"Face Off:" Oswalds Vs. Boardwines
May the best family band win!
After weeks of anticipation, The Early Show's "Singing Family Face Off" finally reached the stage Wednesday in which the six families chosen as finalists begin to go at it head-to-head on the show on successive Wednesdays.
The Boardwine Family Band and Oswald Brothers Band performed hits from the pop rock genre.
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The Boardwines, from the Cleveland suburb of Streetsboro, Ohio, are made up of made up the father, Jim, who does background vocals and guitar, his daughter, Desiree, 17, who does lead vocals and guitar, his son, Brett, 14, who plays keyboard, and Jim's brother, "Uncle Joe," who plays drums, performed the classic Jackson 5 song, "ABC"
The Oswalds, from Duluth, Ga., outside Atlanta, consist of Zach, 17, the lead singer, who does most of the writing and plays guitar, Jacob Oswald, 15, who plays lead guitar, and Nick Oswald, 15, rounding out the group, on drums. The belted out the Cheap Trick hit, "I Want You To Want Me."
The competition's three celebrity judges, offering their critiques, are singer/actor David Cassidy, singer/songwriter Kathy ("Sister") Sledge, and singer/producer Jermaine Dupri.
Watch the videos below, and VOTE for your favorite!
The Boardwines:
The Oswalds:
The Early Show's "Singing Family Face Off" competition began last fall, when we asked viewers to send in tapes of their family bands performing original songs. We got a bunch of entries, and narrowed it down to six finalists.
Last week and Monday, features reporter and weather anchor Dave Price went around the country, knocking on the doors of the six families who made it into the finals, surprising each one live on national TV!
The first clash of finalists came Wednesday. On the next two Wednesdays, the other four families will compete, facing off two at a time.
In each Face Off, you'll get to vote for your favorite by going to our Web site.
The three bands who win their face offs will compete against each other for the right to go one-on-one in our grand finale four weeks from now. And the winning family will receive a CBS Records contract.