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Musicians all look alike: A game of match and mismatch

challenge presented by Richard Uznanski, Louise Uznanski, Holley Dey

Got game?

We do!  It’s a matching game, and we’re going to give you all the answers.  Sounds simple, doesn’t  it?  Then again…..

Here is the challenge:  Look carefully at the numbered photographs in the following collage.  Then study the list of musician names that follows. Can you match the names to the photographs?  Not all of the choices on the list of names will be used; it’s possible that some names could be used more than once. Does a special guitar, a wave of the hand or pair of shoes jog your memory?  You may quickly recognize several of the photos; these are artists who have been featured by On Tap.

When ready, enter your answers in the comments section below.  List the number of the photograph and then the name of the musician who matches that photo.  For example:  1. Johnny Cash  2. B.B. King….

Can’t figure out some of the matches?  You’re not alone!  Guess.  There is no penalty for guessing.  The reader with the most correct answers wins the grand prize.  In the event of a tie, the tie-breaker will be the official time stamp of the comment submission.  Here is the prize:

One Grand Prize Winner – One 8 x 10 Color Glossy Photograph of the artist of your choice (to be selected from among those featured in the matching game) AND the most recent albums from Jamie McLean Band, Live at Gibson, and Adam Ezra Group, Ragtop Angel.  (Thank you to the Jamie McLean Band and Adam Ezra Group for their generous support!)

This is Part 1 of a two-part contest.  Contest entries for Part 1 must be submitted by Thursday, June 28 at 11 pm EST.  The answers for Part 1 will be posted Friday morning, June 29, and the Part 2 challenge made available at that same time.  The Part 1 grand prize winner will be posted on the blog, so check back on Friday to see if you’re a winner!  Answers to Part 2 will be posted on Monday, July 2 and a second prize winner declared.

Good Luck and Have Fun!!!

Reminder: When submitting your responses in the comment box, please use the number in the upper left of each photo as a reference; for example:    1. Johnny Cash  2. B.B. King….
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Answers for Part I

1. Keb’ Mo’

2. Paul Simon

3. Susan Tedeschi

4. Ruben Studdard

5. Dave Matthews

6. Robin Vincent Soper

7. Derek Trucks

8. Taylor Hicks

9. John Mayall

10. Dom Flemons

11. Jamie McLean

12. Taylor Hicks

Congratulations to Linda T.   Our Grand Prize Winner with a score of 91.7 percent.

13 Comments Post a comment
  1. Linda T #

    All right, I’m going to give this a shot —

    1. Keb Mo
    2. Taylor Hicks
    3. Susan Tedeschi
    4. Ruben Studdard
    5. Dave Matthews (jig! LOL)
    6. Robin Vincent Soper (a total guess by process of elimination, I really have no idea except he’s a bass player with a beard)
    7. Derek Trucks
    8. Taylor Hicks
    9. John Mayall
    10. Don Flemons
    11. Jamie McLean
    12. Taylor Hicks

    Good luck to all who enter and thanks for making a fun game! 🙂

    June 26, 2012
    • ontapblog #

      Thanks for playing, Linda! Answers will be revealed on Friday.

      June 26, 2012
  2. Mise_1 #

    My best semi educated guesstimate too:
    1. Dom Flemons
    2. Paul Simon
    3. Susan Tredeschi
    4.Ruben Studdard
    5. Dave Matthews
    6. Robin Vincent Soper
    7. Derek Trucks
    8. BB King
    9. John Mayall
    10. Keb Mo
    11. Jamie McLean
    12. Taylor Hicks

    June 26, 2012
    • ontapblog #

      Thanks for playing, Mise_1! Answers to Part 1, and an all new Part 2 will be posted on Friday, June 29.

      June 26, 2012
  3. I want to play but I have no clue! 2, 8 and 11 look like Taylor and 3 looks like Susan Tedeschi, but that’s all I got.

    Clever idea!

    June 26, 2012
    • ontapblog #

      Oh, you should guess the rest! Only the correct answers count. Who knows, your guesses could fare better than others’!

      June 26, 2012
  4. Decoder #

    This is hard but thought I would give it a stab:
    1) Keb Mo
    2) Jamie McLean
    3) Susan Tedeschi
    4) Studdard
    5) Matthews
    6) Soper
    7) Trucks
    8) Hicks (just shoes is hard to guess)
    9) Mayall
    10) Flemons
    11) Hicks
    12) Clapton

    June 26, 2012
    • ontapblog #

      Thanks for playing, Decoder! It is a challenge, isn’t it? Fun, though, I hope!

      June 26, 2012
  5. rayvis1 #

    ALl I know is $ is Ruben Studdard and 8 and 12 are Taylor Hicks

    June 26, 2012
    • ontapblog #

      Oh, you may know more than you think! Guess! No harm in missing a few; I did!!
      Thanks for playing; answers to be revealed Friday.

      June 26, 2012
  6. I lost everything I typed. I have a lot of trouble with logging on to WP anymore. 😦

    June 26, 2012
    • ontapblog #

      Oh no! I bet you had all the right answers, too! Dang.

      June 27, 2012
  7. Decoder #

    I see everyone is putting Hicks as 12. I was guessing based on guitars and 12’s guitar certainly looks like Clapton’s but the hands and shirt look like Taylor’s. Oh well, got at least one wrong 🙂

    June 27, 2012

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