him when he was set to meet his impending doom!



The Bullet Points:
TV Movie Appeared:
The Stand (1994)

Actor:
Adam Storke

Songs you might remember:
Baby, Can You Dig Your Man?

Why you should vote for him:
Only for a bit of Stephen King peripheral love.

Why you should not vote for him:
Being a musician did nothing to advance the plot.