Published author, but not primarily known for writing.
Known for music.
Vocalist and instrumentalist, but probably thought of more as a singer/songwriter
Known for rock/pop, but only in the sense that her music isn’t country or jazz or classical. Closer to the Indigo Girls than Billie Eilish. She has, however, incorporated rap, jazz, blues, and electronica into songs.
Last name does not start “Da” - “De”.
Probably most famous at very end of 1990s/early 2000s.
Known more for her career and body of work than one particular song.
She has accompanists, but is considered a solo act.
She’s been nominated for nine Grammys, and has won once.
Please ask all your remaining DQs by 9 pm EST on Tuesday, July 18.
I just looked it up to be sure, and amazingly, he was not. (Neither was Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Cy Young, Jimmie Foxx, or Napoleon Lajoie. What the hell, BBWAA?) So take another DQ.
DQs:
Real.
Surname begins with “D”.
Living.
Not male.
American (So far.)
Not born before 1970, but only barely.
Known for the performing arts.
Caucasian/white.
Born before 1975.
Not known for acting.
Published author, but not primarily known for writing.
Known for music.
Vocalist and instrumentalist, but probably thought of more as a singer/songwriter
Known for rock/pop, but only in the sense that her music isn’t country or jazz or classical. Closer to the Indigo Girls than Billie Eilish. She has, however, incorporated rap, jazz, blues, and electronica into songs.
Last name does not start “Da” - “De”.
Probably most famous at very end of 1990s/early 2000s.
Known more for her career and body of work than one particular song.
She has accompanists, but is considered a solo act.
She’s been nominated for nine Grammys, and has won once.
Published author, but not primarily known for writing.
Known for music.
Vocalist and instrumentalist, but probably thought of more as a singer/songwriter
Known for rock/pop, but only in the sense that her music isn’t country or jazz or classical. Closer to the Indigo Girls than Billie Eilish. She has, however, incorporated rap, jazz, blues, and electronica into songs.
Last name does not start “Da” - “De”.
Probably most famous at very end of 1990s/early 2000s.
Known more for her career and body of work than one particular song.
She has accompanists, but is considered a solo act.
She’s been nominated for nine Grammys, and has won once.
Published author, but not primarily known for writing.
Known for music.
Vocalist and instrumentalist, but probably thought of more as a singer/songwriter
Known for rock/pop, but only in the sense that her music isn’t country or jazz or classical. Closer to the Indigo Girls than Billie Eilish. She has, however, incorporated rap, jazz, blues, and electronica into songs.
Last name does not start “Da” - “De”.
Probably most famous at very end of 1990s/early 2000s.
Known more for her career and body of work than one particular song.
She has accompanists, but is considered a solo act.
She’s been nominated for nine Grammys, and has won once.
Surname does not start with “Dr” to “Dz”.
First name begins with “A” to “M”.
Refers to herself as a folk singer, but as mentioned, has incorporated other types of music in her albums.
Published author, but not primarily known for writing.
Known for music.
Vocalist and instrumentalist, but probably thought of more as a singer/songwriter
Known for rock/pop, but only in the sense that her music isn’t country or jazz or classical. Closer to the Indigo Girls than Billie Eilish. She has, however, incorporated rap, jazz, blues, and electronica into songs.
Last name does not start “Da” - “De”.
Probably most famous at very end of 1990s/early 2000s.
Known more for her career and body of work than one particular song.
She has accompanists, but is considered a solo act.
She’s been nominated for nine Grammys, and has won once.
Surname does not start with “Dr” to “Dz”.
First name begins with “A” to “M”.
Refers to herself as a folk singer, but as mentioned, has incorporated other types of music in her albums.
Yes, I am Ani DiFranco; singer, songwriter, guitarist, poet, feminist and LGBTQ icon, founder of Righteous Babe Records, and, in my opinion, the greatest American lyricist in the past 50 years. (Incidentally, the DQ answer about being an American (so far) was a reference to a line in her song “Every State Line”: "He said, ‘Are you an American citizen?’ I said, ‘Yes, sir. So far.’ ")
In Firefox, I right clicked on the image I wanted and selected “Copy Image Link”
I then pasted the link into my reply and Discourse did the rest. This was on a desktop - not sure if I could do it on my phone.
