Stillwater

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Stillwater is the fictional 1970s rock band at the center of Cameron Crowe’s film "Almost Famous," embodying the era’s touring rock culture and its tensions between art and fame.

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Stillwater canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional rock band
activeInFictionalYear 1973
appearsIn Almost Famous
associatedWithTheme coming-of-age in rock journalism
tension between art and fame
touring rock culture
countryOfOriginInFiction United States
createdBy Cameron Crowe
depictsSubculture 1970s American rock scene
eraDepicted 1970s
fictionalBassist Larry Fellows
fictionalDrummer Ed Vallencourt
fictionalLeadGuitarist Russell Hammond
fictionalLeadVocalist Jeff Bebe
fictionalRecordLabel Stillwater Records (in some materials)
firstAppearanceYear 2000
genre classic rock
rock
hasFandom Almost Famous fans
hasKeyRelationshipWith Penny Lane
William Miller
hasMember Ed Vallencourt
Jeff Bebe
Larry Fellows
Russell Hammond
influencedByInFiction 1970s arena rock bands
inspiredByRealWorldActs Led Zeppelin
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Allman Brothers Band
inUniverseSongTitle Chance Upon You
Fever Dog
Love Comes and Goes
Love Thing
inUniverseStatus rising rock band
languageOfLyrics English
medium feature film
musicWrittenForFilmBy Cameron Crowe
Nancy Wilson
narrativeRole central band in Almost Famous
portrayedBy Billy Crudup
Jason Lee
John Fedevich
Mark Kozelek
settingContext United States concert circuit
soundtrackPerformerCredit Almost Famous soundtrack
linked to: Almost Famous
tourTypeDepicted concert tour

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Almost Famous fictionalBand Stillwater
Studio One (Doraville, Georgia) associatedBand Stillwater
Kerry Orent notableWork Stillwater
Russell Hammond memberOf Stillwater
Russell Hammond associatedWith Stillwater
William Miller goesOnTourWith Stillwater
William Miller favoriteBand Stillwater