| #9081, aired 2024-04-15 | THAT BAND'S AN INSTITUTION $400: The "Celebration" continues with Robert Bell, better known as this; he & The Gang still tour after 26 studio albums Kool |
| #9081, aired 2024-04-15 | THAT BAND'S AN INSTITUTION $800: Formed in 1976, they're turning the Venetian in Vegas into a love shack with a 2024 residency The B-52s |
| #9081, aired 2024-04-15 | THAT BAND'S AN INSTITUTION $1600: In 2024 this band set a record with its 59th Top 40 album, a 1985 live performance featuring "Truckin"' the Grateful Dead |
| #9081, aired 2024-04-15 | THAT BAND'S AN INSTITUTION $2000: This, I call it this, that this "One Step Beyond" & "Our House" band formed in 1976 is still touring with its original members Madness |
| #9077, aired 2024-04-09 | MUSICAL GENRE MASTERS $800: Fitting with the band name, "Vivid" was the first album by this hard rock band, featuring Corey Glover & Vernon Reid Living Colour |
| #9071, aired 2024-04-01 | YOU NAMED YOUR BAND WHAT? $1200: This group of anarchists with a nonsensical name gained fame with its pro-drinking earworm "Tubthumping" Chumbawamba |
| #9071, aired 2024-04-01 | YOU NAMED YOUR BAND WHAT? $2000: This band with songs like "1985" & "Today Is Gonna Be A Great Day", the "Phineas & Ferb" theme, riffed on a Steve Martin sketch for its name Bowling for Soup |
| #9065, aired 2024-03-22 | "HOUSE" OF ENTERTAINMENT $1200: The Talking Heads were "fighting fire with fire" in this song that may result in a call to your insurance guy "Burning Down The House" |
| #9059, aired 2024-03-14 | KHAN YOU DIG IT? $600: This singer lent her voice to the band Rufus in the 1970s; as a solo performer, she had a hit with "I'm Every Woman" Chaka Khan |
| #9058, aired 2024-03-13 | SINGERS $2000: Michelle Zauner, lead vocalist of this band, named it for a meal that might include tamago kake gohan (rice mixed with raw egg) Japanese Breakfast |
| #9043, aired 2024-02-21 | HALLELUJAH! $800: American music fans best know the band Blur for their song that starts with this shriek of triumph woo-hoo! |
| #9042, aired 2024-02-20 | JEWELRY $800: This synonym for "forever" is used for a ring with diamonds all the way around the band to symbolize everlasting love eternity |
| #9036, aired 2024-02-12 | MUSICIANS OF THE 1960s $1200: Dave Davies of this British band claims he cut the speaker cone of his amp with a razor blade to get a distorted sound on "You Really Got Me" The Kinks |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | STARTS WITH SOFT "G" $800: A punk band fronted by Billy Idol, or the group born following the baby boom Gen X (Generation X) |
| #9013, aired 2024-01-10 | ONE-MAN BAND $1000: When he was 15, he went out on tour with his dad, a guitar god; later he recorded solo for Mammoth WVH Wolfgang Van Halen |
| #8991, aired 2023-12-11 | THE MUSIC OF CANADA $400: We'll give you more than 5 cents if you know this Alberta band hit No. 1 in 2001 with "How You Remind Me" Nickelback |
| #8982, aired 2023-11-28 | REMEMBER THE MANE $2000: He's toured & recorded with his Large Band Lyle Lovett |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | ICONIC MAN-PERMS $400: Gene Simmons claims he accidentally set fire to his glam-rock hair numerous times while performing with this band Kiss |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | ALPHABET POP $1200: This U.K. reggae-pop band with hits in the '80s & '90s took its name from a British unemployment form UB40 |
| #8928, aired 2023-09-13 | TO SIR PAUL, WITH LOVE $2000: The Beatles won a music Oscar for this 1970 doc., but finding itself in times of trouble, the band didn't accept in person Let It Be |
| #8919, aired 2023-07-20 | A VACATION FROM POP CULTURE $800: "Vacation, had to get away", sang this band in a 1982 Top 10 hit the Go-Go's |
| #8887, aired 2023-06-06 | RIAA TOP-SELLING ARTISTS $200: This rock band tops the list with more than 183 million album sales, & that's all the clue you get The Beatles |
| #8882, aired 2023-05-30 | THE BAND'S SONGS TELL A STORY $400: "I Gotta Feeling" you know this hip-hop group! They did "Don't Stop The Party"... c'mon, "Don't Phunk With My Heart"! Black Eyed Peas |
| #8882, aired 2023-05-30 | THE BAND'S SONGS TELL A STORY $800: This quartet is on the "Adventure Of A Lifetime", flying "Up With The Birds" in "A Sky Full Of Stars" Coldplay |
| #8879, aired 2023-05-25 | MUSIC OF THE MONTH $800: In 2018, this singer along with her band the Machine released the soulful tune "June" Florence |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | OH, WE HAVE '80s POP CULTURE REFERENCES $1000: Seen here is the quintessentially 80s haircut of this New Wave band, who had a hit with "Space Age Love Song" A Flock of Seagulls |
| #11, aired 2023-05-16 | MOVIE MUSIC WITH HANS ZIMMER $1000: (Hans Zimmer reads.) I'm a big fan of this jack-of-all-trades musician who scored films like "The Master" & "There Will Be Blood"; you may have also heard of his little band called Radiohead (Jonny) Greenwood |
| #8869, aired 2023-05-11 | COUNTRY MUSIC $200: After moving to Nashville, he joined a band called The Ranch, but soon had a solo No. 1 country hit with "But For The Grace Of God" Keith Urban |
| #8868, aired 2023-05-10 | NEW NEW ORLEANS MUSIC $800: Proudly from New Orleans, PJ Morton released a 2020 gospel album; he is also known for playing in this band with Adam Levine Maroon 5 |
| #8868, aired 2023-05-10 | NEW NEW ORLEANS MUSIC $1600: This New Orleans-set HBO series opened with the Rebirth Brass Band playing "Feel Like Funkin' It Up" during a second line Treme |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | POP CULTURE IN BLACK & WHITE $400: To start the '70s he replaced the 2 white guys in the Experience with a black rhythm section in Band of Gypsys Hendrix |
| #8852, aired 2023-04-18 | OK MILLENNIAL $600: Tulsa-born Taylor Hanson was just 14 when his band of brothers hit No. 1 with this 1997 smash "MMMBop" |
| #8850, aired 2023-04-14 | "B"ANDS $2000: After meeting with Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus was "open to whatever" about a reunion of this band Blink-182 |
| #8836, aired 2023-03-27 | I LIKE AMERICAN MUSIC $2000: An ad in the Village Voice brought drummer Clem Burke into this band he's been playing with since the '70s Blondie |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | MAKING MUSIC $2000: This jack-of-all-trades was part of the band fun. as well as being a super-producer known for work with Taylor Swift Antonoff |
| #8828, aired 2023-03-15 | THOSE DARN NEBRASKANS $1600: No wonder he wears shades:
Omaha's Conor Oberst achieved indie rock superstardom with this anatomically-named band Bright Eyes |
| #8826, aired 2023-03-13 | A STONE GROOVE $1600: A motor oil brand helped inspire the name of this grunge band with hits like "Vasoline" & "Creep" STP (Stone Temple Pilots) |
| #8819, aired 2023-03-02 | HIT ALBUMS $2000: With 2012's "Babel", this not-actually-a-family band topped the charts & won an Album of the Year Grammy Mumford & Sons |
| #8775, aired 2022-12-30 | A MEMORABLE NEW YEAR'S EVE $2000: (Ryan Seacrest presents the clue.) On December 31, 1959, Paul Westerberg entered the world in Minneapolis as the singer of this band; he'd comment on his birth date with the line, "Income tax deduction, one hell of a function" The Replacements |
| #8759, aired 2022-12-08 | MARK'S BROTHERS & SISTERS $400: David Knopfler founded this band along with brother Mark Dire Straits |
| #8745, aired 2022-11-18 | BAND AD $1600: Metallica got its start when he placed an ad saying, "Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with" (Lars) Ulrich |
| #8736, aired 2022-11-07 | HERBAL & SPICY NAMES $400: In a 1967 tune we hear his band has "been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile" Sgt. Pepper |
| #8734, aired 2022-11-03 | A MUSICAL JOURNEY WITH QUESTLOVE $800: (Questlove presents the clue.) Names like Boyz II Men, Teddy Pendergrass & my dad's band Lee Andrews & The Hearts, are a part of this city's heritage of vocal music & are found on its Music Alliances Walk of Fame Philadelphia |
| #6, aired 2022-10-30 | TUNING INTO THE '90s $1000: Exit light, enter night & now, "Enter Sandman" by this band; go ahead & sleep with one eye open, gripping your pillow tight Metallica |
| #8726, aired 2022-10-24 | "C" BAND LYRICS $2000: 1994:
"With their tanks & their bombs... & their guns, in your head, in your head they are dying" The Cranberries |
| #8713, aired 2022-10-05 | HELPFUL HISTORIC FIGURES $400: While on expedition with Lewis & Clark, this interpreter bumped into her brother Cameahwait, who was leading a band of Shoshones Sacagawea |
| #8692, aired 2022-07-26 | SIRIUS-LY DEDICATED $1000: "What Would You Say" if I told you this man, seen here along with his band, had their own channel, or have I said "Too Much"? Dave Matthews |
| #8661, aired 2022-06-13 | ROCK DOCS $1200: "I'm just a sucker with no self-esteem" sang Dexter Holland, a molecular biology PhD who's the lead singer of this band The Offspring |
| #8661, aired 2022-06-13 | ROCK DOCS $1600: After playing guitar with Lou Reed & Nico in this influential '60s band, Sterling Morrison earned a PhD in medieval studies The Velvet Underground |
| #8652, aired 2022-05-31 | MUSICIANS SELLING MUSIC $600: Music rights for America (the band) went for $40 million in 2022 in part for having "been through the desert on" this title transport "A Horse With No Name" |
| #8639, aired 2022-05-12 | THE BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS $800: This genre-defying band that broke in 2014 with "Gooey" performed at the BBMAs in 2021
"Sometimes, all I think about is you /
Late nights in the middle of June /
Heat waves been fakin' me out /
Heat waves been fakin' me out..." Glass Animals |
| #8624, aired 2022-04-21 | THINK "BIG" $400: Type of music & ensemble associated with Duke Ellington & Tommy Dorsey big band |
| #12, aired 2022-02-16 | AROUND THE TIME YOU WERE BORN $1000: To collect solar wind particles, in 2001 NASA sent up this spacecraft that shares its name with a Bible book & a dad rock band Genesis |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | THE MANY MUSICS OF MARK RONSON $2000: (Mark Ronson delivers the clue.) There are lots of ways to make music & on my podcast I contrasted my passion for collaboration with the method of Kevin Parker of this 1-man Aussie band whose breakthrough album was even called "Lonerism" Tame Impala |
| #3, aired 2022-02-09 | YOUR PARENTS' MUSIC $2000: They heard Chuck D & this band revolutionize hip-hop with albums like 1988's "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" Public Enemy |
| #8569, aired 2022-02-03 | THE MUSIC "MAN" $2000: Twice a "man", he had a hit with "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" before hitting the charts again with his Earth Band Manfred Mann |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | SONGS ON MY PLAY LIST $1600: This pop-punk band had a breakout hit in 1994 with "Come Out & Play" The Offspring |
| #8556, aired 2022-01-17 | A MEMBER OF THE BANDS $800: Drummer Travis McNabb rocked for Better Than Ezra, then went country with this Jennifer Nettles band Sugarland |
| #8530, aired 2021-12-10 | YACHT ROCK SAILS AGAIN $800: You can always right your ship with "Hey Nineteen" & "Deacon Blues" by this jazzy soft-rock band Steely Dan |
| #8519, aired 2021-11-25 | THIS SONG IS ABOUT YOU $800: The band Sparks paid affectionate tribute to The Smiths' singer with "Lighten Up", him Morrissey |
| #8509, aired 2021-11-11 | MUSIC STUFF $1000: Mark Feld was the original name of this late style icon who joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 with his band T. Rex Marc Bolan |
| #8507, aired 2021-11-09 | FIRST NAMES WITH CHARACTER $1200: In the U.S., this first name from "Gone with the Wind" is more often given to girls, but boy band & Broadway star Parker Angel has it Ashley |
| #8483, aired 2021-10-06 | THE 1991 GRAMMYS $400: Best Metal Performance went to this band with "metal" in its name & also in the winning album title; that's so metal Metallica |
| #8475, aired 2021-09-24 | ROYALTY AROUND US $1000: A 1938 performance by this "King of Swing" with his band marked one of the first-ever major integrated concerts (Benny) Goodman |
| #8469, aired 2021-09-16 | PRIME NUMBERS $1200: With his band Crazy Horse, he recorded "Prime Of Life" on his 1994 album "Sleeps with Angels" (Neil) Young |
| #8407, aired 2021-05-25 | ROCK BANDS $800: There "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked" for this band with a name that includes a pachyderm Cage the Elephant |
| #8407, aired 2021-05-25 | ROCK BANDS $1600: This Neil Young backup band shares its name with a Sioux leader Crazy Horse |
| #8394, aired 2021-05-06 | ON BASS $400: Our lips aren't sealed--we're "Head Over Heels" about Kathy Valentine's bass work with this '80s band the Go-Go's |
| #8328, aired 2021-02-03 | A "KID" IN $400: This boy band began with a city-wide talent search in Boston the New Kids on the Block |
| #8272, aired 2020-11-03 | ALBUMS $2000: "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" is an album from this band whose name sounds like it's trying to comply with a radio transmission Wilco |
| #8268, aired 2020-10-28 | BANDS OF THE 21st CENTURY $5,000 (Daily Double): Jack White has had some conflict with Dan Auerbach of this band whose name oddly mirrors The White Stripes' The Black Keys |
| #8261, aired 2020-10-19 | ZOOM $1000: Guitarist Billy Zoom rocks out with the pioneering L.A. punk band known by this near-the-end-of-the-alphabet letter X |
| #8254, aired 2020-10-08 | DYE ANOTHER DAY $1200: This band rocked the 2015 Rock & Roll Hall induction ceremony with "When I Come Around" & "American Idiot" Green Day |
| #8169, aired 2020-02-27 | BAND EMOJIS $400: "Let's Groove" with these guys Earth, Wind & Fire |
| #8169, aired 2020-02-27 | BAND EMOJIS $2000: They "Only Wanna Be With You" Hootie & the Blowfish |
| #8167, aired 2020-02-25 | WHOSE NO. 1 ALBUM $1000: In 2019, this boy band, back on top with "DNA" the Backstreet Boys |
| #8165, aired 2020-02-21 | & FINALLY... $200: On Aug. 22, 2019 this band ended their set at the Rose Bowl with "Gimme Shelter" & "Satisfaction" The Rolling Stones |
| #7, aired 2020-01-14 | ALBUMS $400: With its debut album featuring "Who Can It Be Now?", this band went to No. 1 on at least 2 continents Men at Work |
| #8127, aired 2019-12-31 | IT'S CHARLIE! $800: Jazz great Charlie Parker got this nickname while playing with Jay McShann's band in the early 1940s Bird |
| #8119, aired 2019-12-19 | STUPID ANSWERS $400: One of the band's 4 faces, Keith Moon was the man who drummed for this quartet that had a hit with "Squeeze Box" The Who |
| #8112, aired 2019-12-10 | PINK-POURRI $200: Scientists named a shrimp with a pink claw & the ability to emit very loud noises after this band Pink Floyd |
| #8089, aired 2019-11-07 | JEOPARDY! KEYWORDS, NOT! $400: This "Paul McCartney band" had hits with "Helen Wheels" & "Band on the Run" Wings |
| #8078, aired 2019-10-23 | I BLESS THE RAINS $600: In 2018 this Rivers Cuomo band had Toto recall with a hit cover, singing, "I bless the rains down in Africa" Weezer |
| #8067, aired 2019-10-08 | MAKE LIGHT WORK $600: Take a mind-expanding journey at the live show called Paramount's Laser Spectacular, with the music of this "Dark Side" band Pink Floyd |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | CLASSIC METAL BANDS $1600: In 2010 this band's frontman Vince Neil took to the ice for ABC's "Skating with the Stars" Mötley Crüe |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | CLASSIC METAL BANDS $7,600 (Daily Double): "We're Not Gonna Take It" by this Dee Snider band has some musical roots in "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Twisted Sister |
| #8025, aired 2019-06-28 | HANGOUTS $600: Sometimes it's fun to relax at home with your pals & listen to hits like "Natural" & "Believer" by this beastly band Imagine Dragons |
| #8018, aired 2019-06-19 | MUSIC I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH $1200: Nearly 25 years after its album "Under the Table and Dreaming", DMB, this band, jammed out "Come Tomorrow" Dave Matthews Band |
| #8018, aired 2019-06-19 | MUSIC I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH $1600: "My Midnight Things" was a 2018 hit for this metal band big on horror stagecraft, but you won't get 40 whacks at its name Lizzy Borden |
| #8007, aired 2019-06-04 | SMOOTH SAILING IN SONG $1200: "Come Sail Away" was a '70s top 10 hit from this band with a name out of Greek mythology Styx |
| #7992, aired 2019-05-14 | TIME FOR GYM $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew demonstrates a resistance band.) Let's blast those biceps! With your muscles fully stretched, resistance will be greater as you rise using a band to do these bicep curls |
| #7977, aired 2019-04-23 | WE WILL ROCK YOU $1000: In November 2018 this band flew high with 12 of 50 songs on the Hot Rock Songs chart, including "Bandito", "Morph" & "My Blood" Twenty One Pilots |
| #7957, aired 2019-03-26 | BLUE MAN GROUP $800: Don't give us the runaround; just name this John Popper band that had '90s hits with "Run-Around" & "Hook" Blues Traveler |
| #7957, aired 2019-03-26 | BLUE MAN GROUP $1200: Buck Dharma performed with this '70s band with a mollusk in its name Blue Oyster Cult |
| #7942, aired 2019-03-05 | POP MUSIC ACROSS THE DECADES $800: In 1984 this band scored a Top 10 with "New Moon On Monday"; now test your re-fle-fle-fle-flexes Duran Duran |
| #7942, aired 2019-03-05 | POP MUSIC ACROSS THE DECADES $2000: Time to get your grunge on with this band whose tunes include "Man In The Box", "Rooster" & "Would?" Alice in Chains |
| #7896, aired 2018-12-31 | PLAYING IN THE BAND $400: In 2018 this band hit the road with Neil Finn singing "Second Hand News" in place of Lindsey Buckingham Fleetwood Mac |
| #7869, aired 2018-11-22 | ON THE 2018 BILLBOARD CHARTS $400: This "Slippery When Wet" band entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & were on the charts with "This House Is Not For Sale" Bon Jovi |
| #7854, aired 2018-11-01 | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ALMANAC 2019 $400: (Cara Santa Maria presents the clue.) A photo in the section on the solar system shows a view from Earth of the luminous band of stars & gas clouds in the night sky that gave this spiral galaxy its name the Milky Way |
| #7831, aired 2018-10-01 | COUNTRY, HIP-HOP & JAZZ $2000: Just out of high school in 1944, this "Kind of Blue" trumpeter sat in with a band that had Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker Miles Davis |
| #7822, aired 2018-09-18 | '90s SONGS FOR OLYMPIC SKATERS $1200: Cover any falls with "I get knocked down, but I get up again you're never gonna keep me down!" by this rhyming-name band Chumbawamba |
| #7772, aired 2018-05-29 | BAND MATES $800: Regine Chassagne & husband Win Butler had a hit with "Everything Now" for this Canadian band the Arcade Fire |
| #7772, aired 2018-05-29 | BAND MATES $1200: This singer had a child with fellow Jefferson Airplane member Paul Kantner Grace Slick |
| #7772, aired 2018-05-29 | A-1 ALPHANUMERICS 4U $1200: In 1988 this hard-rockin' band was alphanumerically yours with "OU812" Van Halen |
| #7749, aired 2018-04-26 | THE SPITTING IMAGE $1600: That's not Will Ferrell, it's Chad Smith of this L.A. band with a spicy name the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| #7747, aired 2018-04-24 | THEY'RE IN THE BAND $400: This Rolling Stones guitarist, summing it up: "I've never had a problem with drugs. I've had problems with the police" Keith Richards |
| #7747, aired 2018-04-24 | THEY'RE IN THE BAND $800: After deciding "I was growing out of it", this performer was no longer *Nsync with that group Justin Timberlake |
| #7747, aired 2018-04-24 | THEY'RE IN THE BAND $1600: "Hold On"! In 2015 this "stately" band featuring Brittany Howard topped the Billboard 200 with "Sound & Color" Alabama Shakes |
| #7726, aired 2018-03-26 | THE RHYME OF SIR NEVILLE MARRINER $2000: Fans of Sir Neville habitually hearten/
to hear him with this band that mentions St. Martin the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields |
| #7719, aired 2018-03-15 | REAL "D" LIGHTS $800: Jack Black moonlights in this "persistent" band with partner Kyle Gass Tenacious D |
| #7711, aired 2018-03-05 | TRIPLE TALK SONG TITLES $400: "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" demanded this band with Phil Collins at the mic Genesis |
| #7681, aired 2018-01-22 | SOUP $600: Tripe and calf's feet go into this spicy Mexican soup that shares its name with Ricky Martin's former band menudo |
| #7666, aired 2018-01-01 | BAND STANDS $1000: Run the Jewels, featuring El-P and this Atlanta activist, teamed with the New York Times for a Top 10 list of protest songs Killer Mike |
| #7666, aired 2018-01-01 | MUSIC & LITERATURE BEFORE & AFTER $2000: A John le Carre espionage novel hits the "Speed Of Sound" with a British band The Spy Who Came in From the Coldplay |
| #7659, aired 2017-12-21 | MAKES SENSE $1000: A meme asked what concert cost 45 cents? the one with this rapper aka Curtis Jackson & this "Breathe" Canadian band 50 Cent & Nickelback |
| #7649, aired 2017-12-07 | THEY'RE IN THE BAND $1000: Josh Dun & Tyler Joseph take flight with this "Blurryface" band Twenty One Pilots |
| #7617, aired 2017-10-24 | HIT TV THEME SONGS $800: Surf band The Ventures had a '60s hit with this show's theme; their re-recording for the reboot got rejected Hawaii Five-O |
| #7611, aired 2017-10-16 | BIOPICS OF BRITS $400: "Nowhere Boy" recounts the early life of this man whose new friend Paul wants to form a band with him John Lennon |
| #7604, aired 2017-10-05 | ROCK & POP QUARTETS $400: With 200 million albums sold, this band, formed in Stockholm in 1972, is one of the most successful ever ABBA |
| #7598, aired 2017-09-27 | A NUMBER OF GROUPS $600: Minus Tom DeLonge, this pop-punk band topped the charts in 2016 with "California" Blink-182 |
| #7593, aired 2017-09-20 | RAP MUSIC GRAMMYS $800: A 2005 award went to Fergie & her pals in this band for "Don't Phunk With My Heart" the Black Eyed Peas |
| #7589, aired 2017-09-14 | "LIKE" A SONG $200: The Steve Miller Band soared with this Top 10 hit way back in 1977 "Fly Like An Eagle" |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | THEY'RE WITH THE BAND $200: Jesse Carmichael, Adam Levine Maroon 5 |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | THEY'RE WITH THE BAND $400: Darryl Jones, Charlie Watts The Rolling Stones |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | THEY'RE WITH THE BAND $600: Tre Cool, Mike Dirnt Green Day |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | THEY'RE WITH THE BAND $800: Debbi Peterson, Vicki Peterson, Susanna Hoffs The Bangles |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | THEY'RE WITH THE BAND $1000: John Doe, Exene Cervenka X |
| #7573, aired 2017-07-12 | TURN ON YOUR HEAVY METAL DEFECTOR $400: This singer left Black Sabbath in 1979--hold on a sec... Shaaaaaronnn!--but was back with the band in 2016 Ozzy Osbourne |
| #7573, aired 2017-07-12 | TURN ON YOUR HEAVY METAL DEFECTOR $2000: In October 1996 Axl Rose faxed MTV (how '90s is that!) that this guitarist had not been making music with their band since '94 Slash |
| #7558, aired 2017-06-21 | NOT IN THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME $2000: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts are in, but this pioneering band with Jan, Cherie Currie & Lita Ford is still missing The Runaways |
| #7516, aired 2017-04-24 | MUSICIANS WHO DIED AT 27 $2000: Chris Bell was buried on Dec. 28, 1978-- bandmate Alex Chilton's birthday--with a copy of this band's classic "#1 Record" Big Star |
| #7496, aired 2017-03-27 | 1970s "SONG" TITLES $800: The Fugees caught some (Roberta) Flack when the band covered this 1973 hit "Killing Me Softly With His Song" |
| #7450, aired 2017-01-20 | MUST "C" TV $1000: Jimmy Vivino leads the Basic Cable Band on this talk show with a 1-word title Conan |
| #7423, aired 2016-12-14 | STICK WITH ME $400: After a rugby scrum, you might require what the Brits call a sticking plaster, one of these a Band-Aid |
| #7414, aired 2016-12-01 | "ROCK" IT TO ME $2000: The Righteous Brothers hit No. 3 in 1974 with this tune about a place with "a hell of a band" including Jimi, Janis & Otis "Rock And Roll Heaven" |
| #7406, aired 2016-11-21 | "G" PLUS 3 $1000: To encircle with a belt or band; it's often done to loins to gird |
| #7388, aired 2016-10-26 | MUSICAL ACTS $1200: With its (mostly) classic lineup for the 1st time in 23 years, this band ended its April 1, 2016 set with "Paradise City" Guns N' Roses |
| #7379, aired 2016-10-13 | "N"TERTAINMENT $1600: This band with songs like "Animal" takes its name from illuminated palms on an In-N-Out Burger sign Neon Trees |
| #7355, aired 2016-07-29 | WORKING WITH A BEATLE $400: In a 1995 Pizza Hut ad, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork & Davy Jones welcomed Ringo as this band's new drummer the Monkees |
| #7355, aired 2016-07-29 | WORKING WITH A BEATLE $1200: In 1997 Ringo said, "Baby, I Love Your Way" & had this ex-Humble Pie guy in the All-Starr Band Peter Frampton |
| #7346, aired 2016-07-18 | MUSIC FROM THE 2000s $1000: "Stand Up" in 2005 was the 4th No. 1 studio album in a row by the band named for this S. Afr.-born man; they're big live too The Dave Matthews Band |
| #7343, aired 2016-07-13 | FOO FIGHTERS $400: The band's debut album was written entirely by Dave Grohl, primarily known until then for work with band Nirvana |
| #7334, aired 2016-06-30 | MUSICIANS ON TV $1200: Sadgasm was the band that this animated TV dad fronted when he was a younger, angrier man, with hair Homer Simpson |
| #7313, aired 2016-06-01 | GEOGRAPHY IN RHYME $800: Uttaradit & Surin were places to go /
In Hua Hin, what a fabulous show /
I was out on tour with my band /
In the country of... Thailand |
| #7309, aired 2016-05-26 | ROMANTICS $800: Pop band the Romantics had a hit with this song that could be called "Somniloquy" "Talking In Your Sleep" |
| #7305, aired 2016-05-20 | IT HAPPENED IN THE BIBLE $1000: At Jericho, Joshua's band includes 7 priests with 7 of these instruments "of rams' horns" a shofar (or trumpet) |
| #7292, aired 2016-05-03 | WORK WITH KIDS $600: "Teachers, leave them kids alone", says this band's song "Another Brick In The Wall" Pink Floyd |
| #7292, aired 2016-05-03 | WORK WITH KIDS $1000: This band was hot for the charts in the 1980s with "Hot For Teacher" Van Halen |
| #7272, aired 2016-04-05 | THE BEATLES... GEAR! $200: Ringo played Ludwig these, with the band's logo drums |
| #7248, aired 2016-03-02 | BIBLE BOOKS IN POP MUSIC $1000: This band had a hit with "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" Genesis |
| #7245, aired 2016-02-26 | CELEBRITY MEMOIRS $2,000 (Daily Double): "Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll" by these 2 sisters Ann & Nancy Wilson (of Heart) |
| #7227, aired 2016-02-02 | BAND AID $1200: In 2015 Miley Cyrus toured with these indie darlings who sound like their mouths are on fire The Flaming Lips |
| #7225, aired 2016-01-29 | BAND WITH $400: Freddie Mercury &
Brian May Queen |
| #7225, aired 2016-01-29 | BAND WITH $800: Mike Love,
Al Jardine &
the Wilson brothers the Beach Boys |
| #7225, aired 2016-01-29 | BAND WITH $1200: Eddie Vedder on vocals Pearl Jam |
| #7225, aired 2016-01-29 | BAND WITH $1600: Richie Sambora on guitar Bon Jovi |
| #7225, aired 2016-01-29 | BAND WITH $2000: Donald Fagen &
Walter Becker Steely Dan |
| #7220, aired 2016-01-22 | POP HITS OF THE '80s $200: "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" was from Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart, the duo behind this band The Eurythmics |
| #7199, aired 2015-12-24 | VAN THE MAN $1600: Van rose to prominence in this "Gloria"-ous band with a pronoun for a name Them |
| #7179, aired 2015-11-26 | I'M IN LOVE WITH THAT SONG $400: In 2008 Barack Obama picked as his favorite song "Ready Or Not" by this Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean band The Fugees |
| #7179, aired 2015-11-26 | I'M IN LOVE WITH THAT SONG $600: (Hi, I'm Mark Kelly.) In 2006 my future wife Gabrielle Giffords chose one of the wake-up songs for me & my fellow crew members aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery: "Beautiful Day" by this band U2 |
| #7177, aired 2015-11-24 | THE AUSSIE INVASION $800: This band topped the charts for 4 weeks in 1983 with the perfect-for-the-category song "Down Under" Men at Work |
| #7172, aired 2015-11-17 | GREAT FOOTBALL PLAYS $200: "The band is out on the field!" in 1982 as California beat this rival with "The Play" Stanford |
| #7165, aired 2015-11-06 | "BOY" BANDS $800: When is a "boy" band not a boy band? We nominate this country group with the name of a Tennessee atomic research city the Oak Ridge Boys |
| #7165, aired 2015-11-06 | "BOY" BANDS $1000: When is a "boy" band totally a boy band? We nominate this group who wanted us to "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)", baby the Backstreet Boys |
| #7154, aired 2015-10-22 | GEM $1600: Chatoyancy is the technical term for the luminous band of light seen in cut gemstones with this feline name cat's eyes |
| #7130, aired 2015-09-18 | POP $1600: This band Wentzed to No. 1 with the album "American Beauty/American Psycho" in 2015 Fall Out Boy |
| #7104, aired 2015-07-02 | MULTI-BAND MUSICIANS $200: In 1972 he flew moderately "Hi, Hi, Hi" into the Top 40 with Wings; he was in another OK band before that one Paul McCartney |
| #7104, aired 2015-07-02 | MULTI-BAND MUSICIANS $1000: Brandon Bush de-Train-ed, saying "all I want to do" is tour with his brother Kristian & Jennifer Nettles in this country band Sugarland |
| #7080, aired 2015-05-29 | EX-MEMBERS OF THE BAND $400: In 1997 this Michael Stipe band said drummer Bill Berry was retiring to his farm (& replaced him with a drum machine) R.E.M. |
| #7074, aired 2015-05-21 | PUSSYCAT POT-PURREE $2000: Janet Waldo's voice in a TV cartoon & Rachael Leigh Cook in the flesh on film have played the leader of this band Josie and the Pussycats |
| #7071, aired 2015-05-18 | "R"OCKERS $1200: With albums like "The King of Limbs" these English alt-rockers "creep" on to many favorite-band lists Radiohead |
| #7041, aired 2015-04-06 | THEY PLAYED COACHELLA $1200: In 2003 this reunited band with a still-shirtless Iggy Pop rocked the house the Stooges |
| #7003, aired 2015-02-11 | SONGS OF WINE & ROSES $1200: Just for trying to rhyme "thorn" with "dawn" & "song" in "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", you should know this band Poison |
| #7001, aired 2015-02-09 | HORSEY VOCABULARY $1200: This flat, casual shoe is usually white with a contrasting leather band across the instep a saddle shoe |
| #6983, aired 2015-01-14 | WIND $600: His name is Andy Hamilton & he played sax with this band on their 1980s hit "Rio" Duran Duran |
| #6976, aired 2015-01-05 | '80s HAIR BANDS $600: "What do you want to do with your life?!" this "familial" Dee Snider band replied, "I Wanna Rock!" Twisted Sister |
| #6974, aired 2015-01-01 | TRIBUTE ALBUMS $2000: The download "OKX", with "Karma Police", was a tribute to this band Radiohead |
| #6960, aired 2014-12-12 | MASTERS OF SAX $2000: Andy Mackay takes us out with sweet sax on "Avalon" by this band Roxy Music |
| #6952, aired 2014-12-02 | BRING IT $1000: to band practice:
One of these small flutes with a name that's Italian for "small" a piccolo |
| #6876, aired 2014-07-07 | POP GOES THE WORLD $600: This 21st century band with a historical name hails from Scotland
"If I wane, this can die /
If I wane, this can die /
I want you to take me out..." Franz Ferdinand |
| #6874, aired 2014-07-03 | THE "E" STREET BAND $600: An enterprising type of businessman who says, yes, start up with me entrepreneur |
| #6865, aired 2014-06-20 | DETROIT ROCK CITY $800: This husband & wife 2-piece band from Detroit first hit it big in 2002 with "Fell In Love With A Girl" the White Stripes |
| #6865, aired 2014-06-20 | DETROIT ROCK CITY $1600: Doug Fieger was born in Detroit in 1952, years before hitting it big with this band & "My Sharona" The Knack |
| #6851, aired 2014-06-02 | DIDN'T MAKE THE BILLBOARD TOP 40 $2000: At No. 76, this New Wave band with "I Melt With You" Modern English |
| #6848, aired 2014-05-28 | WE'RE WITH "THE" BAND $200: "The End" &
"Light My Fire" The Doors |
| #6848, aired 2014-05-28 | WE'RE WITH "THE" BAND $400: "I'm A Believer" &
"Daydream Believer" The Monkees |
| #6848, aired 2014-05-28 | WE'RE WITH "THE" BAND $600: "Hollywood Swinging" &
"Jungle Boogie" Kool & the Gang |
| #6848, aired 2014-05-28 | WE'RE WITH "THE" BAND $800: This quartet's "Monkey Business" included "My Humps" The Black Eyed Peas |
| #6848, aired 2014-05-28 | WE'RE WITH "THE" BAND $1000: This country group heard here is no relation to Katy
"So don't let me be, let me be, let me be lonely tonight..." The Band Perry |
| #6831, aired 2014-05-05 | WE'RE A NORTH AMERICAN BAND! $800: This Canadian band was "watchin' 'X-Files' with no lights on, we're dans la maison, I hope the Smoking Man's in this one" Barenaked Ladies |
| #6825, aired 2014-04-25 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $1600: A portable version of this German-named percussion instrument used in a marching band is called a bell lyre the Glockenspiel |
| #6823, aired 2014-04-23 | "B" IN THE TOP 40 $800: In 1987 this band of L.A. women hit No. 2 with "Hazy Shade Of Winter" the Bangles |
| #6790, aired 2014-03-07 | MOVIE SONGS $1200: Dressed in Amish garb, John Popper & this band close out "Kingpin" with "But Anyway" Blues Traveler |
| #6780, aired 2014-02-21 | WHAT'S YOUR MAJOR? $800: Practice twirling that baton & you can perform with the marching band as one of these a majorette (or a drum major) |
| #6778, aired 2014-02-19 | 21st CENTURY MUSIC $800: "Apologize" if you get this Ryan Tedder band mixed up with One Direction OneRepublic |
| #6773, aired 2014-02-12 | MUSIC MAKERS $200: When Pink teamed up to sing "Just Give Me A Reason" with Nate Ruess of this band, they were nominated for a Grammy fun. |
| #6763, aired 2014-01-29 | HEADGEAR $800: Ahoy! There's a mode of transport in the name of this straw hat with a flat crown & a ribbon band a boater |
| #6752, aired 2014-01-14 | LET'S PUT OUR BAND NAME IN THE SONG! $800: "We're" this English synth-pop dance band known for "West End Girls" / "Suburbia's a Slipstream to a Memory" the Pet Shop Boys |
| #6752, aired 2014-01-14 | LET'S PUT OUR BAND NAME IN THE SONG! $1200: "In a" this band name, "dreams stay with you / like a lover's voice fires the mountainside / stay alive" a Big Country |
| #6752, aired 2014-01-14 | LET'S PUT OUR BAND NAME IN THE SONG! $2000: This '70s band with Paul Rodgers, "& I can't deny" / this '70s band with Paul Rodgers, "till the day I die" Bad Company |
| #6728, aired 2013-12-11 | THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY $1200: The Beatles chose their name partly in homage to Buddy's backing band with this other insect name The Crickets |
| #6726, aired 2013-12-09 | YOU PROBABLY THINK THIS SONG IS ABOUT YOU $1000: This band wasn't in Kansas anymore in coming up with "Rosanna" for Ms. Arquette Toto |
| #6702, aired 2013-11-05 | WHO'S ON TOUR? $1200: Songs from St. Somewhere
(with the Coral Reefer band, 2013) Jimmy Buffett |
| #6681, aired 2013-10-07 | BAND/NAMES $1000: I'd go to Mars with Sixx of my pals to Neil before '80s hard rock gods like them, right, Tommy boy? Motley Crue |
| #6665, aired 2013-08-02 | MOVIES $600: Laugh your booty off with the band of misfits from this movie (The) Pirates |
| #6647, aired 2013-07-09 | IN LIVING COLOR $600: "Kara's Flowers" didn't work, so the band with Adam Levine decided on this name instead Maroon 5 |
| #6644, aired 2013-07-04 | WHAT'S ON YOUR iPOD? $400: (Michael McKean delivers the clue.) I groove to the music of this long-lasting British invasion band, featuring the amazing songwriting of Ray Davies The Kinks |
| #6644, aired 2013-07-04 | WHAT'S ON YOUR iPOD? $1000: (Harry Shearer delivers the clue.) This British band with a 3-letter name has my "senses working overtime"--my iPod would be incomplete without "Skylarking" XTC |
| #6603, aired 2013-05-08 | WEB MUSIC PARODIES $200: Yahoo!'s Sketchy Players sang of the grayer set with "We're Not Young", a parody of this band fun. |
| #6574, aired 2013-03-28 | BASED ON THE COMIC BOOK $200: In May 2012 this band of superheroes had the biggest box-office weekend of all time with $207 mil. domestically The Avengers |
| #6555, aired 2013-03-01 | DRUMSTICKS $1600: Neil Peart of this band gets his sound with Pro Mark NP Signature 747 drumsticks Rush |
| #6553, aired 2013-02-27 | SILVER ANNIVERSARIES $200: With infinite gladness, Billy Corgan formed this band in 1988; happy anniversary The Smashing Pumpkins |
| #6542, aired 2013-02-12 | VIDEO GAME TIMELINE $600: 2007:
This game from Harmonix is like "Guitar Hero" with mic & drums Rock Band |
| #6491, aired 2012-12-03 | POP QUIZ $2000: This band made its Top 40 debut in 1967 with "Happy Jack" The Who |
| #6484, aired 2012-11-22 | HANKS GIVING $1200: Executive producer Hanks gave us this 2010 miniseries about Marines in WWII, with episodes set in Iwo Jima & Okinawa The Pacific |
| #6468, aired 2012-10-31 | THE BOX $800: The container part you can send in to support schools, or the band with the 1967 hit "The Letter" a boxtop |
| #6455, aired 2012-10-12 | COMPLETELY BASSLESS $2000: This triple-talk band makes do with drums, guitar & the vocals of Karen O the Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
| #6436, aired 2012-09-17 | 1990s NO. 1 ALBUMS $2000: This band's "Monster" album included "Crush With Eyeliner" R.E.M. |
| #6406, aired 2012-06-25 | SINGERS' SONGS FROM THE HEART $600: A boy band:
"Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)"
(1997) the Backstreet Boys |
| #6384, aired 2012-05-24 | WE BAND OF BROTHERS $400: Brothers Jonny & Colin Greenwood formed this band with Thom Yorke while students at Oxford Radiohead |
| #6362, aired 2012-04-24 | WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND $800: We're Natalie, Martie & Emily, 3 Southern birds with several Grammys & a 2011 live "Storytellers" DVD The Dixie Chicks |
| #6362, aired 2012-04-24 | WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND $1200: We got together as kids in the San Francisco Bay Area before hitting it big with "Proud Mary" Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| #6362, aired 2012-04-24 | WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND $1600: We hit the Top 10 with "Don't Look Back" in 1978; we'd say where we're from, but that'd be too much of a hint Boston |
| #6362, aired 2012-04-24 | WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND $2000: We had a big year in 1966, with 5 Top 10 hits including "Summer In The City"--not bad for 4 Greenwich Village boys The Lovin' Spoonful |
| #6310, aired 2012-02-10 | THE 54th GRAMMY AWARDS $800: This band is "red hot" with a nomination for best rock album & election to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| #6304, aired 2012-02-02 | BAND NAME ADJECTIVES $800: Had a hit with "I Like It Like That":
____ Chelle Rae Hot |
| #6298, aired 2012-01-25 | THE BAND IS REALLY COOKING $800: Killdozer fed us dessert with a cover version of this Don McLean hit "American Pie" |
| #6298, aired 2012-01-25 | THE BAND IS REALLY COOKING $1600: Booker T. & the MG's gave their tuna salad some color & flavor with this tune "Green Onions" |
| #6295, aired 2012-01-20 | COMMON COLD $600: Joy to the world! A band took its name from this phrase describing how chilled Aboriginies slept with pets for heat Three Dog Night |
| #6290, aired 2012-01-13 | ROCK & ROLL $1600: Fans offer Thanksgiving for Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of this band with the hit "Linger" The Cranberries |
| #6283, aired 2012-01-04 | GREAT ARTS $1200: This big band leader was married 8 times, including nuptials with hotties Lana Turner & Ava Gardner Artie Shaw |
| #6275, aired 2011-12-23 | STOP THAT RACKET! $1000: Hearing that the U.S. assailed prisoners with music by this band of his, Lars Ulrich said Venom would have been better Metallica |
| #6259, aired 2011-12-01 | "IGGY" POP $1000: In a David Bowie song, he played guitar with his band the spiders from Mars Ziggy Stardust |
| #6203, aired 2011-07-27 | WITH THIS "RING" $1200: Dexter Holland's band the Offspring |
| #6183, aired 2011-06-29 | THE DAYS OF GUNS N' ROSES $2000: It'll drive me crazy if you can't name this band that hit No. 1 in April 1989 with "She Drives Me Crazy" Fine Young Cannibals |
| #6152, aired 2011-05-17 | STARTS WITH A SILENT "W" $200: A circular band of flowers a wreath |
| #6115, aired 2011-03-25 | IT'S ALPHANUMERIC $600: A type of spy plane, or a band with an Edge U2 |
| #6099, aired 2011-03-03 | ALPHABET ROCKERS $800: This '80s hair band from Illinois topped the charts with "Keep On Loving You" & "Can't Fight This Feeling" R.E.O. Speedwagon |
| #6099, aired 2011-03-03 | ALPHABET ROCKERS $1000: This U.K. reggae-pop band with hits in the '80s & '90s took its name from a British unemployment form UB40 |
| #6076, aired 2011-01-31 | THE MUSIC OF CANADA $600: We'll give you more than 5 cents if you know this Alberta band hit No. 1 in 2001 with "How You Remind Me" Nickelback |
| #6047, aired 2010-12-21 | THE RING CYCLE $1600: Meaning "forever", it's used for a ring with diamonds surrounding the whole band an eternity ring |
| #6033, aired 2010-12-01 | STUPID ANSWERS $800: You can form your own rock band & tour the world with this 2007 video game from MTV games Rock Band |
| #6030, aired 2010-11-26 | LET'S PLAY TEXAS HOLD-EM $2000: In 1986 this member of The Byrds spent 5 months in Huntsville on drug charges & worked with the rodeo band David Crosby |
| #6025, aired 2010-11-19 | POP & ROCK $2000: "Lisztomania" was a 2010 hit for this French band with the name of an American city Phoenix |
| #5971, aired 2010-07-26 | REMEMBER THE MANE $600: He's toured & recorded with his Large Band Lyle Lovett |
| #5968, aired 2010-07-21 | ROLLING STONE'S 50 BEST SONGS OF THE DECADE $2000: No. 1:
"Crazy", by this band with Cee-Lo & Danger Mouse; "Every sucky band on Earth tried a lame cover" Gnarls Barkley |
| #5952, aired 2010-06-29 | CLASSIC YUMMY ROCKERS $400: You can't make a sandwich without this band whose hits include "Make It With You" & "If" Bread |
| #5952, aired 2010-06-29 | CLASSIC YUMMY ROCKERS $2000: This band was once named for NBA star Mookie Blaylock, but decided to go with a more well-"preserved" name Pearl Jam |
| #5935, aired 2010-06-04 | WITH BROTHERHOOD $800: 2 motorcycle accidents, a year apart & 3 blocks from each other, claimed 2 lives of this "Ramblin' Man" band the Allman Brothers |
| #5935, aired 2010-06-04 | WITH BROTHERHOOD $1000: The Dust Brothers produced this sibling band's "Middle Of Nowhere" which featured "MMMBop" Hanson |
| #5837, aired 2010-01-19 | SOUSED $800: This 190-proof grain alcohol shares its name with a "Wonderful" Art Alexakis rock band Everclear |
| #5812, aired 2009-12-15 | MUSICAL NAME ORIGINS $800: This Australian metal band saw their name on an appliance & only knew it had something to do with electricity AC/DC |
| #5810, aired 2009-12-11 | MICHIGAN MUSICIAN MISHMASH $800: In 1971 Detroit native Glenn Frey formed this band in L.A. with Don Henley; pretty good career move, Glenn The Eagles |
| #5766, aired 2009-10-12 | WAR FILMS $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Normandy American Cemetery in France.) Of the band of brothers here at the Normandy American Cemetery, 33 are side-by-side with their actual brothers, including Preston & Robert Niland, who inspired this Tom Hanks film Saving Private Ryan |
| #5726, aired 2009-06-29 | SHAKESPEARE WITH A TWIST $800: "OthE.L.O." was an "Othello" spoof featuring the music of this '70s band (the E.L.O. in the title) Electric Light Orchestra |
| #5697, aired 2009-05-19 | THE MUSICAL '80s $2000: Torture me with this metal band that gave us the album "The Number of the Beast" Iron Maiden |
| #5683, aired 2009-04-29 | NAME THE SHAKESPEARE PLAY $1000: "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother" Henry V |
| #5675, aired 2009-04-17 | THE OFFICE GAMES $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew sits around shooting rubber bands at stacked plastic cups with Jimmy & Kelly.) Even with a rubber band, this 4-letter term means to pull back the string to bend the bow--yes!--a word used by archers & artists draw |
| #5674, aired 2009-04-16 | BAND OF BROTHERS $1600: An Australian band called the Farriss Brothers got this new name & hit the Top 40 with songs like "Devil Inside" INXS |
| #5624, aired 2009-02-05 | ROCK FORMATIONS $600: Jack wed Meg & took her name, & in 1997 formed this band on a lark, with him on bass & her on drums The White Stripes |
| #5620, aired 2009-01-30 | PLAYIN' WITH YOUR "HEAD" $400: A devoted follower of Jerry Garcia's band a Deadhead |
| #5608, aired 2009-01-14 | OVER-THE-COUNTER CULTURE $600: This band's website sells golf gloves, golf towels & polo shirts adorned with its lightning bolt logo The Grateful Dead |
| #5579, aired 2008-12-04 | CAKE DECORATING $1600: This decorative flourish on a cake shares its name with the ornamental band on upholstery piping |
| #5573, aired 2008-11-26 | NORDIC TRACKS $400: "I do, I do, I do, I do, I do" know this Swedish band hit No. 15 in 1976 with that song; I won't repeat the title, though ABBA |
| #5573, aired 2008-11-26 | NORDIC TRACKS $1200: Sweaters that open in the front, or this band from Malmo that hit Billboard in 1996 with "Lovefool" The Cardigans |
| #5573, aired 2008-11-26 | NORDIC TRACKS $1600: A 3-letter exclamation of surprise, or the band from Norway that hit No. 1 with "Take On Me" in 1985 a-ha |
| #5567, aired 2008-11-18 | VIDEO GAMING $200: The special edition of this Guitar Hero competitor comes with guitar, mic & drum kit peripherals Rock Band |
| #5556, aired 2008-11-03 | DANCE TO THE MUSIC $200: This band led by brothers Eddie & Alex hit with "Dancing In The Street" & "Dance The Night Away" Van Halen |
| #5523, aired 2008-09-17 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $3,000 (Daily Double): This Louisiana univ. with a famed marching band began as the Colored Industrial & Agricultural School in 1901 Grambling |
| #5498, aired 2008-07-02 | MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU $2000: A group of 150 male-male pairs, the Sacred Band was an elite fighting unit of this city of Oedipus Thebes |
| #5450, aired 2008-04-25 | THE "ALP"s $1200: He has had 19 Top 40 hits as a soloist & with his band The Tijuana Brass Herb Alpert |
| #5450, aired 2008-04-25 | THE ROCKIES $1600: After finding Nirvana, Dave Grohl won a Grammy for "The Pretender" with this band The Foo Fighters |
| #5448, aired 2008-04-23 | MUSICAL INITIALS $1200: The name of this grunge band with hits like "Interstate Love Song" is sometimes shortened to STP Stone Temple Pilots |
| #5445, aired 2008-04-18 | HELP! $200: "I get by with a little help from my friends" is a line from this classic Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| #5432, aired 2008-04-01 | AT TIFFANY'S $400: Tiffany's website says in 1886 it introduced this ring as we know it today, with the diamond set above the band the engagement ring |
| #5418, aired 2008-03-12 | WE'RE NO. 1! $600: In 1997 this band hit the top spot with "MMMBop"; by 2007, all 3 band members were married & 2 were dads Hanson |
| #5405, aired 2008-02-22 | NERDS RULE! $400: Mick Jagger was a finance student at the London School of Economics before cashing in with this band The Rolling Stones |
| #5391, aired 2008-02-04 | AUSSIES $2000: Tragedy struck this Australian band in 1997 with the death of lead singer Michael Hutchence INXS |
| #5346, aired 2007-12-03 | THE BASS-ICS $1600: (Hi, I'm Harry Shearer.) I played this bassist who teamed with David and Nigel in the mighty band Spinal Tap Derek (Smalls) |
| #5332, aired 2007-11-13 | EPONYM DROPPER $800: March Madness is in effect with this instrument named for a composer whose band first used it a sousaphone |
| #5278, aired 2007-07-18 | THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE $2000: You could learn to play the bagpipes & march with the pipe band at this S.C. school whose name means "The Fortress" the Citadel |
| #5272, aired 2007-07-10 | GEMS & JEWELS $1600: Corundums with 3 bands of light are called "stars"; corundums with one band have this feline name cats eye |
| #5266, aired 2007-07-02 | IT WAS 40 YEARS AGO TODAY $400: In June 1967 "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" dueled on U.S. charts with "More of" this Beatles TV imitator band the Monkees |
| #5266, aired 2007-07-02 | SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND $800: He chipped in with lead vocals on "With A Little Help From My Friends", whose working title was "Bad Finger Boogie" Ringo Starr |
| #5266, aired 2007-07-02 | SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND $1600: This song tells of "tangerine trees and marmalade skies" & "plasticine porters with looking glass ties" "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" |
| #5257, aired 2007-06-19 | HEATHERS $400: Wed to members of
Bon Jovi & Motley Crue,
she could always say she was with the band Heather Locklear |
| #5254, aired 2007-06-14 | CELEBRITY PATENTS $2000: This actress had a "purr-fect" idea: pantyhose with a shaping band for cheeky derrière relief Julie Newmar |
| #5233, aired 2007-05-16 | THE DAN BAND $400: The Blues Brothers, the duo of John Belushi & him, hit the charts with "Soul Man" Dan Aykroyd |
| #5233, aired 2007-05-16 | THE DAN BAND $800: This jazz-rock group had hits with "Reeling in the Years" & "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" Steely Dan |
| #5182, aired 2007-03-06 | CONSUMER REPORTS $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands in Consumer Reports' anachoic chamber in Yonkers, NY.) Measurements at 416 points test speakers with this type of noise, a wide band signal; its name comes from being halfway between red & white noise pink noise |
| #5174, aired 2007-02-22 | SOME MEN (& WOMEN) ARE ISLANDS $2000: This singer of the band Elefant shares his name with this Indian Ocean atoll, both seen here Diego Garcia |
| #5111, aired 2006-11-27 | COMPOSERS $400: This composer & conductor gave his last performance with the Marines in July 1892 & formed his own band in Sept. (John Philip) Sousa |
| #5080, aired 2006-10-13 | ROCKIN' T-SHIRTS $1000: It was like watching royalty perform whenever we saw this lead singer performing with his band Freddie Mercury |
| #5074, aired 2006-10-05 | LIGHTS, CAMERA, KIDS $800: This actor's band has appeared on "So Little Time" as well as on his show with Josh Peck Drake Bell |
| #4976, aired 2006-04-10 | ENTERTAINERS $1600: In 1993 this E Street Band drummer became the bandleader on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" Max Weinberg |
| #4896, aired 2005-12-19 | BEATLE WANNABES? $200: This prosecutor struck up the band for Bill Clinton's impeachment with his report (Kenneth) Starr |
| #4884, aired 2005-12-01 | THE SMITHSONIAN JAZZ BAND $1200: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew holds a misshapen trumpet inside the Smithsonian Institution.) When a trumpet of this "Big Beboper" was accidentally bent, he liked the sound & kept playing with horns like this one (Dizzy) Gillespie |
| #4884, aired 2005-12-01 | THE SMITHSONIAN JAZZ BAND $1600: On the drums, you'd have the owner of the kit seen here, this man who played with Shaw, Dorsey & his own band Buddy Rich |
| #4879, aired 2005-11-24 | THAT FUNKY MUSIC $400: "Average" British band that crossed the Atlantic & the color line with funk hits like "Pick Up The Pieces" Average White Band |
| #4879, aired 2005-11-24 | THAT FUNKY MUSIC $800: In 1976 this fruitful band hit No. 1 with "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)" Wild Cherry |
| #4878, aired 2005-11-23 | HIDDEN INSTRUMENTS $400: When told he'd be playing these drums with the band, Tim panicked timpani (in Tim panicked) |
| #4840, aired 2005-09-30 | MUSICAL BEFORE & AFTER $1000: 5-star general who rocked out the South with "Fire On The Mountain" George Marshall Tucker Band |
| #4820, aired 2005-07-15 | CASH $1000: Johnny wowed the MTV crowd with his stark cover of "Hurt", originally by this Trent Reznor band Nine Inch Nails |
| #4818, aired 2005-07-13 | KILLER BANDS $1200: Naming themselves after a Natalie Wood film, this band went to No. 1 in 1989 with "She Drives Me Crazy" The Fine Young Cannibals |
| #4814, aired 2005-07-07 | "BAND"s $1200: When AT&T merged with cable company TCI, it formed AT&T this Broadband |
| #4759, aired 2005-04-21 | THE BIG BAND ERA $1600: Glenn Miller's version of this song with a 3-word title was his biggest hit "In The Mood" |
| #4745, aired 2005-04-01 | RIFF RAFF $400: This band scored the No. 2 riff with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nirvana |
| #4745, aired 2005-04-01 | RIFF RAFF $2000: Once named by Guinness as the world's loudest rock band, they scored with "Smoke on the Water" at No. 4 Deep Purple |
| #4737, aired 2005-03-22 | ROCK BAND DRUMMERS $600: Keith Moon bashed the skins for this band with lunatic abandon The Who |
| #4737, aired 2005-03-22 | ROCK BAND DRUMMERS $1000: Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac risked combusting spontaneously in 2000, appearing with this band on VH1's "The List" Spinal Tap |
| #4698, aired 2005-01-26 | TEENS AT WORK $800: At 13, this march composer became an apprentice with the U.S. Marine Band John Philip Sousa |
| #4687, aired 2005-01-11 | GUITAR PLAYER $1200: This guitarist with his own band is heard here playing lead on someone else's No. 1 hit Eddie Van Halen |
| #4684, aired 2005-01-06 | NOW THAT'S INVENTIVE! $800: This 18th century seed drill inventor shares his name with the band that gave us "Aqualung" Jethro Tull |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | 1970s POP MUSIC $800: Michael McDonald co-wrote this band's hit "What A Fool Believes" with Kenny Loggins The Doobie Brothers |
| #4670, aired 2004-12-17 | "A" PLUS $800: The first band with a palindromic name to be listed in the Rolling Stone "Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll" ABBA |
| #4616, aired 2004-10-04 | JACKS OR BETTER $2000: An ad in a 1973 paper brought this lead guitarist together with Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley & Peter Criss Ace Frehley |
| #4612, aired 2004-09-28 | POP CULTURE $1000: Not to be confused with The Doves or Vines, this Swedish band had a hit with "Hate To Say I Told You So" The Hives |
| #4607, aired 2004-09-21 | A WORLD OF POTPOURRI $2000: (Sofia of the Clue Crew stands with a mariachi band in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.) Add 3 letters to "guitar" to get the name of this bass guitar used in Mexican music guitarron |
| #4604, aired 2004-09-16 | WE'LL GIVE YOU THE BLUES $2000: He rocked the charts with his band The Blue Notes Harold Melvin |
| #4601, aired 2004-09-13 | POP CULTURE AMERICA $600: Object associated with the Lone Ranger & with Bob Seger's Band a silver bullet |
| #4573, aired 2004-06-23 | MEXICO $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew sets down to la cena with four friends in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.) In Mexico, you can enjoy the music of this type of band whose name may come from the word "marriage" mariachi |
| #4529, aired 2004-04-22 | PICTURE ME! $400: "What a Wonderful World" it's been with this wonderful band leader's music in it Louis Armstrong |
| #4523, aired 2004-04-14 | THE L.A. COLISEUM $600: In October 1989 280,000 in 4 nights saw this band with an appetite for destruction open for the Rolling Stones Guns N' Roses |
| #4497, aired 2004-03-09 | STAPLES CENTER $1200: On Oct. 17, 1999, when Staples was the newest area born in the U.S.A., it opened with a concert by this man & his band (Bruce) Springsteen |
| #4490, aired 2004-02-27 | "M"USIC $800: Go a little crazy with this band heard here Madness |
| #4473, aired 2004-02-04 | CITY FOLKS $600: In 1911 he established his reputation as a songwriter with "Alexander's Ragtime Band" Irving Berlin |
| #4472, aired 2004-02-03 | AMERICAN SONGS $800: (Hi, I'm Richie McDonald) They say this is good news, but not in my band Lonestar's No. 1 song with this title "No News" |
| #4453, aired 2004-01-07 | THE BRIGHTEST STARS $1200: This brightest star in our night sky shares its name with a Keanu Reeves grunge band Dogstar |
| #4450, aired 2004-01-02 | GRAMBLING MARCHING BAND $400: Grambling first struck up the band in 1926 with 17 instruments obtained from this Chicago catalog company Sears |
| #4450, aired 2004-01-02 | GRAMBLING MARCHING BAND $1000: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew presents from Grambling State University.) I'm with the Grambling marching band, in the stadium named for this legendary coach Eddie Robinson |
| #4446, aired 2003-12-29 | KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES $400: (Hey y'all, this is Darryl Worley.) When I was in college, my band sang the songs of this man, the "Rolls Royce of Country singers" George Jones |
| #4418, aired 2003-11-19 | THE SETH GREEN SCENE $1200: Seth worked with Breckin Meyer in "Rat Race", "Can't Hardly Wait" & as part of Du Jour, a boy band in this 2001 film Josie and the Pussycats |
| #4406, aired 2003-11-03 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $800 (Daily Double): (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents with a marching band.) This marching band instrument is named in honor of a man who wrote 136 marches sousaphone |
| #4396, aired 2003-10-20 | TOP 40 DEBUTS $400: 1966:
This TV band with "Last Train To Clarksville" The Monkees |
| #4396, aired 2003-10-20 | TOP 40 DEBUTS $600: 1995:
This "Band" with "What Would You Say" the Dave Matthews Band |
| #4382, aired 2003-09-30 | SHOW BIZ FAMILIES $800: (Hi, I'm Mackenzie Phillips.) When I was a kid I got to hang out with The Beatles & The Rolling Stones because my dad was in this band The Mamas & The Papas |
| #4362, aired 2003-07-15 | GUILTY PLEASURES $1000: You've sung along with the car radio to this band heard here -- don't tell us you haven't
["Don't Stop Believing"] Journey |
| #4329, aired 2003-05-29 | NONFICTION $200: In 2002 his "Journals" were published, filled with drawings, lyrics & his plans for his band Nirvana Kurt Cobain |
| #4287, aired 2003-04-01 | MUSIC FOR FOOLS? $2000: This bizarre band with a bassist named Sputnik had the same name as a Katherine Anne Porter novel Ship of Fools |
| #4270, aired 2003-03-07 | IT'S TYLER TIME! $2,000 (Daily Double): First Lady Julia Tyler asked the Marine Band to announce the arrival of her husband with this tune "Hail to the Chief" |
| #4255, aired 2003-02-14 | KJPY HIT RADIO $800: In the next hour we'll chill out with this band whose hits include "Yellow" Coldplay |
| #4245, aired 2003-01-31 | '80s ROCK $400: In 1984 this group of all-stars tried to make things better with "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Band Aid |
| #4206, aired 2002-12-09 | 4-LETTER BANDS $400: This Aussie band had hits in the late '80s with "Devil Inside" & "Need You Tonight" INXS |
| #4205, aired 2002-12-06 | BANG THE DRUM $1600: This large drum shares its name with another instrument in a standard rock band bass drum |
| #4198, aired 2002-11-27 | TOP 40 DEBUTS $1000: 1985:
This synth-pop band with "People Are People" Depeche Mode |
| #4185, aired 2002-11-08 | POP MUSIC $800: In their Top 40 hit "Born to Be Wild", this band is credited with popularizing the term "heavy metal" Steppenwolf |
| #4155, aired 2002-09-27 | WAR & PEACE SONGS $200: With the E Street Band, he had a 1986 hit covering the song "War" Bruce Springsteen |
| #4149, aired 2002-09-19 | POP PRINCES & PRINCESSES $400: The marionette dolls of the members of this band come with strings attached 'N Sync |
| #4143, aired 2002-09-11 | ROCK & ROLL IS HERE TO STAY $1600: This "Super Freak" singer was once in a band called the Mynah Birds with Neil Young Rick James |
| #4142, aired 2002-09-10 | ROCKIN' STUPID ANSWERS $200: It's the band that had a hit with "Up on Cripple Creek" The Band |
| #4141, aired 2002-09-09 | OH, HELL! $1200: (Hi. I'm Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon.) In 2001 we toured with this band whose name comes from a river in Hades & who sang "Come Sail Away" Styx |
| #4064, aired 2002-04-11 | ROCK & ROLL CINEMA $600: A high school boy gets a chance to tag along with an up & coming rock band in this 2000 film directed by Cameron Crowe Almost Famous |
| #4030, aired 2002-02-22 | MUSIC STYLES $400: The large orchestras in the swing era were dubbed with this alliterative name big band |
| #3995, aired 2002-01-04 | SOUNDS LIKE AN OBSCURE ROCK BAND $800: Foreign-language operas may be translated with these "titles", the opposite of what foreign movies have supertitles |
| #3970, aired 2001-11-30 | 1890s AVIATION $400: In 1891 a Japanese inventor powered a model plane with one of these office supplies & it flew a reported 33 feet rubber band |
| #3940, aired 2001-10-19 | LAST BUT NOT LEAST $200: This band gave its last concert with Jerry Garcia at Chicago's Soldier Field in 1995 the Grateful Dead |
| #3929, aired 2001-10-04 | HEAVY METAL $300: (Hi, I'm Geoff Tate of Queensryche.) A good heavy metal band spells its name with this mark over a vowel--my band has one over the "Y" an umlaut |
| #3926, aired 2001-10-01 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "A" $400: This magic word is the title of a No, 1 hit by the Steve Miller Band Abracadabra |
| #3878, aired 2001-06-13 | THE JOY OF SAX $100: David Sandborn doesn't do "Stupid Sax Tricks" when he sits in with Paul & the band on this man's show David Letterman |
| #3869, aired 2001-05-31 | RADIO-LOGY $200: In 1984 this "royal" band went crazy with "Radio Ga-Ga" Queen |
| #3869, aired 2001-05-31 | RADIO-LOGY $600: In 2001 "Kid A" by this British band with lead singer Thom Yorke was nominated for an Album of the Year Grammy Radiohead |
| #3865, aired 2001-05-25 | HARD ROCK CAFE $500: Known best for "Rock You Like A Hurricane", this metal band cut an album in 2000 with the Berlin Philharmonic The Scorpions |
| #3855, aired 2001-05-11 | THE KIDS LOVE THAT ROCK & ROLL $500: Known for '80s hits like "The Reflex" & "Hungry Like the Wolf", this band charted in the '90s with "Come Undone" Duran Duran |
| #3854, aired 2001-05-10 | MUSIC OLDER THAN YOU $400: JFK was president when this California band hit the charts for the first time with "Surfin' Safari" The Beach Boys |
| #3843, aired 2001-04-25 | WATTS $800: Used by truckers, these radios with 40 channels have an output limit of 4 watts CB (Citizen's Band) Radios |
| #3807, aired 2001-03-06 | JAZZ $200: She recorded her first hit, "A-Tisket, A-Tasket", with Chick Webb's band Ella Fitzgerald |
| #3751, aired 2000-12-18 | BRITISH FASHION $200: Designer Vivienne Westwood ran a shop with Malcolm McLaren, who launched this Johnny Rotten band The Sex Pistols |
| #3746, aired 2000-12-11 | BEFORE & AFTER $600: 1988 Brat-Packer western starring the rock band that charted with "Welcome to the Jungle" Young Guns N' Roses |
| #3731, aired 2000-11-20 | ROCK ME $200: In 1999 he hit the road with his E Street Band in their first major tour in over a decade Bruce Springsteen |
| #3728, aired 2000-11-15 | DORM LIFE $800: You're all set to meet the Swedish students moving in across the hall with records like "Dancing Queen" by this band ABBA |
| #3661, aired 2000-07-03 | TV BOY GENIUSES $200: This Warner Bros. cartoon rooster once attempted to band with Junior, the Widow Hen's genius son -- didn't work Foghorn Leghorn |
| #3643, aired 2000-06-07 | "BAN" $600: In this 1974 Paul McCartney & Wings hit, "The rain exploded with a mighty crash as we fell into the sun" "Band on the Run" |
| #3613, aired 2000-04-26 | THE HISTORY OF RAP $200: Reggae-rap gained popularity with this Lauren Hill band's album "The Score" Fugees |
| #3574, aired 2000-03-02 | ROCK & ROLL $200: In 1989 the aging members of this band toured with a special version of the rock opera "Tommy" The Who |
| #3499, aired 1999-11-18 | "CLUB" ME $800: They're the Boy George band heard here in 1983 with their first U.S. Top 10 hit
("Do You Really Want to Hurt Me") Culture Club |
| #3491, aired 1999-11-08 | BANDS OF THE '90s $400: This punky band brought some color to the charts in 1995 with "When I Come Around" Green Day |
| #3392, aired 1999-05-11 | SWING TIME! $200 (Daily Double): This "Contender" band has fought with a cola company to keep its name Royal Crown Revue |
| #3381, aired 1999-04-26 | CDs $500: "Personal Jesus" & "Enjoy the Silence" are on a 1998 compilation by this English band with a French name Depeche Mode |
| #3380, aired 1999-04-23 | THE BRITISH INVASION $200: This pop-rock band that formed in Manchester in 1963 had their first American hit with "I'm Into Something Good" Herman's Hermits |
| #3380, aired 1999-04-23 | MANY "COUNTRY"s $400: This American folksinger teamed up with "The Fish" to form a popular psychedelic band of the 1960s Country Joe |
| #3380, aired 1999-04-23 | THE BRITISH INVASION $500: With "Telstar", this band named for a weather phenomenon was the first British group to top the U.S. charts The Tornados |
| #3374, aired 1999-04-15 | LETTERS & NUMBERS $400: In 1988 this band had a No. 1 hit with a reggae version of "Red Red Wine" UB40 |
| #3373, aired 1999-04-14 | MUSICAL STATES $300: This progressive rock band from Topeka blew into the Top 10 in 1978 with "Dust in the Wind" Kansas |
| #3369, aired 1999-04-08 | POP MUSIC $200: This band with an "Appetite for Destruction" is known as G N' R Guns N' Roses |
| #3309, aired 1999-01-14 | NO PLAIN JANE $400: Jane Wiedlin was the guitarist for the Misfits; later the band took this name & had a hit with "We Got The Beat" The Go-Go's |
| #3304, aired 1999-01-07 | BEFORE & AFTER $200: Monticello's master who formed a band with Grace Slick Thomas Jefferson Starship/Airplane |
| #3269, aired 1998-11-19 | BAND IN BOSTON $300: The younger brother of New Kid Donnie, he had "Good Vibrations" with the Funky Bunch Marky Mark |
| #3211, aired 1998-07-13 | POP MUSIC $100: In February 1995 he reunited with his E Street Band to perform for a "Murder Incorporated" video shoot Bruce Springsteen |
| #3197, aired 1998-06-23 | A CHOIR OF ANGELS $300: This FOX TV show band had a hit with "How Do You Talk to an Angel" The Heights |
| #3193, aired 1998-06-17 | BRIT ROCK $800: This band, heard here with a 1985 hit, stuck around & won the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest:
("I'm walking on sunshine...") Katrina and the Waves |
| #3165, aired 1998-05-08 | WHEN THEY WERE IN COLLEGE $500: It's no rumour; while studying at Oxford this politician seen here sang with the rock band Ugly Rumours Tony Blair |
| #3161, aired 1998-05-04 | MTV $500: Called the first video band, this group burst onto MTV with "Rio" & "Hungry Like the Wolf" Duran Duran |
| #3141, aired 1998-04-06 | THE DEVIL'S MUSIC $200: This man's band had a hit with the song heard here:
"Johnny, rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard / 'Cause hell's... Charlie Daniels |
| #3136, aired 1998-03-30 | "LO" MEN $200: Julia Roberts' ex-husband, he's toured & recorded with his "Large Band" Lyle Lovett |
| #3084, aired 1998-01-15 | SONGS $400: "Blues" band heard here with a 1995 hit song: Blues Traveler |
| #3084, aired 1998-01-15 | GARFIELD $600: At Garfield's inauguration, this band master got things marching along with his U.S. Marine Band John Philip Sousa |
| #3031, aired 1997-11-03 | FAVORITE SINGERS $500: Jill Cunniff sang "Naked Eye" with this band named for a '70s NBA star called Lucious Luscious Jackson |
| #2985, aired 1997-07-18 | THE BLUES $800: With his band Double Trouble, this Texas guitar wizard led a blues revival until his death in 1990 Stevie Ray Vaughan |
| #2984, aired 1997-07-17 | MUSICAL GROUPS $200: "....And Justice For All" was the first Top 10 album by this heavy metal band with "metal" in its name Metallica |
| #2969, aired 1997-06-26 | AMERICAN MUSIC $400: After resigning as director of the Marine Band, he gave his first concert with his own band Sept. 26, 1892 John Philip Sousa |
| #2957, aired 1997-06-10 | HITS OF THE 1890s $400: "Casey would waltz with a strawberry blonde" and this happened "The Band Played On" |
| #2868, aired 1997-02-05 | MARCHING BAND $200: This student leader of the band marches with it a drum major |
| #2858, aired 1997-01-22 | JAZZ SINGERS $400: In 1938 she had her first smash hit with Chick Webb's band, "A-Tisket A-Tasket" Ella Fitzgerald |
| #2826, aired 1996-12-09 | POP MUSIC $200: Once a backup singer for David Bowie, he released 2 early albums with his own band, Luther Luther Vandross |
| #2751, aired 1996-07-15 | THE BEATLES $500: Songs on this 1967 hit album include "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" & "With A Little Help From My Friends" Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| #2741, aired 1996-07-01 | BIRD WORDS & PHRASES $400: The name of this yellow bird is a slang term for a female singer, especially one with a dance band a canary |
| #2708, aired 1996-05-15 | NOTABLE WOMEN $800: This author of "The Joy Luck Club" sometimes performs in a band with Stephen King Amy Tan |
| #2689, aired 1996-04-18 | MUSIC $800: In 1951 a trombonist in The Herd taped a rare session with Charlie Parker & this band leader Woody Herman |
| #2633, aired 1996-01-31 | MUSIC $100: His 1995 Greatest Hits album features several new tracks with the E Street Band Bruce Springsteen |
| #2518, aired 1995-07-12 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: Each June Clarinda, Iowa gets "In The Mood" with a festival honoring this big band leader Glenn Miller |
| #2464, aired 1995-04-27 | FASHION HISTORY $400: Worn by men in the 1600s, the "falling band" collar was usually edged with this fancy material lace |
| #2403, aired 1995-02-01 | STARTS WITH "F" $100: This small, high-pitched flute is used primarily to accompany drums in a military band a fife |
| #2393, aired 1995-01-18 | MUSIC $400: Dance band drummers play their cymbals with sticks or with these wire implements brushes |
| #2370, aired 1994-12-16 | OLD, OLD SONGS $600: In an 1895 Charles B. Ward song he "would waltz with a strawberry blonde, and the band played on" Casey |
| #2350, aired 1994-11-18 | FASHION $300: This waist sash often worn with a mens' formal suit was adopted from a cloth band worn in Eastern countries a cummerbund |
| #2303, aired 1994-09-14 | FASHION $400: This elastic band can be worn with a girdle to hold up hose, or around a sleeve to shorten it a garter |
| #2285, aired 1994-07-08 | SOUSA $300: Upset over royalties, Sousa wouldn't perform on these with his band recordings |
| #2107, aired 1993-11-02 | LITERATURE $1000: In "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Pablo leads a guerrilla band with this woman, his wife Pilar |
| #2063, aired 1993-07-21 | JAZZ $600: In 1938, she recorded her first hit "A-Tisket A-Tasket", with Chick Webb's band Ella Fitzgerald |
| #1889, aired 1992-11-19 | POP MUSIC $400: This rock star of the '50s & '60s hit the charts again in the '70s with the Stone Canyon Band Ricky Nelson |
| #1873, aired 1992-10-28 | JAZZ $1000: "It Wasn't All Velvet" is an autobiography of this man who once sang with the Chico Marx Band Mel Torme |
| #1720, aired 1992-02-07 | WILD ABOUT HARRY $400: Frank Sinatra got his first big break crooning tunes with this trumpeter's band Harry James |
| #1705, aired 1992-01-17 | ROCK 'N' ROLL FACTS $100: In 1989 this band celebrated the 20th anniversary of "Tommy" with a series of special performances The Who |
| #1697, aired 1992-01-07 | MYTHOLOGY $400: This band of men who sailed with Jason included Hercules & Orpheus the Argonauts |
| #1573, aired 1991-06-05 | THE OLD WEST $800: With a band playing "Garryowen" he led the 7th Cavalry against Black Kettle in 1868 George Armstrong Custer |
| #1551, aired 1991-05-06 | 1980s ROCK $200: "Around The World In A Day" was this singer's 1st album with his new band, The Revolution Prince |
| #1539, aired 1991-04-18 | A "LITTLE" $500: In 1978, this Australian group had its biggest hit in the U.S. with "Reminiscing" the Little River Band |
| #1517, aired 1991-03-19 | SHOE BUSINESS $200: Schoolgirls rather than cowgirls wear these casual shoes with a contrasting band of color saddle shoes |
| #1499, aired 1991-02-21 | BAND PRACTICE $100: Baton twirlers who perform with marching bands are called these majorettes |
| #1392, aired 1990-09-25 | THE FAB FOUR $400: The Beatles' involvement with gurus in 1967 led to this album & accompanying TV special The Magical Mystery Tour |
| #1381, aired 1990-09-10 | POP MUSIC $200: After Big Brother and the Holding Company she sang with the Full Tilt Boogie Band Janis Joplin |
| #1381, aired 1990-09-10 | POP MUSIC $500: Freda Payne sang with Duke Ellington in the 1960s & in 1970 had her 1st hit with this song about a wedding ring "Band Of Gold" |
| #1308, aired 1990-04-18 | PEOPLE $100: With plans uncertain, he told his E Street Band that they could pursue other projects Bruce Springsteen |
| #1294, aired 1990-03-29 | SING-ALONG SONGS $400: Casey would waltz with this girl "and the band played on" the Strawberry Blonde |
| #1265, aired 1990-02-16 | PEOPLE $100: He played with a Dixieland band & a jazz band before he joined The Police Sting (Gordon Sumner) |
| #1213, aired 1989-12-06 | ROCK 'N' ROLL $500: San Francisco band that's had hits with "The Heart Of Rock & Roll" & "The Power Of Love" Huey Lewis and the News |
| #1011, aired 1989-01-16 | MOVIE TRIVIA $500: In "The Band Wagon", Fred Astaire went "dancing in the dark" with this gorgeous brunette Cyd Charisse |
| #932, aired 1988-09-27 | SONG LYRICS $200: It's what the band did when "Casey would waltz with the strawberry blonde" play on |
| #894, aired 1988-06-23 | STARTS WITH "J" $800: Any musical group that uses improvised instruments like washboards & earthenware vessels jug band |
| #842, aired 1988-04-12 | COUNTRY CROONERS $100: With his band the Pridesmen, he's the "pride" of country music Charley Pride |
| #803, aired 1988-02-17 | RHYMES WITH BANG $200: One definition of this word is "a band of antisocial adolescents" gang |
| #699, aired 1987-09-24 | ONE-WORD SONGS $300: Styx, The Little River Band, & Kenny Rogers each had a Top 10 hit with this feminine title "Lady" |
| #663, aired 1987-06-24 | POTPOURRI $500: Though it's been around since the '20s, many ignore this device that protects sterility when opening a Band-aid the little red tear string |
| #645, aired 1987-05-29 | ROCK 'N ROLL $1000: Southern boogie band with name inspired by their rock 'n' roll-hating P.E. teacher Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| #578, aired 1987-02-25 | HEAVY METAL $400: Motley Crue drummer who married Heather Locklear, perhaps with a heavy metal wedding band Tommy Lee |
| #509, aired 1986-11-20 | TV BANDLEADERS $400: "Broadway Open House" accordionist, he led The Gong Show's "Band With A Thug" Milton Delugg |
| #417, aired 1986-04-15 | PRISONS $500 (Daily Double): This prison song hit No. 1 on the day the movie of the same name hit the theaters:
"The warden threw a party in the county jail / The prison band was there and they began to wail..." "Jailhouse Rock" |
| #401, aired 1986-03-24 | ALL KINDS OF RED $100: "Casey would waltz" with this kind of blonde as "the band played on" a strawberry blonde |
| #399, aired 1986-03-20 | COLORFUL SONGS $300: Dodie Stevens' boyfriend "wore tan shoes & pink shoe laces... & a big Panama with" this color hat band a purple hat band |
| #396, aired 1986-03-17 | STARTS WITH "D" $400: Used as 1860 campaign song against Lincoln, after Civil War he requested it from White House band "Dixie" |
| #365, aired 1986-01-31 | 3-LETTER WORDS $500: A slightly incurved stick of pernambuco about 30 inches long, with a band of horsehair end to end a bow |
| #187, aired 1985-05-28 | MUSIC $400: He combined 2 of his old songs to come up with "Alexander's Ragtime Band" Irving Berlin |
| #153, aired 1985-04-10 | STARTS WITH "OO" $200 (Daily Double): Name for beer hall brass band that plays like this: oompah |
