| TBONEWALKER | American blues legend |
| MUDDY | --- Waters, American blues musician, often called the 'father of modern Chicago blues' (5) |
| CRAY | Robert _; American blues guitarist (4) |
| SMITH | Bessie ----, American blues singer (5) |
| ETTA | American blues singer, ... James |
| VAUGHAN | American blues guitarist who died in a helicopter crash in 1990 (6,3,7) |
| STEVIERAY | American blues guitarist who died in a helicopter crash in 1990 (6,3,7) |
| BIBB | Eric ___, American blues singer-songwriter whose albums include Good Stuff and Natural Light |
| LAFAYETTELEAKE | American blues and jazz pianist who played on many of Chuck Berry's recordings (9,5) |
| ALBERTKING | American blues guitarist and singer known as "The Velvet Bulldozer" |
| DEMOCRATICPARTY | American blues show, involving tango, something enjoyed in Irish pub do |
| FREDDIEKING | American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter whose surname at birth was Christian |
| BOOGIEWOOGIE | Style of African-American blues, especially for the piano (6,6) |
| BUDDYGUY | Influential American blues guitarist and singer who was a member of Muddy Waters' band in the 1960s |
| LUCILLE | American blues musician BB King gave what name to all his guitars? (7) |
| BBKING | American blues singer who played with U2 in 1988 on the single When Love Comes to Town (1,1,4) |
| WOLF | Howlin' ___, 20th-century American blues singer and guitarist (4) |
| GEORGIAWHITE | African American blues singer whose song Alley Boogie was used as the theme music of the BBC series Love Soup |
| CLARENCECARTER | American blues and soul singer best known for the Grammy Award-winning single Patches |
| OTIS | Blues legend Johnny |
