Identify the three bands/artists that have a category word in their name.



-1. (numbers) -h-e- ---r- -o--, -i-- -n-- n---s, -a--h-o- --e-t-
-2. (animals) --u-t-n- -r---, --t -t---n-, t--e- -o- -i---
-3. (colors) -e-- --r---, -e- --t --i-- -e--e--, --i-e-n--e
-4. (cities) -a- --t- --l--rs, ---c-g-, -o--o-
-5. (US states) -h- --n--c-y- -e-dh---er-, --n-e-s-e --n-e -or-, -la--m-
-6. (royal titles) --e-- -at-f-, --r-le --n-, -r--ce -n- -h- -e-o---i--
-7. (two word rhymes) --n--d s----r-, -i--- b---g-, -i-l- -an--l-
-8. (body parts) -a--i-- -e---, --d--n---, -e--l--s --a--
-9. (food) --a-h--g --m--i-s, --e -r-n-e-r---, -l-e --s-e- c---
-10. (metals) -t--l-e-rt, i-o- m-i-e-, n-c-l-b-c-
-11. (relatives) --i--ed -i--er, -h- -a--s --d --- -a--s, --- -l--a- b--t---s --n-
-12. (seasons of the year) -o-n- --m-e-, ---c- -p----s--i-, --g-- -i--e- -r---
-13. (weather words) f-gh-t, -in-ty -ig-t -e-r-es, va--l-a -c-
-14. (birds) -h- -a--e-, r--i- t---k-, -h-r-l --o-

2. Counting Crows, Cat Stevens, Three Dog Night

Nice group, JB

8. Talking Heads, Badfinger, Restless Heart

3. Deep Purple, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Whitesnake

You're in the groove, girls

4. Bay City Rollers, Chicago, Boston

1. Three Doors Down, Nine Inch Nails, Matchbox Twenty

12. Donna Summer, Bruce Springsteen, Edgar Winter Group

and as a British bonus ball, Dusty Springfield/The Springfields

All good!

Nice bonus, Lex

This was more my end of her repertoire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjydOI4MEIw

You could have a follow on version of this thread looking for artists who embrace more than one category (such as Three Dog Night already featured at 1 but potentiallylly also 2)

9. Smashing Pumpkins, The Cranberries, Blue Oyster Cult

14. (birds) The Eagles, Robin Thicke, Sheryl Crow

7. Lynyrd Sknyrd, Oingo Boingo, Nilli Vanilli

6. Queen Latifah, Carole King, Prince and the Revolution

11. Twisted Sister, The Mammas and the Pappas (sic), The Allman Brothers Band

I like the twist, Lex

Good solves.

Revealed some more letters for the stragglers.

5. The Kentucky Headhunters, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Alabama

Nice job, manxman. Hope you're doing better

10. Steelheart, Iron Maiden, Nickelback

Good one, JB

13. Foghat, Ninety Eight Degrees, Vanilla Ice

Ice, ice baby....

Nice Michele