Previous Champions (Winners of the Darth Vadar Trophy)

  2016 2-Ryan Adams (Tony) over 1-Alabama Shakes (Harold) "1989"    
2015- JGeils Band (Steve Sherlock) over Dead Kennedys(Travis E) "Blow Your Face Out"
 2014 Old Crow Medicine Show(Abe)  over Deke Dickerson (Mark)                                                                                                                                                                       2013- Lou Reed (Tony) over 4-Rilo Kiley(Mark)  "Transformer" 1972
 2012- 1-Graham Parker(Mark) over 2-The Shins (Mark) "Master Hits" 1999
2011- 8-Radiohead -Tony over 3-Bob Seger (Mark) "King of Limbs"? 2011
2010- 1-Norah Jones-Tony over 5-Alejandro Escovedo (Mark) "The Fall" 2009
2009- 1-Niko Case-Tony over 2-She & Him (Mark) "Fox Confessor bring the Flood" 2006
2008- 1-Regina Spektor-Mark over 1-Dandy Warhols(Mark)   "Begin to Hope" 2006
•2007- Buck Cherry-Mark (CD never awarded to Mark)
  •2006- The Killers-Sandy
  •2005- Red Hot Chili Peppers-Sandy
  •2004- The Wallflowers-Sandy (CD withheld ....in lieu of Mark not getting Led Zeppelin)
  •2003- Train-Sandy (first CD officially awarded)
  •2002- Led Zeppelin -Mark(CD never awarded)
  •2001- The Eagles (Sandy requested CD by another group, CD never awarded)
  •1979- Elton John- Ed
  •1978- Lobo- Ed
  •1977- KC & The Sunshine Band-Ed
  •1976- Chicago-Ed Kruska

 

Storm Trooper Award (To lowest-ranking teams to make Sweet 16)
2016 11-Mac DeMarco (Jeff B)
2015 11-Mark Knopfler

2014 11- The Pixies
 2013- 15-Sir Peter Frampton
2012- 13-Sir Tom Petty
2011- Tie, 11-Sir George Harrison, 11-Dame Nora Jones
2010- 12-Sir Pink Floyd
2009- 12-Sir Roy Wiley Hubbard
 2008- Tie, 12-Sir Alejandro Escovedo, 12-SirJohn Lennon

 

 

Kirby Kile Award (Highest finishing 'Dead' performer)
The following winter another accident cost Kirby Kyle an arm -- fortunately not his pitching arm. He had one leg and one arm, but more than that, he had heart.

2016: 11-Frank Sinatra (Dan the Elder) Made Final Four, Beat 1-Linda Ronstadt

 2015: 3- George Harrison:  made the sweet 16-beat BRabbits, Fitz and Tan, before falling hard to Bruce Springsteen.

2014 George Harrison:  more to follow

2013- 1-George Harrison went 2-1. He lost to 4-Hayes Carl in an upset. Harrison beat Graham Parker and The Avett Brothers. The quest for "All Things Must Pass" is elusive.

2012- 2-Roy Orbison went 4-1 (lost to The Shins in Final Four). Defeated The Cars, Boston, Whitney Houston, 1-George Harrison.

2011- Jeff Healey 3-1 (lost to Radiohead in Final Four, but beat: WHancock, Decemberists, 1-RollingStones. ...................................................................................................................................

 

Star Wars Wins By Coach through 2015.

05-Sandy Ewing
05-Tony Signore

04-Ed Kruska

04-Mark Ewing

01-Abe Hoekwater
01-Steve Sherlock