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Steven Shorter

From the ahead of its time British film, Privilege gives us Steven Shorter (played by Paul Jones who was the lead singer of Manfred Mann) who is manipulated by the church and state and turned into a messiah type leader. His popularity is higher than anyone else we can think of shown on film, and his fans are more fanatical than anything else we have ever seen. Of course this was a ploy to turn him into a Christian puppet and in this faux documentary Shorter breaks down as one would expect. You may not know this film, but it’s…

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Stingray Wilson

In the final days of the Roseanne show, it was revealed that Dan (John Goodman) was in a band in high school. His band mate was Stingray Wilson, played by John Popper of Blues Traveler, who would sing the show’s theme song in the last season of the sitcom. We were treated to Goodman singing with the band a decent rendition of “Sweet Home Chicago” but does this mean we should look at nominating Dan Connor instead? What was the name of Dan’s band anyway? The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Roseanne (1995) Actor: John Popper Songs you might remember:…

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Stitch Jones

He made a much better marine than he did a Rock Star. Stitch (Mario Van Peebles) was an aspiring Rock and Roller who played Roy’sbar and probably should have won a contest, though only because of the weak opposition. Still, we prefer Clint Eastwood kicking his ass as opposed to anything he did with a microphone. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Heartbreak Ridge (1986) Actor: Mario Van Peebles Songs you might remember: None Why you should vote for him: Anything from a Clint Eastwood film is worth a look in our eyes. Why you should not vote for him: He…

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Strange Fruit

Strange Fruit was a 1970’s British Rock band that disbanded following a lightning strike to the stage at the Wisbech Rock Festival of 1977. The lightning was a microcosm of their problems as their egos and pursuit of “fame, fortune and fornication” had already set them on their path of destruction. Fast forward twenty years later and they are reuniting for a twentieth anniversary of the Festival. Prior to, they are on tour in Europe where egos and issues remain a problem, but with this great cast, we just sat back and enjoyed the ride. Depending on how strong our…

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Street Slim

The Blues Brothers may be one of our favorite films of all time (and we suspect if you are reading this, one of yours!), but this was added at the last minute, as we never really knew until recently that John Lee Hooker had a character name. We saw Hooker in an extended cameo where he sang one of his signature songs (Boom Boom Boom) on the street of Chicago, in a spot that did nothing to further the plot along, but was a delightful segment nonetheless. Now if only Aretha Franklin qualified! The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: The Blues…

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Suburban Funk

It is hard to imagine DJ Qualls playing anything remotely tough, but that is what he did in the “New Guy” where he went from a zero to a hero and reinvented himself as a tough guy from the wrong side of the tracks. Before Qualls (whose character name was Dizzy, became Gil Harris) he was part of a Funk band, who made an appearance at the end of the film joining the former Dizzy. The film did well, though the fact that they were in a Funk band (that only did covers) was not really relevant other than (we…

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Susie Diamond

With Michelle Pfeiffer at her sexiest and most talented, Susie Diamond was a knockout, was charismatic and with a unique past and sultry singing voice, was just the talent that the Fabulous Baker Boys needed to keep their act fresh. Pfeiffer won multiple acting awards and really cemented herself as a serious player in Hollywood with this role…and she looked good doing it too! The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) Actor: Michelle Pfeiffer Songs you might remember: More Than You Know Why you should vote for her: Can we play the great acting card here? Why…

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Swan

We always thought that this was the role that Paul Williams was meant to play. The diminutive actor got to flex his acting chops, singing skills and songwriting in the role of Swan; the satanic record label mogul. What may work in his favor for induction is that it was Williams who provided the singing voice for the Phantom, though like all other Phantom of the Paradise nominees, a cult film faces an uphill battle. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Phantom of the Paradise (1974) Actor: Paul Williams Songs you might remember: The Hell of it Why you should vote…

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Sweet Sue and the Society Syncopators

From the brilliant and classic film, Some Like it Hot, we have Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe) as the lead singer of the all-female band, Sweet Sue and the Society Syncopators. The film is set in 1929, and also stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as two unemployed musicians who are escaping Chicago after witnessing the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. To do so, they go in drag and join Sweet Sue’s band and as predicted fall for Monroe. This is considered to me a comedic gem, but is a musical one? The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Some Like it Hot (1959)…

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Tammy "Sister" Anderson

From the Sparkle remake in 2012, we felt that Carmen Ejogo gave a great performance as the talented, yet tortured singer, Tammy “Sister” Anderson. Ejoko got to her flex not only her singing chops but her acting range, and we wonder if the film was not mostly known for being Whitney Houston’s last role, if Ejoko would not have received the attention she deserved. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Sparkle (2012) Actor: Carmen Ejogo Songs you might remember: Hooked on Your Love Why you should vote for her: Ejogo was amazing in this role, and probably should have received more…

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Tha Free World

If you are going to have a movie about music, you still need bad guys right? In Eminem’s quasi-autobiographical film, 8 Mile, the “bad guys” were the Battle Rap group, “Tha Free World”. This group not only beat B. Rabbit with their lyrics, but with their fists. To nobody’s surprise, they lose at the end, but performed their role well. If B. Rabbit gets in, could their “evil” opponent follow after? The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: 8 Mile (2002) Actors: Anthony Mackie (Papa Doc) Eugene Byrd (Wink) Malik Barnhardt (Moochie) Strike (Lyckety-Splyt) Nashawn Breedlove (Lotto) Day Golfin (Day) Allen Adams…

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The Bedrock Rockers

Utilizing the common TV plot device that ages children without explanation, the children of the Flintstones and Rubbles were now troublemaking teenagers who had their own Bubblegum Pop group, with their three friends (Moonrock, Penny and Wiggy). They were a little late to cash in on that genre of Pop, but their animated show did a little better than most. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971-72) Actors: Sally Struthers (Pebbles) Jay North (Bamm-Bamm) Songs you might remember: Yabba Dabba Doozie Why you should vote for them: Only if you are a Flintstones fan. Why…

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The Afrodisiacs

Let’s play the pop culture cheese wheel shall we? In what could possibly be the fromagiest (yes, we know we invented a word) we had Dana Plato vs. Janet Jackson to win a spot in Willis Jackson’ group (that never had a gig). The end result was a horrific “Ebony and Ivory” cover with the two, and do we even have to comment beyond this? We didn’t think so. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Diff’rent Strokes (1982) Actors: Janet Jackson (Charlene DuPrey) Dana Plato (Kimberly Drummond) Todd Bridges (Willis Jackson) Songs you might remember: Ebony and Ivory Why you…

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The Alabama Porch Monkeys

As much as we love the Roots, we can’t say that the Spike Lee film, “Bamboozled” was the best use of their talents. As the house band of the “New Millennium Minstrel Show”, the Roots performed in striped prison uniforms with a ball and chains shackled to their ankles. Basically, this was little more than a cameo, and not a great one at that. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Bamboozled (2000) Actors: The Roots Songs you might remember: Nothing of note Why you should vote for him them: There are very few on this ballot with more musical talent. Why…

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The Atomic Enchilada

From the underappreciated concept album (The Turtles present the Battle of the Bands) by the Turtles we have an album where different “bands” appeared. This allowed the group to not only stretch their skills musically, as each “band” had a completely different sound and also showcase their humor. In the second song of the album, the Turtles channeled the Psychedelic sound as the “Atomic Enchilada” and did a decent job at it too, to the point where we wonder where they could have gone if that was the genre they wanted to pursue. The Bullet Points: Album Appeared: The Turtles…

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The Banana Splits

It only produced 31 episodes but the Hanna-Barbara and Sid and Marty Kroft co-production was brought to us at the height of the Bubblegum music era. It gave us one of the first live action/animated shows, a catchy theme song and a legacy of happy cheesiness. This could be a legitimate dark horse candidate for the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: The Banana Splits (1968-70) Actors: Multiple The Fictional Band: Fleagle (A Beagle who played guitar and vocals) Bingo (A Gorila who played the drums and vocals) Drooper (A lion who played…

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The Bang Bang

Is it safe to argue that the “Bang Bang” are the best fictitious 1970’s British Punk band that are fronted by conjoined twins? That said, we wonder how well that the aforementioned band from the 2005 mockumentary, Brothers of the Head will do on this ballot. At the very least, it is one of the more unique entries on the ballot. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Brothers of the Head (2005) Actor: Luke Treadaway (Barry Howe) Harry Treadaway (Tom Howe) Songs you might remember: Two Way Romeo Why you should vote for them: How unique is this entry? Why you…

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The Banned

A conflicting choice we think for our British audience, “the Banned” was an out of place 1980’s attempt on the socially aware Soap Opera, Eastenders. The teenagers on the show inexplicably formed a band, and while they did try to tackle serious issues, fans of the show could not generate interest in this plot line. The conflict is though the band was a dud on the screen, they had hits in the real British music scene, one of which (Every Loser Wins) went number one in the United Kingdom, though music history has not looked kind on them. Still, we…

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The Barbusters

Not everything Michael J. Fox did in the last half of the 80’s worked as shown by the 1987 film Light of Day, where he played one half of a brother/sister working class bar band. It was not so much that the movie was bad, but there was a certain type of likable role that people wanted, or would ever want to see him in; and this wasn’t it. The sister in the equation is Joan Jett, who while decent in her acting, was not somebody who fans cared to see at that time, as she was three years past…

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The Barden Bellas

In the very successful musical comedy, Pitch Perfect, we witnessed the all-girl a cappella singing group from Barden University compete for singing excellence. The movie was not just successful because the actors could really sing, but the ensemble cast was comprised of many talented women who had a solid script to work with. It actually was not a big surprise that this was successful and that a sequel is planned. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Pitch Perfect (2012) Actors: Anna Kendrick (Beca) Anna Camp (Aubrey) Brittany Snow (Chloe) Rebel Wilson (Fat Amy) Ester Dean (Cynthia) Alexis Knapp (Stacy) Hana Mae…

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The Barden Treblemakers

Does every heroic a cappella singing group need a foil? If the early 2010’s have taught us anything, the answer is yes. The all male Barden Treblemakers were not just talented, but were a bit cocky; making them that much easier to dislike, though you could not help but respect them. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Pitch Perfect (2012) Actors: Skylar Astin (Jesse) Adam Devine (Bumper) Utkarsh Ambudkar (Donald) Ben Platt (Benji) Songs you might remember: Let it Whip Right Round Why you should vote for them: There was no denying the vocal talent on display here. Why you should…

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The BC-52's

Basically playing a “stone age” version of themselves, The B-52’s gave us a new version of the classic Flintstones theme song and performed at a club in the film. This movie was a major hit, but was an artistic disaster, and speaking for ourselves, we would rather remember them for Rock Lobster and not for Bedrock Lobster. Sorry for that terrible pun. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: The Flintstones (1994) Actors: The B-52’s Songs you might remember: The Flintstones Theme The Bedrock Twitch Why you should vote for them: Only if you are a fan of this film, or the…

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The Beets

From the Nickelodeon kids show, Doug, we had a running part of the program in a cute Beatles parody called the “Beets”. It may have gone over the kids’ heads, but the quartet not only channeled George, Paul, John and Ringo but gave us cute and original songs. That gives them more merit than most other animated bands here. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Doug (1991-96) Actor: The Fictitious Band: Monroe Yoder (Guitar and Vocals) Clyde “Chap” Lipman (Drums) Wendy Nespah (Keyboards) Flounder (Bass) Songs you might remember: Killer Tofu I Sneezed on My Sock Why you should vote…

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The Bigg Brothers

From the underappreciated concept album (The Turtles present the Battle of the Bands) by the Turtles we have an albums where different “bands” appeared. This allowed the group to not only stretch their skills musically, as each “band” had a completely different sound and also showcase their humor. “Food” was a song about exactly that. This “band” was the Bigg Brothers who seemed to enjoy rattling off their favorite things to eat, among which was a special brownie. We don’t have to tell you what was in that desert do we? The Bullet Points: Album Appeared: The Turtles present the…

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The Blowholes

Here is another one we almost forgot about. In the Nickelodeon original show, “The Adventures of Pete and Pete”, there was a brief stint in this surreal comedy where the brothers had a garage band that had some special guest stars (Marshall Crenshaw) in differing roles. An original Nickelodeon show may not have a lot of traction, but it was cooler than most. Now what is that worth? The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: The Adventures of Pete and Pete (1993-96) Actors: Syd Straw (Miss Fingerwood) Meter Reader (Marshall Crenshaw) Danny Tamberelli (Little Pete) Some Random Drummer Songs you might…

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