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Tribute This!
Tribute This!
Directed by	Mick McCleery
Produced by	Gary Joseph, Mike Nicholson
Starring	Billy Franks, Gary Joseph, Mick McCleery, Mike Nicholson
Music by	Billy Franks
Release date	July 24, 2008 (VIA festival);
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$100,000

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Tribute This! is a 2008 documentary film directed by Mick McCleery and produced by Gary Joseph and Mike Nicholson. The subject of the film is British singer/songwriter Billy Franks (former frontman for the London 1980s band The Faith Brothers).

The film follows the real life, five-country trek that McCleery, Joseph and Nicholson took, along with Franks as they tried to track down ten famous singers (Huey Lewis, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Steve Earle, Aaron Neville, Rod Stewart, Tom Petty, Jon Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams and Paul McCartney) and ask them if they each would be willing to record a track for a tribute album to the mostly unknown Franks, a fellow songwriter who has given his life to his craft but is still an unknown. All proceeds from the album being earmarked for the UK music charity Youth Music.

Although the film is mostly a comedy road trip it also explores the deeper issues of the arbitrary nature of celebrity, the lifelong pursuit of dreams and just how important friendships can be.

Awards

The film won "Best Music documentary" at the 2008 Bare Bones Film Festival.^[1]

References

^ Spaulding, Cathy. "Winners announced as film festival comes to a close". Muskogee Phoenix. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

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[1] Spaulding, Cathy. "Winners announced as film festival comes to a close". Muskogee Phoenix. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

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+'''''Tribute This!''''' is a 2008 documentary film directed by Mick McCleery and produced by [[Gary Joseph]] and [[Mike Nicholson]]. The subject of the film is British singer/songwriter [[Billy Franks]] (former frontman for the London 1980s band [[The Faith Brothers]]).
+The film follows the real life, five-country trek that McCleery, Joseph and Nicholson took, along with Franks as they tried to track down ten famous singers ([[Huey Lewis]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[Steve Earle]], [[Aaron Neville]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[Tom Petty]], [[Jon Bon Jovi]], [[Bryan Adams]] and [[Paul McCartney]]) and ask them if they each would be willing to record a track for a tribute album to the mostly unknown Franks, a fellow songwriter who has given his life to his craft but is still an unknown. All proceeds from the album being earmarked for the UK music charity Youth Music.
-'''Tribute This!''' is a 2009 American/British documentary film directed by [[Mick McCleery]] and produced by [[Gary Joseph]] and [[Mike Nicholson]]. The subject of the film is British singer/songwriter [[Billy Franks]] (former frontman for the London 80's band '[[The Faith Brothers]]').
+Although the film is mostly a comedy road trip it also explores the deeper issues of the arbitrary nature of celebrity, the lifelong pursuit of dreams and just how important friendships can be.
-The film follows the real life, 5 country trek that McCleery, Joseph and Nicholson took, along with Franks as they tried to track down 10 famous singers ([[Huey Lewis]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[Steve Earle]], [[Aaron Neville]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[Tom Petty]], [[Jon Bon Jovi]], [[Bryan Adams]] and [[Paul McCartney]]) and ask them if they each would be willing to record 1 track for a tribute album to the mostly unknown Franks, a fellow songwriter who has given his life to his craft but is still an unknown. All proceeds from the album being earmarked for the UK music charity 'Youth Music'.
+==Awards==
-Although, the film is mostly a comedy road trip it also explores the deeper issues of the arbitrary nature of celebrity, the life-long pursuit of dreams and just how important friendships can be.
+The film won "Best Music documentary" at the ''2008 Bare Bones Film Festival''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spaulding |first1=Cathy |title=Winners announced as film festival comes to a close |url=https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/archives/winners-announced-as-film-festival-comes-to-a-close/article_db74e149-f2f2-582f-b32d-93901ad564ab.html |website=Muskogee Phoenix |accessdate=11 September 2020}}</ref>
+==References==
-== External Links ==
+{{reflist}}
-== Headline text ==
-* {{imdb title|1508966|Tribute This!}}
-* {{official|http://tributethis.com}}
+==External links==
-[[Category:2009 films]]
+* {{IMDb title|1508966|Tribute This!}}
+* {{official website|http://tributethis.com}}
+[[Category:2008 films]]
 [[Category:American documentary films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
 [[Category:Rockumentaries]]
-[[Category:Documentaries about entertainers]]
+[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
+[[Category:2000s American films]]
+{{music-documentary-film-stub}}