These characters would shape into “Joliet” Jake Blues (Belushi ) and his brother Ellwood (Aykroyd). The John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd team-up originated on “Saturday Night Live” as a bit (in bee suits) but they honed their performance, and iconic black suits and fedoras, on and off the screen. Image Credit: ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection Like “The Brady Bunch,” “Partridge Family” reruns ran for years in syndication, which cemented the faux family outfit’s place in the hearts of Gen-Xers. And actor David Madden set the tone for the pushy music manager in pop culture with his portrayal of the ever-agitated Reuben Kinkaid. In Partridge-land, mom Shirley and siblings Keith, Laurie, Danny, Christopher and Tracy had to grapple with balancing their on-stage duties and touring the country in a garishly colored bus with typical teen and pre-teen angst storylines.īehind the scenes, there was notorious tension between the star, Oscar winner Shirley Jones, and her real-life stepson David Cassidy, who scored a massive “Partridge”-boosted hit with “I Think I Love You” in 1970. The half-hour series was loosely inspired by the real-life story of the Cowsills, who had hits with “I Love the Flower Girl” and “The Rain, the Park and Other Things” in the late 1960s. How do you say no to a show with a theme song that begs you to “Come On, Get Happy?” At the start of the Me decade, “The Partridge Family” was a clean-cut, folksy show about a large family who became accidental pop stars when a widowed suburbanite mom stepped up to the mic in the garage one day. Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Here Variety names 20 of the most beloved fictional bands and musicians from television and movies. ![]() In previous instances - from Mexican pop group Rebelde to Disney’s Cheetah sisters - this perfect storm has helped launch performers beyond their faux world, and onto stages and stadiums across the world. As fans live vicariously through the source material canonized on screen, their music is also immortalized in the hearts and playlists of eager listeners everywhere. With enough star power, and the right tunes, fictional bands have the ability to incite mass hysteria. The fictional band - fronted by Riley Keough, who plays protagonist Daisy Jones, and Sam Claflin, aka Billy Dunne - topped Billboard’s emerging artists chart with their 11-song set that pays homage to the moody ’70s rock that runs through Amazon’s 10-episode series, an adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel. If you haven’t heard “ Daisy Jones and The Six‘s” debut album “Aurora” yet, it might be time to clock in.
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