Still stumped. And Wargamer, we customarily ask no more than three IQs at a time.
Oops, I will withdraw the first four IQs. IQ5 through 7 just occurred to me right after I posted. (And to be honest, I had to do a little research on some of the first names. So, I can’t claim full credit for anything that comes of this - if anything).
Where do i report for my wet noodle lashing?
Considering the last 3 questions, I think this rates the Excessive Machine! 
I’m glad you withdrew the last three questions, because the only guy I know in Duran Duran doesn’t have any Ts in his name.
I’m not Tommy Tune, but I’m stumped on the other three. Take a few more DQs - I stopped tracking them a while ago, but I think you guys have 6 or 7 in the bank now.
The Duran Duran guys are Andrew Taylor, Roger Taylor, and John Taylor.
Twyla Tharp was the other dancer, Tybalt was Romeo’s antagonist, and Tony Stewart was formerly employed to drive the #20 Home Depot Toyota Camry belonging to Joe Gibbs Racing before leaving to become Owner/Driver of his own Nascar team.
I have no clue. I’ll cede my DQs to someone who wants to ask them.
I thought for certain you had it with Andy Taylor.
May I take one of the remaining DQs to ask a style question?
DQ: Is your music best described as Pop?
I wondered if you were referring to Joe Gibbs racing (after wondering if Bill Parcells had Lawrence Taylor on the payroll), but I couldn’t come up with Tony Stewart.
I think the answer to that would be yes, for a wide-ranging definition of “pop” (e.g. 50-60 minute albums consisting of separate, 4-5 minute long songs, live performances with Mystery T and a backing band, etc.).
DQ Answers:
- I am male
- I am a real person
- I am alive today
- I am famous in a way that relates to the arts
- I am not American
- I am European
- I was born before 1960
- I am related to some sort of musical area (encompassing instrumental, vocal, and technical)
- I am a citizen of Great Britain.
- ‘T’ is the first initial of my last name.
- I am best known as an instrumentalist.
- I am best known by my own name as opposed to a part of an ensemble
- I was born before 1950
- I was not born before 1935.
- ANSWER REVISED: I have released recordings by the “[mystery T musician] Band.”
- The peak of my fame did not coincide with the British Invasion (loosely defined as 1963 - 1970)
- The peak of my musical fame was not in the 1970s.
- I am a guitar player.
- My music is (probably) best described as pop music, using a wide-ranging definition of “pop.”
Based on his contributions to other musical threads, I’ll guarantee that le Ministre (I’m sorry, I should have asked earlier - do you mind me shortening your name?) at the very least is familiar with this guys work. He’s not that obscure a guy - a quick search turns up regular mentions Cafe Society. I know you guys are frustrated, but I’m happy to keep answering stuff as long as you want to keep guessing - I’ll leave it up to you how long you want to go on.
Shameless Google-aided IQ: Did you ever play with Procul Harem?
Still true. 
Frustrated is not the word, and I’m sorry if I gave that impression with my quips and links - that’s the sort of thing that passes for humour, chez nous. (And no, I don’t mind the shortened version of my username.)
This is more like the moment in a NY Times crossword before you’ve figured out the trick; it’s like there’s a splinter in your mind.
So I will continue to gnaw at this one. The tough thing for me is, the eighties and onward marks a sharp drop-off in my knowledge of individual members of bands. I used to spend hours in record shops reading the label stickers and back jackets, memorizing who was with what band at what time. My knowledge of the 80s on is much more about the band, and it’s a rarity for me to be able to say definitively who is in what. As a result, I’m churning around ‘Coldplay’, ‘Oasis’, ‘Radiohead’, ‘The Cure’ and each time saying, no, I can’t remember the names of all those guitarists, but I’m quite sure there’s no 'T’s in there.
I also have the distinct impression that if I give up and you tell me the answer, I’m going to jump up and down and scream for a long time.
No, not the impression you gave at all - I love banging my head on puzzles like this one. I chose the wrong word, but had the right idea.
One thing to keep in mind is that you asked about his peak, and not his earliest or latest releases. Somebody born before 1950 could easily have 40 years worth of albums to draw from if he’s still recording; the peak of his fame may have come any time in that period.
I have that feeling myself. 
I’m not sure this one fits the peak fame time period criteria, and I’ve searched the thread and it doesn’t look like it’s been asked…
IQ: Were you the original guitarist for Fairport Convention?
Yes! I am Richard Thompson!
Congratulations, ChockFullofHeadyGoodness! And le Ministre, you may now commence jumping.
Phwew! That was my absolute last guess. It seemed like every time I’d come up with a ‘T’ guitarist, someone else had already asked it and been shot down. (I really thought Robin Trower or Glenn Tipton was going to be it or Andy Taylor, until I realized he was too young). I think of FC being late 60s/early 70s, but when I think about it, I guess his solo career did peak in the 80s.
Next up…
N
KHA-A-A-A-A-A-N!!
Well done, ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness!!
The career peak was a difficult question to answer - I could tell you when it wasn’t, but it was tougher to figure out when it was. I’d pretty much narrowed it down to either Shoot Out the Lights (probably his most acclaimed work in 1982) or Rumor and Sigh (his most commercially successful album from 1991). I was pretty happy when le Ministre stopped asking about it with the 1970s.
So, on to N…
IQ1: Did you play a character with a trademark boom box whose death sparked a riot?
IQ2: Did you die at the Chelsea Hotel?
IQ3: Were you instrumental in stripping Pluto if its planethood?
IQ1: Are you the son of Achilles?
IQ2: Are you a Gerenian charioteer?
IQ3: Did your sons walk backwards with a blanket to cover your drunken nakedness?
IQ1: Are you a two time winner of the US Open?
IQ2: Are you hard on your shoes?
IQ3: Did your leadership help stop The Flood?
IQ1: I believe you are referring to Radio Raheem from Do The Right Thing, but I’m drawing a blank on the actor’s name. Take a DQ.
IQ2: Not Nancy Spungen of Sid & Nancy infamy.
IQ3: Take another DQ.
IQ3: Not Noah of the Bible. Take DQs for the other 2.
IQ1: Not Jack Nicklaus? (guess)
IQ3: Still not Noah. Take a DQ for #2, and #1 if I’m wrong.
IQ1: Andy North - Nicklaus won 4 US Opens.
IQ2: Nikita “We will bury you!” Khrushev, as he banged on the table with his shoe at the U.N.
IQ3: I was actually going for Abdel Nasser, who lead Egypt to build the Aswan High Dam, which ended the Nile’s yearly flooding.
I’ll tke 2 DQs for 1 and 2, and let you decide whether 3 merits a DQ.
- Are you a real person?
- Is ‘N’ the first letter of your last name?