Fictional Music Makers by KaufmanK

We'll begin with a centuries old tale of a musician with a talent so useful, the people of a town hired him to solve a pressing problem. Alas, the town reneged on its promise to compensate him for his services, and as an act of revenge, he used his talents to inflict immeasurable pain on the townspeople. You probably know the story. In what modern day country did it take place?

The research of a professor at the University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople has resulted in the discovery of numerous works by what composer, said to be part of a famous musical family?

Just a little error in scrawling down design specifications can be the difference between a ' and a ", which doesn't seem like much unless you're part of the band Spinal Tap and you find yourself on stage dancing around an 18-inch replica of what?

I was going to ask you to name the three members of Josie and the Pussycats, but because I'm in a generous mood, I'll give you Josie and ask you for the first names of the other two.

The rise and fall of The Oneders (pronounced "wonders") is chronicled in the movie That Thing You Do. The quartet includes drummer Guy Patterson, songwriter and lead singer Jimmy Mattingly, and lead guitarist Lenny Haise. The bass player keeps a lower profile through much of the movie, and it takes an especially astute viewer to notice that he is never actually named during the film. Thank goodness for the closing credits, which reveal the bass player's name to be what?

What is the name of the REAL musician whose fictional cousin (also a musician) introduces him to what will become one of his most famous songs, which just happens to be about yet another fictional musician?

A very popular song can be a mixed blessing, as it both allows its performer sold out shows practically forever, but may retard the performer's ability to advance creatively. "Hey Baby Doll" was such a song, with those effects strongly felt by the title character of what 2015 movie?

Ludwig van Beethoven was not fictional, but his performance on an electronic keyboard in a shopping mall in the late 20th century certainly was. What is the proper spelling of the fictional band whose founding members gave Beethoven that opportunity?

Not every boy gets to conduct a full orchestra, but the protagonist of a Norton Juster book had his chance until things got out of hand. It should be emphasized that this was no ordinary orchestra, as the instruments, conventional as they might seem, did not produce music, but rather what?

Chart-topping pop hits can be annoying, especially when heard over and over and over. Case in point, Ronny Desmond's "Puberty Love", which will irritate any human in the room, but have an even more repulsive effect on what species?

Author Douglas Adams introduced us to Disaster Area, the loudest band in the universe. What phrase describes the state their lead guitarist is in when readers encounter him?

Enrico Pallazzo was a renowned opera singer until he agreed to perform in front of a California crowd, most of whom couldn't tell Pavarotti from mostaccioli. Poor Pallazzo was incapacitated and replaced by an impostor, and could hear his career going down the drain as this hack attempted to sing. The story has a happy ending as the impostor dons another disguise and is unmasked after saving the life of what dignitary, earning Pallazzo the adoration of everyone in attendance?