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I know Bobo was supose to do it, but its been four days and I'm dying to start one, so:

I'm thinking of a 70's artist
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I may be slow getting back and forth here...

1. male?
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Yes

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2. American?
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2. Yes

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What have you got against Brits? ::)

3. still living?
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3. Yes

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Where are all our players tonight? ???

4. Was he part of a band?

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4. no

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5. Does he play an instument?
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Yes

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6. is it piano?

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Yes, a piano is his main insturment

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Hey Screwball, what rules have you set forth for this round?  When can we start guessing?

Did he have lots of Top 40 hits?
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you can guess anytime. I'd perfer no letter questions until 20 though.

No

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Did any of his hits make the Top 10?
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8. Yes

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9. Did he have any hits after 1975?
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9. Yes

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10. Is he from New York?
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10. No

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Was he ever romantically involved with someone else who also a recording artist or singer?
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As far as I can tell, No

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And this person was born in America?
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that statement is correct, yes

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I'm not here for long so I'm gonna guess (as we have identified it's not Billy Joel)

Is it

Ray Charles ?

FB  ???
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NO, the guy I'm thinking of didn't have a lot of hits. ;)

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Is he from a state south of the Mason-Dixon?
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Yes he is

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Does the Mississippi river run thru this state?
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The state he was born in, yes

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Did he have a hit record in 1973?
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No he Didn't release an album that year.

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Is he a country artist?
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No

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Did he have a hit in 1976?
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No

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Was he part of a duo?
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No

also I fell I misled you about "his state", by the time he was a teen he had already moved away from a Mississippi River state

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Did he move to California?
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Yes, he did

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My mission for the day having been successfully completed; I bid you all adieu for an hour while I go watch O'Reilly... :D
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Mission for the day?

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Is it Quincy Jones?
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Not as Black, I'm Afraid

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Does he also play electronic keyboard?
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Hes been known to "synthesize" on a few songs.

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Hes been known to "synthesize" on a few songs.
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Is he white?

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Yes,

It's funny usually people assume he's white and ask if he's black. The opposite this time though.

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Yes,

It's funny usually people assume he's white and ask if he's black. The opposite this time though.
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Is it Andre Watts?

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no

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Is it Boz Scaggs?
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No, this artist didn't have as many solo hits as boz scaggs.

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Did he have any hits in the 80s?
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Top 40, no, but he had a couple of non top 40 songs in the eighties that are pretty well known.

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Is it Bobby Caldwell?
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No, the guy I'm thinking of is older, and more successful than Mr. Caldwell.

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Is it Barry Manilow?
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No not as many solo hits as Mr. Manilow

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No not as many solo hits as Mr. Manilow
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Is it Marvin Hamlisch?

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No

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Did he also hit another chart other than pop?
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I'm sure he did, but I don't have any AOR, AC, Country, or R&B chart books, and his fan site is down right now.  

Apperently there is a question about his birthplace, VH1 and a Mike Clifford book I have say he was born in California, Billboard and Rolling stone say he was born in a Mississipi River State.

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Is it Van Cliburn?
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No, More well known

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No, More well known
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Must not be much more well known if I can't guess.
Does he have an international fan club?

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He has an Internet fan club.  Your swinging all around him, you just haven't hit him yet.

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Is it Jimmy Webb?
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no, same record label though.

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no, same record label though.
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Is it Richard Carpenter?

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No remeber the guy I'm thinking of had at least one top 10 hit and a couple of well known hot 100 hits as well as other well known songs that DNC

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No remeber the guy I'm thinking of had at least one top 10 hit and a couple of well known hot 100 hits as well as other well known songs that DNC
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Leon Russell?

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No, Bobby Caldwell has been your closest guess so far, you might say they're in the same line of work.

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Rod Temperton?
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no.

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Lee Ritinour?
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No the guy I'm thinking of has been nominated for an Oscar

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No the guy I'm thinking of has been nominated for an Oscar
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Randy Newman?

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Congratulations, J.C.!!!

(are you kicking yourself right now! :))

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Congratulations, J.C.!!!

(are you kicking yourself right now! :))
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No, not really. I was surprised Zella didn't get it first. But the Oscar info really sent me in high gear.
I will start another 20 Questions. I'm not going to try Bobo's quiz. So if Karen M. or anyone else wins, I'd like to work together on the next one if possible. :)

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Yah "I love L.A." is pretty much Zella's teritory.

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I just got back in time to see the winner! I don't think I would have gotten it, but at least it was someone I've heard of! :D I was going in the direction of Dr. John earlier, but a couple of the replies killed that one off.... ::)
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Didn't the California question help any, Zella? I don't think Dr. John even lived in California. Screwball and I thought you knew "I Love LA". ???

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I know the song, but I don't know much about Randy Newman because I never really liked him. And I was gone for the last three pages of the quiz anyway (eating supper).

Now, for important business: what is the best way to morph the old (and now locked) yearbook thread into a new one.... ??? It was just getting interesting again.... <sigh>

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I know the song, but I don't know much about Randy Newman because I never really liked him. And I was gone for the last three pages of the quiz anyway (eating supper).

Now, for important business: what is the best way to morph the old (and now locked) yearbook thread into a new one.... ??? It was just getting interesting again.... <sigh>
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You could always use Copy and paste all though this might take a while, you could ask hairspray to move the last five posts to a new thread.

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I know the song, but I don't know much about Randy Newman because I never really liked him. And I was gone for the last three pages of the quiz anyway (eating supper).

Now, for important business: what is the best way to morph the old (and now locked) yearbook thread into a new one.... ??? It was just getting interesting again.... <sigh>
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