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Aug 30, 1973 · Stillwater Runs Deep! For Russell Hammond and his band of road warriors, newfound success means bickering, bonding, and barely escaping death. By William Miller. August 30, 1973. Stillwater:...
Aug 26, 2020 · The real Stillwater didn’t travel on a private plane and never made the cover of Rolling Stone, as Crowe’s faux road dogs did. But during the Seventies, they managed a minor chart hit and...
It tells the story of a teenage journalist, played by Fugit, writing for Rolling Stone magazine in the early 1970s, touring with the fictitious rock band Stillwater, and writing his first cover story on the band.
Aug 18, 2020 · Drawing from Crowe’s experience as teenage journalist covering bands like Led Zeppelin and Allman Brothers for Rolling Stone and other outlets, the film follows a fictional ’70s hard-rock group...
Apr 21, 2013 · Almost Famous largely chronicles William’s on-the-road adventures with Stillwater and their groupies, as he covered the band for his first feature for Rolling Stone. Crowe had a strikingly similar experience at age 18 when he went on the road with The Allman Brothers Band for three weeks.
Feb 29, 2024 · In 2020, Rolling Stone Magazine was covering the 20th anniversary of Almost Famous and wrote an extensive feature on the real Stillwater. In talking with Stillwater’s members, you’ll soon...
Sep 11, 2020 · Crowe based the fictional band Stillwater on several of the bands he interviewed in the Seventies, including the Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the Allman Brothers Band.
Apr 3, 2024 · Almost Famous's fictional band, Stillwater, was inspired by bands like Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers Band, and The Eagles. Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin also inspired a line in the movie.
Nov 3, 2022 · When Rolling Stone, thinking he is much older, assigns him to cover a middling band called Stillwater — a composite of several groups Crowe actually toured with — William is torn between...
Jul 10, 2021 · Jul 10, 2021 8:30am PT. Celebrate the ‘Almost Famous’ Anniversary With a Stillwater Vinyl Box Set and a Brand New Blu-Ray. By Anna Tingley. The lasting power of the iconic 1970s rock band...
