[ROUND OF 16] Stillwater vs. The Blues Brothers
Stillwater
From: Almost Famous
Genre: Classic Rock
Members: Russell Hammond, Jeff Bebe, Ed Vallencourt, Larry Fellows
Sample: “Fever Dog” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fxdDJYvVyE
Not to be confused with the nonfictional southern-rock group from the 70s, Stillwater is the band at the center of the movie “Almost Famous.” With music written by Nancy Wilson of Heart, it’s hard to see how this band could’ve gone wrong
The Blues Brothers
From: The Blues Brothers; Blues Brothers 2000; original appearance on SNL
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock, Soul
Members: “Joliet” Jake Blues and Elwood J. Blues and the Blues Brothers Band (members have included Steve Cropper, Lou Marini, Alan Rubin, Jonny Rosch, Eddie Floyd, Donald “Duck” Dunn, Steve Jordan, Willie Hall, Tom Malone, Matt Murphy, Paul Shaffer, Murphy Dunne, Tom Scott, “Might Mack” McTeer, Larry Thurston, and Tommy McDonnell)
Sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTWH1Fdkjow
They’re on a “mission from God” to save the orphanage they were raised in, putting the band back together with some shenanigans along the way. It’s dark, they’re wearing sunglasses, and they’re running from the law—“Joliet” Jake and Elwood Blues will bring down whatever house they’re in with epic guests at every stop