Who Am I? Week #689

[kingchuck69]

Welcome to the 689th edition of Who Am I?, the weekly game where I dish out a daily clue to a subject and you have to guess who or what it is.

Every day, the clues get easier. The winner of this week's game gets a piece of my gratitude.

This week's subject is a CATEGORY.

CLUE #1: Bruce Springsteen

 

[HecticArt]

Tax evaders.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Artists who have continued performing after losing a band member.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Tax evaders.

Wow, right out of the gate. Did you catch him hanging out with Morrissey?

I'll say musicians who married a band member.

 

[sadchild]

Artists who released music under their name and also with their name as part of the band name.

David Lee Roth / DLR Band
Ben Folds / Ben Folds Five
Tom Petty / Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Joan Jett / Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Adam Ant / Adam & The Ants

 

[Listener]

Artists who did songs about the U.S.A.

 

[HecticArt]

Wow, right out of the gate. Did you catch him hanging out with Morrissey?

I'll say musicians who married a band member.

I was going to go with married band-members, but noticed the tax thing out of the corner of my eye. I thought it was a little more obscure for Bruce, so I gambled.

The first WAI guess is usually a swag anyway.

 

[Channel98]

Artists whose name was the title of a hit song by another artist. Springsteen was a number-one country hit by Eric Church in 2012. Other examples: Tim McGraw by Taylor Swift, Buddy Holly by Weezer and Janet by the Commodores.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Artists whose name was the title of a hit song by another artist. Springsteen was a number-one country hit by Eric Church in 2012. Other examples: Tim McGraw by Taylor Swift, Buddy Holly by Weezer and Janet by the Commodores.

Springsteen was also the subject of a tongue in cheek song released by Rick Springfield as well.

 

[semipenguin]

Artist’s who never had a number one song, but who have had others take his songs to number one

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

A lot of good guesses. Look forward to clue #2.

 

[kingchuck69]

CLUE #2: Elton John

 

[HecticArt]

Artists that postponed tours due to health issues.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Artists who have done residencies.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Artists who have done movie theme songs.

 

[sadchild]

Musicians in their 70s

 

[Listener]

Singers with hit albums in six different decades.

 

[HecticArt]

We're getting a good range of answers on this one.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Singers with hit albums in six different decades.

This is the most intriguing one I've seen so far.

 

[Channel98]

How about the Rolling Stones? They've had hit albums in seven different decades.

My guess – which I know won't be correct – is artists who have performed in South Africa.