| NILERODGERS | American musician who co-founded Chic with Bernard Edwards (4,7) |
| ALICIAKEYS | American musician who co-founded and is the Global Ambassador of the nonprofit organization Keep a Child Alive: 2 wds. |
| DONALDFAGEN | Musician who co-founded rock band Steely Dan merrily led fandango (6,5) |
| NILE | ___ Rodgers, US musician who co-founded the disco band Chic in 1972 (4) |
| ONO | Musician who co-founded the group Artists Against Fracking |
| JEFF | ____ Lynne, English musician who co-founded rock group ELO (4) |
| NASH | Musician who co-founded the Hollies |
| LOUISJORDAN | American musician, songwriter and bandleader whose songs feature in the musical Five Guys Named Moe |
| IRENE | American musician who had hits in the 80s with Fame and Flashdance, _ Cara (5) |
| BOPPER | The Big ---, American musician who died in a 1959 plane crash along with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens (6) |
| ALPERT | Herb ___, American musician who is the A of A & M Records |
| PAUL | - - - Simon, American musician who partnered Art Garfunkel (4) |
| MORRISON | Jim _, American musician who was the lead vocalist of The Doors (8) |
| MEGWHITE | American musician who was the drummer for rock duo The White Stripes: 2 wds. |
| TUCKER | Moe ___ American musician who was the drummer for the rock band The Velvet Underground |
| PETERSON | Debbi ___ American musician who was the drummer for the pop rock band The Bangles |
| SHEILA | ___ E. American musician who was the drummer for The George Duke Band |
| WEST | Sandy ___ American musician who was the drummer for the hard rock band The Runaways |
| HYNDE | American musician who is the lead singer of the Pretenders, Chrissie _ (5) |
| RANDY | American musician who scored the Toy Story films, _ Newman (5) |
