Vote for your winners, results posted on Monday:
#1 Stevie Wonder vs. #16 Cat Stevens
#8 Willie Nelson vs. #9 Jackie Wilson
#5 John Coltrane vs. #12 Manfred Mann
#4 Creedence Clearwater Revival vs. #13 Gladys Knight & The Pips
#3 Sly & The Family Stone vs. #14 Bill Haley & The Comets
#6 Deep Purple vs. #11 The Isley Brothers
#7 The Supremes vs. #10 The Moody Blues
#2 The Beach Boys vs. #15 The Hollies

Stevie ~~~ Never dug cat, Stevie legendary period from '72-'77 can stand with anyone...
Willie ~~~ Tough choice...
Coltrane ~~~ Though Mann had their moments...
CCR ~~~ From '68 - '71 they dominated...
Sly ~~~ They also dominated same time as CCR
Purple ~~~
Supremes ~~~
Beach Boys ~~~ As brilliant as their '65-'67 run was there are a ton of vallies that go along with it, almost voted for the Hollies for my love of the song "Bus Stop"...

#1 Stevie Wonder
#9 Jackie Wilson
#5 John Coltrane
#4 Creedence Clearwater Revival
#3 Sly & The Family Stone
#6 Deep Purple
#7 The Supremes
#2 The Beach Boys

#1 Stevie Wonder
#8 Willie Nelson
#5 John Coltrane
#4 Creedence Clearwater Revival
#3 Sly & The Family Stone
#6 Deep Purple
#7 The Supremes
#2 The Beach Boys

Thanks!

#1 Stevie Wonder
#8 Willie Nelson
#5 John Coltrane
#4 Creedence Clearwater Revival - I really like Gladys Knight's voice, but have to lean with CCR.
#3 Sly & The Family Stone
#11 The Isley Brothers
#7 The Supremes
#2 The Beach Boys

Stevie
Willie Nelson
John Coltrane
CCR (close one)
Sly and the Family Stone
Deep Purple
Moody Blues
Beach Boys

#16 Cat Stevens
#8 Willie Nelson
#12 Manfred Mann
#4 Creedence Clearwater Revival
#3 Sly & The Family Stone
#11 The Isley Brothers
#7 The Supremes
#2 The Beach Boys

#1 Stevie Wonder

#8 Willie Nelson (But anybody who says they “don’t like” Jackie Wilson is lying. I don’t see how that’s even possible.)

#5 John Coltrane

#4 Creedence Clearwater Revival (A real meh matchup for me; this is another case where one group has a song – “Midnight Train to Georgia” – which can run rings around everything the other one ever did. But, on points, I have to give it to CCR.)

#3 Sly & the Family Stone

#11 The Isley Brothers (It likely won’t happen, but Sly vs. the Isleys in the next round would be a FUN pairing.)

#7 The Supremes

#2 The Beach Boys

#16 Cat Stevens
pass
pass
#4 Creedence Clearwater Revival
#14 Bill Haley & The Comets
#6 Deep Purple
#10 The Moody Blues
#2 The Beach Boys

Stevie Wonder
Pass
John Coltrane
CCR
Sly and the Family Stone
Deep Purple
The Supremes
The Beach Boys

#1 Stevie Wonder (tough match for Cat Stevens who is an excellent composer and performer - but not a rocker)
#9 Jackie Wilson
#5 John Coltrane
#4 Creedence Clearwater Revival
#3 Sly & The Family Stone
#11 The Isley Brothers
#7 The Supremes (tough match for The Moody Blues)
#2 The Beach Boys

#1 Stevie Wonder
pass
pass
#13 Gladys Knight & The Pips
#3 Sly & The Family Stone
#11 The Isley Brothers
pass
#2 The Beach Boys

Stevie Wonder
Willie Nelson
John Coltrane
CCR
Sly & the Family Stone
The Isley Brothers
The Supremes
The Beach Boys

#1 Stevie Wonder (tough draw for Stevens)
#8 Willie Nelson
#5 John Coltrane
#4 Creedence Clearwater Revival
#3 Sly & The Family Stone
#6 Deep Purple
#7 The Supremes
#2 The Beach Boys

#1 Stevie Wonder
#9 Jackie Wilson
#5 John Coltrane
#4 Creedence Clearwater Revival
#3 Sly & The Family Stone
#11 The Isley Brothers
#7 The Supremes
#2 The Beach Boys (I love the Hollies but that's a tough matchup)

Stevie
pass
Coltrane
CCR
Sly
Deep Purple
pass
Beach Boys

Too bad for Coltrane. There's no way he'll get by CCR in the 2nd round, even though he is one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century and deserves to go much further (not that CCR is bad, they're just a tough draw for Coltrane).

Stevie
Pass
Pass
CCR
Sly
Purple
Pass
Beach Boys

Two top ten artirts today for me. Luckily, they would only face if they made it to round three, which would make me happy.

#1 Stevie Wonder
#9 Jackie Wilson
#5 John Coltrane
#4 Creedence Clearwater Revival
#3 Sly & The Family Stone
#11 The Isley Brothers
#7 The Supremes
#2 The Beach Boys

#1 Stevie Wonder
#8 Willie Nelson
#5 John Coltrane
#13 Gladys Knight & The Pips
#3 Sly & The Family Stone
#11 The Isley Brothers
#7 The Supremes
#2 The Beach Boys

#1 Stevie Wonder: Easiest match of the day.
#9 Jackie Wilson: I respect both more than I like them, but I do like Jackie Wilson a bit.
Pass - Don't know either well enough.
Pass - Don't know Gladys well enough.
#3 Sly & The Family Stone: Funk vs. early rock is an easy choice every time for me.
#11 The Isley Brothers: Funk vs. classic rock is an easy choice every time for me.
Pass - Don't know the Moody Blues well enough.
Pass - Don't know the Hollies well enough.

#1 Stevie Wonder
#8 Willie Nelson
Don't care
#4 Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fortunate Son runs circles around anything the Pips did)
#3 Sly & The Family Stone
#11 The Isley Brothers
#7 The Supremes
#2 The Beach Boys

#1 Stevie Wonder
pass
#5 John Coltrane
#4 Creedence Clearwater Revival
#3 Sly & The Family Stone
#11 The Isley Brothers
#7 The Supremes
#2 The Beach Boys

Isley Brothers could pull an upset this week

#1 Stevie Wonder
Pass
#5 John Coltrane
#13 Gladys Knight & The Pips
#14 Bill Haley & The Comets
#6 Deep Purple
#7 The Supremes
Pass

RESULTS:
Stevie Wonder 90.3% / Cat Stevens 9.7%
Willie Nelson 66.7% / Jackie Wilson 33.3%
John Coltrane 84% / Manfred Mann 16%
Creedence Clearwater Revival 80% / Gladys Knight & The Pips 20%
Sly & The Family Stone 83.3% / Bill Haley & His Comets 16.7%
Deep Purple 51.6% / The Isley Brothers 48.4%
The Supremes 77.8% / The Moody Blues 22.2%
The Beach Boys 93.1% / The Hollies 6.9%