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Tina Turner 7x $314 avg J:5 DJ:2
J $100 1997 This rocker's 1988 album "Tina Live in Europe" won a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance
J $500 1985 Asked why she chose 1984 as her comeback year, she said, "I don't have much time left!"
J $100 1997 Her best-selling autobiography was titled "I, Tina: My Life Story"
Michael Jackson 7x $329 avg J:3 DJ:4
DJ $200 1997 In June 1995 he released "HIStory: Past, Present And Future, Book One", a solo double-CD set
J $500 1993 His solo career began in 1971 at age 13 with the release of the No. 4 hit "Got To Be There"
DJ $200 1997 In 1985 this performer bought ATV, owner of much of the Beatles' catalogue, for over $40 million
Elvis Presley 6x 16.7% stumper $217 avg J:5 DJ:1
J $100 1999 1969's Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year was this "King of Rock & Roll"
J $100 1996 In 1995 the Leader Federal Bank in Memphis issued a Mastercard featuring 3 images of this performer
J $100 1996 In 1960, the year of his Army discharge, he had 3 No. 1 hits including "It's Now Or Never"
Paul Simon 5x $160 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $100 1996 His 1973 hit "Love Me Like a Rock" featured the Dixie Hummingbirds on vocal backup
J $100 1985 Of Simon & Garfunkel, the one known as a songwriter
DJ $200 1996 He recorded "Gone At Last" with Phoebe Snow, not Art Garfunkel
Paul McCartney 5x $488 avg J:2 DJ:2 FJ:1
J $100 1984 Michael Jackson keeps the beat with this Beatle in "The Girl Is Mine" and "Say, Say, Say"
DJ $1,350 DD 1988 It took a duet with this artist to get Stevie Wonder his 1st #1 hit in England
FJ 1988 Solo or in a duet or group, this artist has had more Billboard #1 hits than any other, 29 in all
Rod Stewart 4x 25.0% stumper $425 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $300 1995 This "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" singer performed the hot harmonica licks on 1964's "My Boy Lollypop"
J $500 1998 In 1978 he asked, "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" & also recorded "I Was Only Joking"
J $300 1985 Former gravedigger now known for his "Infatuation" & "Hot Legs"
Neil Sedaka 4x $825 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $400 1995 In 1975 this performer released a slow version of his 1962 hit "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"
J $500 1995 His 1959 Top 10 hit "Oh! Carol" was dedicated to singer-songwriter Carole King
DJ $1,600 2016 This singer-songwriter reached the Top 10 twice with "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do", in 1962 & 1976
Madonna 4x $250 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $100 1991 Tell us "Who's That Girl" who was "Like a Virgin" in 1984 & "True Blue" in 1986
J $100 1985 In "Desperately Seeking Susan", she was "Into the Groove"
DJ $400 1999 Some Hindus were taken aback at her 1998 MTV Video Awards performance of "Ray of Light"
The Beatles 4x $100 avg J:3 FJ:1
J $100 1998 It's the "Fab" group heard here:
FJ 2001 The special November 2000 TV Guide cover seenherewas part of its tribute to this rock group
J $100 1995 This group's first recordings, cut in Germany in 1961, featured drummer Pete Best
dance 4x $550 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $300 1990 Bobby Freeman, The Beach Boys & Bette Midler all had Top 20 hits with a song that asked, "Do You Want To" do this
J $500 1986 In 1958, Bobby Freeman asked, "Do you, do you, do you, do you want to" do this
DJ $1,200 2021 Luther Vandross emotionally told us he'd "Love, love, love" to do this with his father again
Worth Knowing (50)
The Everly Brothers 3 The Eagles 3 The Cars 3 Pink Floyd 3 Mariah Carey 3 Lionel Richie 3 Frank Sinatra 3 Elton John 3 Billy Joel 3 Bette Midler 3 Barry Manilow 3 Barbra Streisand 3 Whitney Houston 2 U2 2 Tom Petty 2 The Who 2 the Temptations 2 The Supremes 2 The Rolling Stones 2 The Righteous Brothers 2 the Osmonds 2 The Doors 2 The Carpenters 2 The Beach Boys 2 Stevie Wonder 2 Rumours 2 Ray Charles 2 Olivia Newton-John 2 my mind 2 Johnny Mathis 2 John Denver 2 Harry Chapin 2 Hall & Oates 2 Guns N' Roses 2 Gladys Knight 2 George Harrison 2 Dionne Warwick 2 David Lee Roth 2 Bruce Springsteen 2 Boyz II Men 2 Bob Dylan 2 Air Supply 2 a man 2 "The Twist" 2 "Sealed With A Kiss" 2 "Papa Don't Preach" 2 "Harper Valley P.T.A." 2 The Artist Formerly Known As Prince 2 Sting 2 Simon and Garfunkel 2
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