Kate Hudson

Wenner's autobiography also talks about a young, brash kid named Cameron Crowe who wound up going on the road with some of the biggest bands on the planet.

In the final moments of the reunion panel, Crowe spoke about all the little things that had to come together to make "Almost Famous" what it became, from finding lead actor Patrick Fugit at the last minute to Hudson accidentally becoming the heart of the film. Once the cast came together again for the 20th-anniversary panel, it became clear that the unmistakable chemistry between the actors was still very much alive and seemed to make Hudson, in particular, reflect on the first time she read the script with co-stars Jason Lee (the frontman) and Billy Crudup (the guitarist with mystique) in attendance: Crowe went on to great success with "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Jerry Maguire," and then he finally came back to his experiences at "Rolling Stone" with "Almost Famous," a deeply personal account about the fictional band Stillwater and their adventures on tour. "Almost Famous" is now considered a rock classic and Crowe went on to win an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Interviews with luminaries like John Lennon and Pete Townsend helped to launch the magazine into the cultural mainstream while also keeping one foot in the world of the hippie underground. From the early days when DJ Alan Freed first popularized the term to the pinnacle of rock in the 1970s, bands like Led Zeppelin and The Allman Brothers had become mythic figures that were worshipped by hardcore fans.