New generations...
 

After reading the thread about Jessica's answer, I was wondering if she really enjoyed singing at SYW, or if she considered being a signer. Well I just checked again and Lori answered addtional questions, and yes, she said Jessica may be a singer in the future. I was wondering if it was more Stevie's idea that Jessica's own desire. She appeared in the Street Angel book, she appeared in SYW... I wondered whose idea was. Would be Jessica a star? Who knows.

Anyway, this thread point is.. how many SUCCESFUL new generations we have? And FAILURES? (just music, rock, not movies). List all you remember, like...

Julian Lennon. A good beginning, but maybe he was bad managed and he eclipsed fast. Besides, I think his main problem was being John's son. His first songs were not masterpieces but sounded cool. No less, no more.

Chloe Lattanzi. If you don't know her, she's Olivia NJ's daughter. I saw in E! that she's becoming a good pianist and songwriter, but to this day I have not heard anything from her.

Carnie and Wendy Wilson, and Chynna Phillips. Well, I think Wilson Phillps is a succesful group. Though naming it with their parents lastname maybe made things "easier", they brought cool songs anyway.

Kate Hudson
Jane Fonda
Drew Barrymore
Liv Tyler (tho Dad is in rock and she is an actress)

I doubt Stevie would push her into anything she didn't want to do --especially being a musician, considering Stevie knows that world and has seen the ups and downs of it all herself. In Camden, Jessi was chatting with fans and said something about learning to play guitar, and wanting to record an album. Also in the In Style article that came out a couple years ago, I think Stevie mentioned Jessi twirling around the kitchen impersonating her; so I would say it sounds like something that's coming from Jessi, more than from Stevie or anyone else.

Yeah, but that was just a picture accompanying a dedication... I wouldn't call it a foray into the music business.

There are a good number that have been successful on their own terms. Norah Jones (Ravi Shankar's daughter) and Natalie Cole come to mind. Whitney Houston is more famous than her aunt Dionne Warwick ever was. I can see how constantly being placed in the shadow of a legendary relative would be hard, but some people have managed to overcome it.

Jacob Dylan (or is it Jakob?)
Rufus Wainright
Keifer Sutherland
Gwyneth Paltrow
Jamie Lee Curtis
Carrie Fisher
Stella McCartney
Mick Jagger's daughter, whose name escapes me...

That's who I can think of off the top of my head....

Eva Amurri (Susan Sarandon's daughter) :D

Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen

A lot of country stars:

Hank, Sr. and Hank Williams, Jr.
George and Lorrie Morgan
Mel and Pam Tillis
The Cash family


Movies:
The Hustons (Walter, John, Angelica)
Tippi Hedren and Melanie Griffith
The Douglas family

Zak Starkey, son of Ringo, is in The Who. He's quite a good drummer. Sounds just like Keith Moon

Dhani Harrison, son of George, helped produce his father's posthumous album "Brainwashed".

Sean Lennon, son of John, did at least one solo album. And of course, there's Julian Lennon.

Our current president now sits in the oval office, where his father was. And he got a second term.

In the Q and A, John mentioned Molly is active in drama in school, and "she is threatening to make it a career". We might want to watch out for her in the years ahead.

Joan and Melissa. :D

naomi and wynonna judd
elvis and lisa marie presley
pat and debbie boone
ozzy and kelly osbourne
aaron and ivan neville
james and sally taylor
master p and lil romeo
cher and elijah "phillips exeter" blue
julio and enrique iglesias

i think these have already been mentioned?

john and juliann lennon
hank and hank jr williams
bob and jakob dylan
nat and natalie cole

That band Nelson, the twin guys with the long blonde hair that had a hit in the 80s, and their sister Tracy Nelson, kids of Ricky Nelson, I believe. Tracy's done pretty well as an actress but I don't know about those other 2.

LOL! They were just on I Love the 90's Part Deux making fun of themselves. Didn't really say what they're up to now, though.

Right, Matthew and Gunnar! Apparently they are still at it, images below from thenelsonbrothers.com:

Then:

http://www.thenelsonbrothers.com/albums/bestofcd1.JPG

Now:

http://thenelsonbrothers.com/photos/...vickyfan14.jpg

Some more successful new generations:

Jake Scott (Ridley's son): great video director
Samira Makhmalbaf, a winner prize director as her father, Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Charlotte Gainsbourg (daughter of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg): amazing actress
Guillaume Depardieu (Gerard's son): very good actor who unfortunately loves excesses
Sofia Coppola: one of the best young directors around IMO.
Nick Cassavetes (son of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands): not as talented as his father (obviously), but a quite skilled director
Mark Wexler (Haskell Wexler's son): a documentary director who's getting better and better
Mira Sorvino: interesting actress... too tall to find great parts?
Emma Thompson (Phillida Law's daughter): magnificent when she wants to :cool:
David and Thomas Newman, composers as their father Alfred. Thomas is an Oscar nominee this year. :thumbsup:

Romy

Ahh yes. :: points to avatar :: love her. :nod:

And a third generation:

Hank Williams III


In the world of sports, too; not necessarily the same sport:
Dad/Son/Grandson

Calvin Hill (Dallas Cowboys running back)/Grant Hill (Orlando Magic forward)
Ken Norton (Boxer)/Ken Norton Jr. (SF 49er linebacker)
Bob Griese (Miami Dolphins QB)/Brian Griese (TB Bucs QB)
Tony Dorsett (Dallas Cowboys running back)/Anthony Dorsett (Raiders Linebacker)
Ray Boone (Detroit Tigers 3rd baseman 1950's)/Bob Boone (Phillies & Angels catcher 1970's)/Aaron & Brett Boone (major league infielders now)

and the most famous dad/son duo: Ken Griffey Sr/Ken Griffey Jr

Oh gosh...and then there is that awful teen idol thing.... (sibblings and parents I guess)

Nick Carter's little sibblings have tried so hard to get into music. I can only think of Aaron right now but I know two of his sisters tried.

Jessica Simpson and Ashlee.

Britney Spears's little sister Jamie Lynn is on Nickelodeon's All That.

Enrique Iglasias is sort of talented right? Son of Julio. And then there is that son who tried to be a singer Julio Jr.

I was watching E! the other day, too, and saw that not only does Hank Williams III have a career in music, so does Junior's daughter, Holly Williams. And I thought she sounded pretty damn good. Although the III is in the hard rock/metal genre, Holly Williams is folky and plays an acoustic.

..of course what we could do with, is for young William B to take up dads guitar mantle and (in a few years time) team up with Jessica=BuckinghamNicks part 2
That would keep us Ledgies going for a while.......

That's Sarandon's daughter? I did not know that. I LOVED her in Saved!!! (Especially the "speaking in tounges" scene :woohoo: )

Grand idea!

Well, Enrique is popular, no doubt. But I don't like him. Actually none of the Iglesias boys are like his father.