Last update before voting closes for this round in less than 3 hours. Updated through BigM's picks: Presley 25, SRV 8 Simon 21, Cohen 10 Wonder 23, Redding 9 Marley 19, McCartney 14 Dylan 23, Meat Loaf 8 Berry 17, Clapton 16 Lennon 27, Joplin 5 John 23, Little Richard 10 Hendrix 28, Franklin 5 Brown 22, Stewart 10 Holly 19, Zappa 12 Prince 21, Gabriel 11 Springsteen 20, Beck 11 Bowie 21, Gaye 11 Charles 17, Costello 14 Young 22, Orbison 10
Bracket A: 1) Elvis Presley 5) Paul Simon 3) Stevie Wonder 7) Paul McCartney Bracket B: 1) Bob Dylan 5) Eric Clapton 3) John Lennon 2) Elton John Bracket C: 1) Jimi Hendrix 4) James Brown 6) Buddy Holly 7) Peter Gabriel Bracket D: 9) Beck 4) David Bowie 6) Ray Charles 2) Neil Young
What the hell is with this picking Paul McCartney over Bob Marley I smell conspiracy. Must find AnotherBrother
Finals for the 2nd Round: Elvis Presley 26, Stevie Ray Vaughn 8 Paul Simon 22, Leonard Cohen 10 Stevie Wonder 24, Otis Redding 9 Bob Marley 19, Paul McCartney 15 Bob Dylan 24, Meat Loaf 8 Chuck Berry 17, Eric Clapton 17 (Berry wins on tiebreaker - lower seed (#4 seed) compared to Clapton (#5 seed)) John Lennon 28, Janis Joplin 5 Elton John 24, Little Richard 10 Jimi Hendrix 29, Aretha Franklin 5 James Brown 23, Rod Stewart 10 Buddy Holly 20, Frank Zappa 12 Prince 21, Peter Gabriel 12 Bruce Springsteen 20, Beck 12 David Bowie 22, Marvin Gaye 11 Ray Charles 18, Elvis Costello 14 Neil Young 23, Roy Orbison 10 Will have the Sweet 16 up shortly
I feel your pain, mc mark - I'm still bummed that 2 of my all-time favorites are gone in Peter Gabriel and Beck.