| HANKWILLIAMS | Who wrote the songs "Jambalaya" and "Your Cheating Heart"? (4,8) |
| ONTHEBAYOU | Subtitle of the song Jambalaya (2,3,5) |
| HEART | Hank Williams song with the words, "But sleep won't come the whole night through; Your cheating ... |
| AYER | Who wrote the songs Oh, You Beautiful Doll" (1911) and If You Were the Only Girl in the World (1916)? (4) |
| GERSHWIN | Surname of George and Ira who wrote the songs in Porgy and Bess (8) |
| ARLEN | Harold ___, American composer who wrote the songs for The Wizard of Oz |
| SARA | Bareilles who wrote the songs for the musical "Waitress" |
| TIM | Aussie who wrote the songs for 2022 film Matilda the Musical, ... Minchin |
| RORIE | David ---, Scottish doctor, folklorist and poet who wrote the song The Lum Hat Wantin' The Croon (5) |
| HOODORNAMENT | Holiday tree decoration hung by the poet who wrote "The Song of the Shirt"? |
| NOEL | ___ Coward, English playwright and actor who wrote the song Mad Dogs and Englishmen (4) |
| VICTORIAWOOD | Comedian who wrote the song The Ballad Of Barry And Freda (Let's Do It) (8,4) |
| IDLE | Who wrote the song Always Look on the Bright Side of Life? (4) |
| COWARD | Who wrote the song Mad Dogs and Englishmen? (6) |
| BERLIN | Irving _, American composer and lyricist who wrote the song White Christmas (6) |
| CREOLE | Cuisine with jambalaya and gumbo |
| CAJUN | Like gumbo, jambalaya, and dirty rice |
| INNES | Sometimes referred to as 'the seventh Python', comedian Neil ... wrote the songs for Monty Python And The Holy Grail |
| DYLAN | Music icon Bob who wrote the song suggested by the starts of this puzzle's theme entries |
| PAYNE | John Howard ___, American actor and playwright who wrote the song Home! Sweet Home! (5) |
