| FAGEN | Donald *****, co-founder and lead singer of Steely Dan (5) |
| LEMMY | Nickname of Ian Kilmister, founder and lead singer of rock band Motorhead (5) |
| ROSSI | Francis, co-founder and lead vocalist of Status Quo (5) |
| SMITH | Robert, co-founder and lead vocalist of The Cure (5) |
| DALTREY | Which British rock vocalist, born in 1944, was co-founder and lead singer of the archetypal mod band The Who? (7) |
| DAVIDBYRNE | Founder and lead singer of new wave band Talking Heads (5,5) |
| CHRISSIE | Founder and lead singer of The Pretenders (8,5) |
| SCHON | Neal, founder and lead guitarist of the band Journey born in 1954 (5) |
| ROGERDALTREY | Co-founder and lead vocalist of The Who (5,7) |
| TWINE | Feature of steely cord? (5) |
| SLOAN | Ashcan School co-founder and painter of McSorley's Bar and Sunday, Women Drying Their Hair (5) |
| BOOTH | William _, co-founder and first general of the Salvation Army (5) |
| AISHA | Co-founder and CEO of Sweepsouth, an online platform for booking cleaning services (5) |
| HETFIELD | James, co-founder and lead vocalist of U.S. heavy metal band Metallica (8) |
| STRUMMER | Joe, co-founder and lead vocalist of punk rock band The Clash (8) |
| ROBERTSMITH | Co-founder and lead vocalist of The Cure |
| ODETS | Group Theatre co-founder and author of Waiting for Lefty whose play The Country Girl was adapted into a film with Grace Kelly (5) |
| NIKKI | Co-founder and bassist of heavy metal band, Motley Crue, ___ Sixx |
| DONALDFAGEN | Co-founder of Steely Dan with Walter Becker (6,5) |
| MARKMCGRATH | "Extra" co-host and lead singer of Sugar Ray |