Elliott Smith
This celebrity goo was created by player Denise Sawicki.
Scott Hardie provided the source image, gooed image, category, and difficulty, made minor changes to the clue provided by Denise, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Thursday, June 9, 2005 (part of Round XXV)
category: 
Music
clue: This commonly-named musician either lived in a basement or made an eight-figure salary.
explanation: Smith (common last name) was a songwriter and musician. The clue refers to his album titles "Either/Or," "From a Basement on the Hill," and "Figure 8." more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Megan Baxter, and E. M.
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