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?

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…

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…

The Dewey Cox fake biopic may not have been a huge hit, but this Johnny Cash parody had its share of funny moments, and did develop somewhat of a cult following. As promotion to the film, Cox (John C. Reilly) actually had a mini tour in character and with a plethora of real musicians who lent cameos to the film. For an underperforming movie, this could be a solid candidate for our Hall of Fame. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) Actor: John C. Reilly Songs you might remember: Walk Hard Black Sheep Why…

In one of the most famous Simpsons episodes of all time, we learn of Homer’s past singing career as a member of the successful Barbershop Quartet, The Be Sharps. How successful were they? Well, they had a major hit (Baby on Board) and won the Grammy for Soul, Spoken Word and Barber Shop Quartet! Of course, like all successful Barber Shop groups; they were a victim of their own success, and a Yoko Ono lookalike. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: The Simpsons (1993) Actors: Singing Voices: The Dapper Dans The Fictional Band: Homer Simpson Barney Gumble Seymour Skinner Apu…

After Dewey Finn (Jack Black) was thrown out of his band, No Vacancy, and in dire need of money, he adopted the persona of his roommate and took a job as a substitute teacher where upon learning that his kids could play music, he ditched the curriculum and set out to create his own Rock Band to defeat No Vacancy at the Battle of the Bands. In the hands of anyone other than Jack Black, this film would have probably been a disaster, but this would be a film that was equal funny as it was sweet and should be…