| This redhead is in the film "Yesterday", telling Himesh Patel's character to change "Hey Jude" to "Hey Dude" |
Ed Sheeran |
200 |
November 7, 2019 |
| Luke Hemmings is the lead singer of this Australian pop outfit known as 5SOS for short |
5 Seconds of Summer |
400 |
November 7, 2019 |
| This singer won a Grammy for her 2012 album "Girl On Fire" |
Alicia Keys |
600 |
November 7, 2019 |
| Their adjacent home states gave country singers Brian Kelley & Tyler Hubbard this name for their country duo |
Florida Georgia Line |
800 |
November 7, 2019 |
| 21st century hits from this Canadian crooner include "Home" & "Haven't Met You Yet" |
Michael Bublé |
1000 |
November 7, 2019 |
| This founding member of Destiny's Child tells people that her first name rhymes with fiance |
Beyonce Knowles |
200 |
November 20, 2002 |
| In 2001 Elton John courted controversy when he sang a duet with this rapper at the Grammys |
Eminem |
400 |
November 20, 2002 |
| On July 30, 2002 he gave a rare live TV appearance, broadcast from Asbury Park, New Jersey on the "Today" show |
Bruce Springsteen |
600 |
November 20, 2002 |
| In 2002 she delivered a new album, "Full Moon", a baby, Sy'rai, & an MTV reality series on her life |
Brandy |
800 |
November 20, 2002 |
| The parents of this R&B songstress named her in tribute to Mahatma Gandhi -- she was due on his birthday |
India Arie |
1000 |
November 20, 2002 |
| This Judd, whose real name is Christina, took her stage name from a line in the song "Route 66" |
Wynonna |
100 |
November 23, 1998 |
| In her teens this "Queen Of Soul" toured with the New Bethel Choir as a featured singer |
Aretha Franklin |
200 |
November 23, 1998 |
| She & husband Bobby Brown have "Something In Common": that was the duet they sang on his 1992 album |
Whitney Houston |
300 |
November 23, 1998 |
| The Talk of the Town Theatre in Branson, MO is named for these 2 singers whose initials form the word "town" |
Tony Orlando & Wayne Newton |
400 |
November 23, 1998 |
| Her father, Jose Fajardo, was once a bodyguard to Cuban president Fulgencio Batista |
Gloria Estefan |
500 |
November 23, 1998 |
| Rolling Stone named this "Piano Man"'s "River of Dreams" CD sleeve 1994's worst album cover |
Billy Joel |
100 |
July 6, 1998 |
| Singer heard here with a 1968 smash hit: |
James Brown |
200 |
July 6, 1998 |
| Singer seen here, boogeying with Courteney Cox: |
Bruce Springsteen |
300 |
July 6, 1998 |
| The 2 groups for which Stephen Stills was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on May 6, 1997 |
Buffalo Springfield & Crosby, Stills & Nash |
400 |
July 6, 1998 |
| This country superstar & Linda Davis won a 1993 Grammy for their hit duet, "Does He Love You" |
Reba McEntire |
500 |
July 6, 1998 |
| He called his second album "The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle" |
Bruce Springsteen |
100 |
June 9, 1997 |
| "Life Is A Cabaret" for this star who was 19 when she won a Best Actress Tony for "Flora, The Red Menace" |
Liza Minnelli |
200 |
June 9, 1997 |
| Steveland is the real first name of this singer who went on a "Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants" |
Stevie Wonder |
300 |
June 9, 1997 |
| There's a museum devoted to this "Snowbird" singer in Springhill, Nova Scotia, her hometown |
Anne Murray |
400 |
June 9, 1997 |
| She's been "A Little Bit Country" since she had her first solo hit with "Paper Roses" at age 13 |
Marie Osmond |
500 |
June 9, 1997 |
| Keith Richards & this singer once used the pseudonyms Wanker, Phelge when composing songs |
Mick Jagger |
100 |
November 28, 1996 |
| While a "Tracey Ullman Show" choreographer, she had 4 No. 1 hits, including "Forever Your Girl" |
Paula Abdul |
200 |
November 28, 1996 |
| From age 17 to 20, this lead singer of Eurythmics studied at London's Royal Academy of Music |
Annie Lennox |
300 |
November 28, 1996 |
| This "Vision of Love" singer's mother, Patricia, once sang with the New York City Opera |
Mariah Carey |
400 |
November 28, 1996 |
| After Led Zeppelin disbanded, Jimmy Page & this lead singer founded the Honeydrippers |
Robert Plant |
500 |
November 28, 1996 |
| This country music queen wrote her own hit songs "You Ain't Woman Enough" & "Coal Miner's Daughter" |
Loretta Lynn |
100 |
July 11, 1995 |
| Mac Davis told TV Guide Elvis wanted to appear on this TV show & ride a tricycle like Arte Johnson |
<i>Laugh-In</i> |
200 |
July 11, 1995 |
| Born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania in 1912, his original first name was Pierino |
Perry Como |
300 |
July 11, 1995 |
| This star of "Your Hit Parade" got his famous nickname from the Irving Berlin song "Snooky Ookums" |
Snooky Lanson |
400 |
July 11, 1995 |
| Like Hank Snow, this woman who sang the 1970 hit "Snowbird" hails from Nova Scotia |
Anne Murray |
500 |
July 11, 1995 |
| After high school, this singer of "Sweet Caroline" attended NYU on a fencing scholarship |
Neil Diamond |
100 |
December 20, 1994 |
| Elvis Presley is "The King" & he's "The Boss" |
Bruce Springsteen |
200 |
December 20, 1994 |
| He had his first Top 10 hit when he re-recorded "Ida May" as "Maybellene" |
Chuck Berry |
300 |
December 20, 1994 |
| "Reflections" was the first single on which she was given top billing |
Diana Ross |
400 |
December 20, 1994 |
| In 1994 an asteroid was named for this late leader of the Mothers of Invention |
Frank Zappa |
500 |
December 20, 1994 |
| It's been said this late Broadway belter "could hold a note as long as the Chase Manhattan Bank" |
Ethel Merman |
100 |
July 15, 1994 |
| This singer known by one name said, "I was the first person to show her bellybutton on television" |
Cher |
200 |
July 15, 1994 |
| His real name is Arnold George Dorsey, but his fans call him Enge, not Arnie |
Engelbert Humperdinck |
300 |
July 15, 1994 |
| She recorded a new version of "White Christmas" in 1989 with daughter-in-law Debby Boone |
Rosemary Clooney |
400 |
July 15, 1994 |
| She co-wrote her 1948 million-seller "Manana" with her first husband, Dave Barbour |
Peggy Lee |
500 |
July 15, 1994 |
| Her detractors crushed a big pile of her music with a steamroller after she tore up a picture of the Pope |
Sinead O\'Connor |
100 |
February 17, 1993 |
| Her parents were half of The Mamas & The Papas & she's one-third of Wilson Phillips |
Chynna Phillips |
200 |
February 17, 1993 |
| The singers known as Rob and Fab used to perform under this name, but they had to give that back, too |
Milli Vanilli |
300 |
February 17, 1993 |
| Luciano Pavarotti angered the BBC by doing this in a 1992 concert; he should have consulted with Rob & Fab |
lip-synching |
400 |
February 17, 1993 |
| Harry Connick, Jr. was a little boy when his father defeated Jim Garrison & became D.A. of this Louisiana city |
New Orleans |
500 |
February 17, 1993 |
| He called his 1988 autobiography "Sweet Life"; he could have called it "I Write the Songs" |
Barry Manilow |
100 |
October 30, 1992 |
| The rappers known as Kris Kross kreated a kraze by wearing their oversized klothes in this unusual way |
backwards |
200 |
October 30, 1992 |
| During the 1992 Summer Olympics, this country singer, born Randy Traywick, was a spokesman for Coca-Cola |
Randy Travis |
300 |
October 30, 1992 |
| Peter Allen wrote "Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage" to honor this woman who was once his mother-in-law |
Judy Garland |
400 |
October 30, 1992 |
| She was nominated for a 1962 Tony for her Broadway debut in "I Can Get It for You Wholesale" |
Barbra Streisand |
500 |
October 30, 1992 |
| In the early '60s she & her sister Lucy performed folk songs as the Simon Sisters |
Carly Simon |
100 |
October 2, 1992 |
| His fourth wife, Marianne, used to be a regular on "Hee Haw" |
Kenny Rogers |
200 |
October 2, 1992 |
| Ella Fitzgerald has been a guest on several of his TV specials, including "A Man & His Music" |
Frank Sinatra |
300 |
October 2, 1992 |
| This female singer's albums include "Court and Spark" & "The Hissing of Summer Lawns" |
Joni Mitchell |
400 |
October 2, 1992 |
| Part of the film "Urban Cowboy" was set in this singer's Texas club |
(Mickey) Gilley |
500 |
October 2, 1992 |
| This rock singer born William Broad, allegedly said, "I can be an idol just by calling myself one" |
Billy Idol |
100 |
March 9, 1992 |
| He had a No. 1 hit in 1972 singing about a rat named Ben |
Michael Jackson |
200 |
March 9, 1992 |
| This rock group could be called Carnie, Wendy & Chynna |
Wilson Phillips |
300 |
March 9, 1992 |
| He owns a 110-foot yacht called the Big Bad John |
Jimmy Dean |
400 |
March 9, 1992 |
| In 1991 this lanky 32-year-old country singer married his 48-year-old manager, Lib Hatcher |
Randy Travis |
500 |
March 9, 1992 |
| This star of "Your Hit Parade" got his nickname from the Irving Berlin song "Snooky-Ookums" |
Snooky Lanson |
100 |
July 10, 1991 |
| This "Vagabond Lover" kept his love letters from Alice Faye, Hedy Lamarr & Dorothy Lamour in a safe |
Rudy Vallee |
200 |
July 10, 1991 |
| Her rendition of "Misty" earned her the nickname "Misty Miss Christy" |
June Christy |
400 |
July 10, 1991 |
| This Peruvian known for her incredible range claims to be descended from Inca kings |
Yma Sumac |
500 |
July 10, 1991 |
| He sobbed his way to stardom in the '50s with the following: "If your sweetheart sends a..." |
Johnny Ray |
|
July 10, 1991 |
| This bald rock star topped Mr. Blackwell's 1991 list of the worst-dressed women |
Sinead O\'Connor |
100 |
May 8, 1991 |
| In 1991 his 15-year-old son, Sean, wrote some timely new lyrics for his song "Give Peace A Chance" |
John Lennon |
200 |
May 8, 1991 |
| This former Miss America sang "Some Wings", the theme of Paul Hogan's film "Almost An Angel" |
Vanessa Williams |
300 |
May 8, 1991 |
| "Smooth Operator" Helen Folasade Adu is known professionally by this name |
Sade |
400 |
May 8, 1991 |
| This vocalist heard in "When Harry Met Sally" starred in a PBS special called "Swinging Out with Harry" |
Harry Connick Jr. |
500 |
May 8, 1991 |
| "One More Try" was this singer's third No. 1 hit from his "Faith" album |
George Michael |
100 |
May 1, 1990 |
| In Sept. 1989 this English rock group introduced its own line of clothes |
The Rolling Stones |
200 |
May 1, 1990 |
| 24 years after "I Want To Hold Your Hand", this ex-Beatle had a No. 1 hit with "Got My Mind Set On You" |
George Harrison |
300 |
May 1, 1990 |
| "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" was this singer's third No. 1 single with 8 words in the title |
Billy Ocean |
400 |
May 1, 1990 |
| Carrying on the reggae tradition of his father, this singer has released 5 albums |
Ziggy Marley |
500 |
May 1, 1990 |
| Under most No. 1 hits by a writer, Billboard lists this Beatle 1st with John Lennon 2nd |
Paul McCartney |
100 |
February 19, 1990 |
| The only million-selling album by this Queen of Soul was 1985's "Who's Zoomin' Who" |
Aretha Franklin |
200 |
February 19, 1990 |
| He wrote the song that begins "Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let -- fifty cents" |
Roger Miller ("King of the Road") |
300 |
February 19, 1990 |
| She wrote the music & sang the themes for 2 of Mike Nichols' films, "Heartburn" & "Working Girl" |
Carly Simon |
500 |
February 19, 1990 |
| On June 27, 1989 at Radio City Music Hall, they were heard singing the following:"Did you ever see the faces of..." |
The Who ("Christmas" from the rock opera <i>Tommy</i>) |
|
February 19, 1990 |
| She was sweet 16 when she started co-hosting a TV series with her brother Donny |
Marie Osmond |
100 |
November 20, 1989 |
| John Phillips fired her from "The Mamas and the Papas" on her 22nd birthday in front of a crowd of fans |
Michelle Phillips |
200 |
November 20, 1989 |
| This Beach Boy resurfaced in 1988 and recorded his first solo album |
Brian Wilson |
300 |
November 20, 1989 |
| Valerie Bertinelli is married to this hard rock hunk whose music might make you "Jump" |
(Eddie) Van Halen |
400 |
November 20, 1989 |
| His album "The Battle" dealt with the breakup of his marriage to Tammy Wynette |
George Jones |
500 |
November 20, 1989 |
| When he got his star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, this Welshman tossed garters to his fans |
Tom Jones |
100 |
November 15, 1989 |
| Katey Sagal of "Married... with Children" used to be one of the Harlettes, who sang back-up for this star |
Bette Midler |
200 |
November 15, 1989 |
| He played a sleazy TV evangelist in the James Bond film "Licence to Kill" |
Wayne Newton |
300 |
November 15, 1989 |
| Emmy-winning TV hostess whose hometown, Winchester, Tenn., renamed its main street in her honor |
Dinah Shore |
400 |
November 15, 1989 |
| This Aussie singer was once a commissioner of parks & recreation for the state of California |
Helen ("I Am Woman") Reddy |
500 |
November 15, 1989 |
| She recorded solo & with the Supremes on Motown, & now she owns part of the label |
Diana Ross |
100 |
October 13, 1989 |
| "Physical" by this singer was No. 1 on the charts longer than any other song in the '80s |
Olivia Newton-John |
200 |
October 13, 1989 |
| His new album is called "Mr. Jordan", but he's Mr. Lennon, John's son |
Julian Lennon |
400 |
October 13, 1989 |
| When this duo recorded "Hey Schoolgirl" in 1957, they used the names Tom & Jerry, not Paul & Art |
Simon & Garfunkel |
500 |
October 13, 1989 |
| He had a No. 1 hit with the following from the film "White Nights":"Say you, say me, say it for always..." |
Lionel Richie |
|
October 13, 1989 |
| If you like this soul singer, you might enjoy his Christmas album, "Santa's Got a Brand New Bag" |
James Brown |
100 |
September 22, 1989 |
| He called his autobiography, "The Polish Prince" |
Bobby Vinton |
200 |
September 22, 1989 |
| Country music "Jr." whose 1989 video "There's a Tear in My Beer" features his late, legendary father |
Hank Williams, Jr. |
300 |
September 22, 1989 |
| He finished "Mystery Girl", his first solo album in almost ten years, shortly before his death in 1988 |
Roy Orbison |
400 |
September 22, 1989 |
| Her middle names are Louise & Veronica & her maiden name was Ciccone |
Madonna |
500 |
September 22, 1989 |
| This voluptuous blonde said, "I may be a country bumkin, but I'm a smart country bumkin" |
Dolly Parton |
100 |
March 29, 1989 |
| He was elected mayor of Palm Springs 1 day after his ex-wife won an Oscar |
Sonny Bono |
200 |
March 29, 1989 |
| Rumors said she wrote the song "You're So Vain" about ex-love Warren Beatty |
Carly Simon |
300 |
March 29, 1989 |
| Arne Naess Jr., described as a "Norwegian zillionaire", is married to her |
Diana Ross |
400 |
March 29, 1989 |
| Ken Curtis sang with the Sons of the Pioneers but is best known for this role on "Gunsmoke" |
Festus |
500 |
March 29, 1989 |
| In the People magazine poll for '88, she was voted favorite female singer for the 2nd year in a row |
Whitney Houston |
100 |
February 22, 1989 |
| In 1957 both Steve Lawrence & Harry Belafonte sang about this type of ship |
banana boat |
200 |
February 22, 1989 |
| In the '50s he made stars out of the Comets |
Bill Haley |
300 |
February 22, 1989 |
| Musical group led by sisters Ann & Nancy Wilson |
Heart |
400 |
February 22, 1989 |
| A big No. 1 hit in 1983, "Say, Say, Say" featured the duet of Paul McCartney & him |
Michael Jackson |
100 |
December 9, 1988 |
| She sang the title song in "Alfie" before she got "Moonstruck" |
Cher |
200 |
December 9, 1988 |
| In August '86 Peter Cetera dislodged this singer with the same first name from #1 spot on the pop charts |
Peter Gabriel |
300 |
December 9, 1988 |
| In the name of this 1985 group of 46 singers, the USA stands for "United Support of Artists" |
USA for Africa |
400 |
December 9, 1988 |
| Her latest album, "Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm", should chalk up a big success for this singer-painter |
Joni Mitchell |
500 |
December 9, 1988 |
| Though she lost her Miss America crown, she won big with her album "The Right Stuff" |
Vanessa Williams |
100 |
December 1, 1988 |
| This Spanish tenor made his opera conducting debut at the Met during the 1984-85 season |
Plácido Domingo |
200 |
December 1, 1988 |
| Current Biography called him the most famous British singer-drummer since Ringo Starr |
Phil Collins |
300 |
December 1, 1988 |
| He won a Grammy for "Truly" being the Best Male Pop Vocalist of 1982 |
Lionel Richie |
400 |
December 1, 1988 |
| Once an opener for Bette Middler at N.Y.'s Continental Baths, she got a "New Attitude" in 1985 |
Patti LaBelle |
500 |
December 1, 1988 |
| Country singer Lacy J. Dalton was vice president of the ACM, which is this |
the Academy of Country Music |
100 |
November 17, 1988 |
| Some stores refused to stock his "Lovesexy" album because he was nude on the cover |
Prince |
200 |
November 17, 1988 |
| He made his first tour of the U.S. as a solo performer in 1988, & wham!, he was a smash |
George Michael |
300 |
November 17, 1988 |
| The 1968 song about "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay" was a posthumous No. 1 hit for him |
Otis Redding |
400 |
November 17, 1988 |
| Mrs. Andrew Lloyd Webber, she starred on Broadway in "Phantom of the Opera" |
Sarah Brightman |
500 |
November 17, 1988 |
| Lorna Luft said JFK liked to call this woman & ask her to sing "Over The Rainbow"- - & she always did |
Judy Garland |
100 |
October 12, 1988 |
| It's "so emotional" for her to have the most consecutive No. 1 singles in history |
Whitney Houston |
100 |
September 28, 1988 |
| After marrying a German, this disco singer Anglicized her last name by changing the "o" to "u" |
Donna Summer |
200 |
September 28, 1988 |
| His 2 biggest hits as a singer have been from movie soundtracks: "Footloose" & "Danger Zone" |
Kenny Loggins |
300 |
September 28, 1988 |
| "Hot Diggity", "Round & Round" & "Catch a Falling Star" were his 3 Billboard No. 1 hits |
Perry Como |
400 |
September 28, 1988 |
| This ex-Van Halen vocalist recorded his album "Eat 'Em & Smile" in both English & Spanish versions |
David Lee Roth |
500 |
September 28, 1988 |
| In 1955, Marian Anderson became the 1st Black singer to perform at this U.S. opera house |
the Metropolitan |
100 |
May 13, 1988 |
| One biography of this Ziegfeld star is appropriately titled "the Fabulous Fanny" |
Fanny Brice |
200 |
May 13, 1988 |
| He photographed the 1971 Life cover of Muhammad Ali & Joe Frazier "his way" |
Frank Sinatra |
300 |
May 13, 1988 |
| Country music fans cried when his "Cheatin' Heart" gave out at age 29 |
Hank Williams |
400 |
May 13, 1988 |
| Single-named songstress whose trademark long gloves have been displayed in the Smithsonian |
Hildegarde |
500 |
May 13, 1988 |
| She convinced a judge to cut 10 years off her legal age - perhaps by saying "coochi-coochi" |
Charo |
100 |
March 13, 1987 |
| As a Future Farmer of America he raised blue-ribbon hogs, but his Farm Aid raised funds for farmers |
Willie Nelson |
200 |
March 13, 1987 |
| Billed as "The Other Sheena", this singer's ex-husband impersonates her in nightclubs |
Sheena Easton |
300 |
March 13, 1987 |
| He not only wrote songs for Jim Henson's film "Labyrinth", but played the Goblin King |
David Bowie |
400 |
March 13, 1987 |
| Maybe "Monkee" business kept him away: he only joined the other Monkees once on their '86 tour |
Michael Nesmith |
500 |
March 13, 1987 |
| Bianca said marrying him "was like joining the Boy Scouts" |
Mick Jagger |
100 |
January 29, 1987 |
| He & his stepmother Shirley Jones sang leads on Partridge Family records |
David Cassidy |
200 |
January 29, 1987 |
| His new book, "Man in White", is about St. Paul; his autobiography was "Man in Black" |
Johnny Cash |
300 |
January 29, 1987 |
| Born Annie Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tenn., in 1976, she told Ike to take a hike |
Tina Turner |
400 |
January 29, 1987 |
| 1st husband Jack Webb co-starred her with 2nd husband Bobby Troup in TV's "Emergency!" |
Julie London |
500 |
January 29, 1987 |