2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions (Page 3 of 13)

Here is the updated list! Who is going to get into the tournament? We've got a logjam down at the bottom with the ones with 2 votes? Who's going to sneak in? You have until 8PM CST TONIGHT to get in your top 20 bands/artists!

Led Zeppelin    17
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble    14
Jimi Hendrix    13
Beatles    11
Eric Clapton    11
Pink Floyd    11
ZZ Top    10
B.B. King    9
AC/DC    8
Lynyrd Skynyrd    8
Foo Fighters    7
Queen     7
Rolling Stones    7
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers    7
Allman Brothers Band    6
Creedence Clearwater Revival    6
Gov't Mule    6
Neil Young    6
Rush    6
Who    6
Deep Purple    5
Gary Moore    5
Jeff Beck    5
Pearl Jam    5
Robert Cray    5
Tedeschi Trucks Band    5
Aerosmith    4
Black Sabbath    4
Buddy Guy    4
Cream    4
Crosy, Stills, Nash & Young    4
Dire Straits    4
Eagles    4
Jethro Tull    4
John Mayer    4
Red Hot Chili Peppers    4
Robin Trower    4
Santana    4
Alice In Chains    3
Black Keys    3
Bob Seger    3
Fleetwood Mac    3
Free    3
Joe Walsh    3
Kenny Wayne Shepherd    3
Metallica    3
Nirvana    3
Police    3
Traffic    3
UFO    3
Walter Trout    3
Yes    3
Al DiMeola    2
Albert King    2
Bachman Turner Overdrive    2
Bad Company    2
Black Crowes    2
Bonnie Raitt    2
Bruce Springsteen    2
Chet Atkins    2
Dave Matthews Band    2
Derek & The Dominos    2
Doyle Bramhall II    2
Emerson, Lake & Palmer    2
Eric Johnson    2
Foghat    2
Guns N' Roses    2
Jeff Healey    2
John Fogerty    2
Judas Priest    2
Keith Urban    2
Little Feat    2
Michael Jackson    2
Philip Sayce    2
Radiohead    2
Rage Against The Machine    2
Rod Stewart    2
Scorpions    2
Steely Dan    2
Stone Temple Pilots    2
Thin Lizzy    2
T-Rex    2
Adrian Belew    1
Airbourne    1
Albert Collins    1
Alice Cooper    1
Alkaline Trio    1
Alter Bridge    1
Audioslave    1
Aynsley Lister    1
Beach Boys    1
Ben Harper    1
Billy Cobham    1
Billy Joel    1
Black Stone Cherry    1
Blind Melon Jelly    1
Blindstone    1
Blue Cheer    1
Blue Oyster Cult    1
Blur    1
Bob Dylan    1
Boots Randolph    1
Boz Skaggs    1
Brad Paisley    1
Bruce Cockburn    1
Buffy Clyro    1
Celine Dion    1
Cheap Trick    1
Chris Duarte Group    1
Crusaders    1
Damn Yankees    1
Dave Brubeck    1
Dave Mason    1
David Bowie    1
David Grissom    1
Davy Knowles    1
Deftones    1
Derek Sherinian    1
Derek Trucks Band    1
Doobie Brothers    1
Edie Brickell    1
Elton John    1
Elvis Presley    1
Eric Gales    1
Fabulous Thunderbirds    1
Filter    1
Frank Sinatra    1
Frank Zappa    1
Gary Clark Jr    1
Genesis    1
George Thorogood    1
Georgia Satellites    1
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals    1
Heart    1
Henrik Freischlader    1
Herbie Hancock    1
Hoax    1
Ian Parker    1
Indigenous    1
Jackson Browne    1
James Taylor    1
Jean Luc Ponty    1
Jimmy Herring    1
Joe Satriani    1
John Gomm    1
John Lee Hooker    1
John McLaughlin    1
John Paul Hammond    1
Jon Butcher    1
Jonny Lang    1
Joseph Arthur    1
Josh Smith    1
Kenny Chesney    1
Kenny Neal    1
Kiss    1
Lenny Kravitz    1
Lightnin' Hopkins    1
Linkin Park    1
Lisa Hannigan    1
Madonna    1
Mahavishnu Orchestra    1
Mamas & The Papas    1
Manchester Orchestra    1
Michael Bloomfield    1
Michael Schenker Group    1
Miles Davis    1
Montrose    1
Motorhead    1
Mott The Hoople    1
Nine Inch Nails    1
NOFX    1
North Mississippi Allstars    1
Outlaws    1
Ozzy Osbourne    1
Paramore    1
Pat Travers    1
Paul Pena    1
Paul Westerburg    1
Peter Frampton    1
Poison    1
Pretenders    1
Prince    1
Pure Prairie League    1
Queens Of The Stone Age    1
Radiators    1
Rascal Flatts    1
Return To Forever    1
Rival Sons    1
Robben Ford    1
Robert Randolph & The Family Band    1
Ronnie Baker Brooks    1
Rory Gallagher    1
Royal Southern Brotherhood    1
Ryan McGarvey    1
Sam Cooke    1
Sammy Davis Jr    1
Savoy Brown    1
Sex Pistols    1
Shaun Kirk    1
Sigur Ros    1
Simple Minds    1
Slade    1
Slayer    1
Smashing Pumpkins    1
Snakewater    1
Son House    1
Sonny Landreth    1
Soundgarden    1
Styx    1
Ted Nugent    1
Ten Years After    1
The Darkness    1
Theory Of A Deadman    1
Three Doors Down    1
Tom Jones    1
Tommy Bolin    1
Tommy Emmanuel    1
Van Halen    1
Vince Gill    1
Virgil & The Acclerators    1
Warren Haynes    1
Waylon Jennings    1
Weezer    1
Wes Montgomery    1
White Stripes    1

Similar to last year, I had a lot of fun putting my list together.  Also similar to last year...I think I ended up going with a lot of bands/artists I am listening to in regular rotation currently.  I am sure my list of 20 could change day to day.  Here is who I am going with this year.  In no particular order:

Walter Trout
Royal Southern Brotherhood
SRV
Ryan McGarvey
Bart Walker
Michael Burks
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Gary Moore
Indigenous (AKA Mato Nanji)
Robert Cray
Kenny Neal
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Coco Montoya
The Winery Dogs
King's X
Buddy Guy
Joe Louis Walker
Lurrie Bell
King King
Johnny Winter

What is the point of another LZ win?  I think previous winner(s) should be retired.

Voting is closed. And for the record, Hendrix won last year. The point is to make this like March Madness. If Duke wins, you don't make them sit out. It's all about matchups. Zeppelin's a heavy favorite, but that is no guarantee that they're going to win. Heck, SRV was the second leader in votes heading into last year's tournament, and only made it to the Elite Eight. The Stones were a Final Four group last year and they were an 8 seed. This is already shaping up to be a different bracket than last year. So sit back, relax, vote on the matchups, and see what happens.

Edit: The point of this is to determine on a year to year basis who this forum's favorite band/artist is through a fun competition. If that happens to be the same artist a couple of years in a row, so be it. But I think you'll notice that already the bracket will be very different from last year when I get done with it.

All right ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the bracket for the 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions! We will allow 4 days a round. This current round will end on Tuesday March 18 at 8PM CST!

Now if there were ties in the number of votes, I used a random generator to break those ties. Here is how the bracket sets up! Trust me, there are some doozies! Happy voting!

Round of 64
The Magellan Bracket
1    Led Zeppelin
16    Bonnie Raitt
   
8    The Eagles
9    Jethro Tull
   
5    The Who
12    Alice In Chains
   
4    Gov't Mule
13    The Scorpions
   
6    Tedeschi Trucks Band
11    UFO
   
3    B.B. King
14    Indigenous
   
7    Pearl Jam
10    Walter Trout
   
2    Eric Clapton
15    Kenny Neal
   
The Principal Skinner Bracket
1    Pink Floyd
16    Michael Jackson
   
8    Red Hot Chili Peppers
9    John Mayer
   
5    Gary Moore
12    Traffic
   
4    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
13    Joe Walsh
   
6    Crosy, Stills, Nash & Young
11    Dire Straits
   
3    Foo Fighters
14    Judas Priest
   
7    Buddy Guy
10    Bad Company
   
2    Lynyrd Skynyrd
15    John Fogerty
   
The Babe Bracket
1    Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
16    Jeff Healey
   
8    Deep Purple
9    Cream
   
5    The Allman Brothers Band
12    Metallica
   
4    Rush
13    The Black Keys
   
6    Creedence Clearwater Revival
11    Free
   
3    AC/DC
14    Yes
   
7    Black Sabbath
10    Robin Trower
   
2    The Beatles
15    Ronnie Baker Brooks
   
The Goldie Bracket
1    Jimi Hendrix
16    Doyle Bramhall II
   
8    Aerosmith
9    Bob Seger
   
5    Neil Young
12    Fleetwood Mac
   
4    Queen
13    Nirvana
   
6    Robert Cray
11    Santana
   
3    The Rolling Stones
14    The Police
   
7    Jeff Beck
10    Kenny Wayne Shepherd
   
2    ZZ Top
15    Bachman Turner Overdrive

Round of 64
The Magellan Bracket
1    Led Zeppelin
   
8    The Eagles
   
5    The Who
   
4    Gov't Mule
   
6    Tedeschi Trucks Band
   
3    B.B. King
   
7    Pearl Jam
   
2    Eric Clapton
   
The Principal Skinner Bracket
1    Pink Floyd
   
9    John Mayer
   
5    Gary Moore
   
4    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
   
6    Crosy, Stills, Nash & Young
   
3    Foo Fighters
   
10    Bad Company
   
2    Lynyrd Skynyrd
   
The Babe Bracket
1    Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
   
9    Cream
   
5    The Allman Brothers Band
   
4    Rush
   
6    Creedence Clearwater Revival
   
3    AC/DC
   
10    Robin Trower
   
15    Ronnie Baker Brooks
   
The Goldie Bracket
1    Jimi Hendrix
   
9    Bob Seger
   
12    Fleetwood Mac
   
4    Queen
   
11    Santana
   
3    The Rolling Stones
   
10    Kenny Wayne Shepherd
   
2    ZZ Top

Round of 64
The Magellan Bracket
Bonnie Raitt
The Eagles
The Who
Gov't Mule
UFO
B.B. King
Walter Trout
Kenny Neal (somebody has to utterly upset the bracket cart!)
   
The Principal Skinner Bracket
Pink Floyd
John Mayer
Traffic
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Dire Straits
Foo Fighters
Buddy Guy
Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Babe Bracket
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Cream
The Allman Brothers Band
Rush
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Yes
Robin Trower
The Beatles

The Goldie Bracket
Jimi Hendrix
Aerosmith
Neil Young
Queen
Santana
The Police
Jeff Beck

ZZ Top vs. Bachman Turner Overdrive OVERTIME Too technical fouls called on BFG sunk to tie at end of regulation!

Rock ON & Keep the Faith,
Rocket

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"Everybody wants ta get inta the act!"
“Now, this isn’t your ordinary party crowd, here.  I mean, there are professionals in here.”

Hey, for a first run i already have to make some tough decisions!!!

The Magellan Bracket
1    Led Zeppelin   
8    The Eagles   
12    Alice In Chains   
4    Gov't Mule   
6    Tedeschi Trucks Band   
3    B.B. King   
7    Pearl Jam   
2    Eric Clapton
   
The Principal Skinner Bracket
1    Pink Floyd
9    John Mayer   
5    Gary Moore
4    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
11    Dire Straits   
3    Foo Fighters
10    Bad Company   
2    Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Babe Bracket
1    Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
9    Cream   
5    The Allman Brothers Band
13    The Black Keys   
6    Creedence Clearwater Revival   
3    AC/DC   
7    Black Sabbath   
2    The Beatles

   
The Goldie Bracket
1    Jimi Hendrix   
8    Aerosmith   
5    Neil Young   
13    Nirvana   
6    Robert Cray   
3    The Rolling Stones
10    Kenny Wayne Shepherd   
2    ZZ Top