There are many performances to forget and clearly looking back some of these were atleast 30th or worse on people they tried before settling on those that performed. Well at least i hope so, but i discovered many other fantastic musicians that played the halftime that i was completely unaware of. My favorite surprises include some from the 70s like Doc Severinson, Ella Fitzgerald, Woody Herman, and Andy Williams. So below is a listing of my favorites from throughout the years, Here's to hoping a brighter future for halftime performances or may I be pleasantly surprised by future performances. For whatever reason I cannot find any record of a performance from 2004, weird.
Top 10 in chronological order
1970: Doc Severinson (i think we all need more Doc in our lives)
1972: Ella Fitzgerald (a tribute to Louis Armstrong)
1993: Michael Jackson (the multiple michael jackson intro thing earns bonus points plus the hair on the guitar player how did we let things like that happen)
1995: Patti Labelle, Teddy Pendergrass, Tony Bennett, Arturo Sandoval (serious bonus points for Indiana Jones theme, sensory overload but a great group of talent here)
1997: Blues Brothers, James Brown, ZZ Top
2002: U2
2005: Paul McCartney (live and let die, also is deserved in list of top movie themes)
2006: Rolling Stones
2009: Bruce Springsteen
2014: Bruno Mars / Red Hot Chili Peppers
Honorable Mention
1973: Woody Herman & Andy Williams (of a different era, but classic none the less)
1988: Chubby Checker (that's a lot of pianos, seriously the brainstorming meeting wouldve been killer)
1994: Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt and the Judds (purely for my wife, shes in my house)
1996: Diana Ross
1999: Gloria Estefan, Stevie Wonder and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (its Stevie Wonder and E.T.!)
2007: Prince
2008: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
2011: Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash
2014: The Who
2016: Coldplay, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson
Could've done National Anthems too- I think Whitney Houston would be my number one pick for that!
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