Surprise, surprise! Nigel Lythgoe, the executive producer of Fox’s new competition series The Search For The Next Great American Band, doesn’t list any great American bands among his all-time favorites. No Velvet Underground. No Eagles. No Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. “I grew up in the Sixties, so the Beatles had a huge impact on me,” says Lythgoe, who grew up in Liverpool. “I lived all the way through the Sixties; the Stones, the Who, and loved everything that went on. He also cites the Yardbirtds and Zeppelin among his favorites. As for the bands on the new series, he says, “I think the Eagles are tremendous and I think we have a band that could really give them a run for their money.” The show debuts Friday. We haven't seen it, but it sounds like fun.
