_Laurie_ Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Diana Ross is correct Edna! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 I first thought of Mariah Carey too... but she had Grammys. I remembered some very famous ones didn't (Queen among them)... one of the possibilites was DR. I wikied ... So... This songwriter (part of a famous team) took a long break and became a profesional gambler for years, earning his life that way, till the mob came to his place with guns and brought him back to music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Diana Ross And The Supremes also had "Stoned Love" which only reached #7 on the Pop chart but peaked at #1 on the R&B chart. This would make a total of 21 #1 hits in the U.S. Diana did not appear on Stoned Love which was after she left the Supremes in 1970 for her solo career. That would give her 20 #1's between the Hot 100, AC & R & B charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Thanks for pointing that out, CJ. That is correct. I counted through the end of 1970 when I was adding them up cuz I was not paying attention. This songwriter (part of a famous team) took a long break and became a profesional gambler for years, earning his life that way, till the mob came to his place with guns and brought him back to music. Who is Chip Taylor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 No, not him. Think Brill Building... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowsnow Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Who was Doc Pomus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Yes, Doc Pomus!! http://www.history-of-rock.com/doc_pomus_and_mort_shulman.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowsnow Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 This singer accidentally killed himself while playing with his revolver. He was 25 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Who is Johnny Ace? ...in case Russian Roulette can be qualified as "accident" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowsnow Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Aye Edna Wikipedia says: It was widely reported that Ace killed himself playing Russian roulette. Big Mama Thornton's bass player Curtis Tillman, however, who witnessed the event, said, "I will tell you exactly what happened! Johnny Ace had been drinking and he had this little pistol he was waving around the table and someone said ‘Be careful with that thing…’ and he said ‘It’s okay! Gun’s not loaded…see?’ and pointed it at himself with a smile on his face and ‘Bang!’ – sad, sad thing. Big Mama ran outta that dressing room yelling ‘Johnny Ace just killed hisself!" Thornton said in a written statement (included in the book The Late Great Johnny Ace) that Ace had been playing with the gun, but not playing Russian roulette. According to Thornton, Ace pointed the gun at his girlfriend and another woman who were sitting nearby, but did not fire. He then pointed the gun toward himself. The gun went off, shooting him in the side of the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 This legend is the grandfather of Rufus Wainwright's son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 He's still touring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 [smaller]Is this a trick 'answer'? Rufus Wainwright is gay, and has an adopted daughter. Does Rufus have a son?[/smaller] Who is Loudon Wainwright III ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Oh, it's a girl? then again, the little Wainwright has another very famous biological grandad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Who is Leonard Cohen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Actually, Loudon Wainwright would be the right question too... but in this case, I meant Leonard Cohen... http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/19/rufus-wainwright-baby-leonard-cohen-daughter/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 This collection of 40 hard-rock artists were formed in the mid-1980s to raise money for famine relief efforts in Africa and around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Who are Ronnie James Dio and Hear'n Aid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 That is correct, Edna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 I remember them from the mid eighties... just after the Live Aid thing... ...so... This Irish musician played in a band with Gary Moore in the mid sixties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Who is Phil Lynott? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 ...of course!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 This famous U.S. female actress/socialite also released a hit album in 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 Who is Paris Hilton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 That is correct, Bazooka. I was not only surprised to hear that she released an album, but even more surprised that the album was a hit in many countries, including the U.S., where she was born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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