| CHUBBYCHECKER | American rock 'n' roll singer who had a 1961 hit with Let's Twist Again (6,7) |
| CHUBBY | _ Checker, American rock and roll singer who had a 1962 UK hit with Let's Twist Again (6) |
| KARLDENVER | Scottish singer noted for his falsetto yodelling style who had a 1961 hit with "Wimoweh" (4,6) |
| LEYTON | John, singer/actor who had a 1961 U.K. No. 1 hit single with Johnny Remember Me (6) |
| PLEASEMRPOSTMAN | 1961 hit with a mailbox on its album cover |
| COCHRAN | Eddie --, American rock 'n' roll singer (7) |
| BUDDYHOLLY | American rock 'n' roll musician who died in a plane crash in 1959 (5,5) |
| ELVIS | --- Presley, 20th Century American rock 'n' roll icon (5) |
| CHECKER | Chubby _, American rock'n'roll singer of the 1961 hit Let's Twist Again (7) |
| LITTLERICHARD | American rock-n-roller, d. 2020 (6,7) |
| MAMA | Who "said there'll be days like this," in a 1961 hit |
| BERRY | A fruit; Chuck ---, rock 'n' roll singer |
| ATWELL | This honky-tonk pianist had a hit in the UK in 1954 with Let's Have A Party, Winifred ... |
| RAMA | Word before 'Ding Dong' in a 1961 hit by the Edsels |
| KAL | "Let's Twist Again" cowriter Mann |
| JETT | "I Love Rock 'n Roll" singer Joan ___ |
| JOANJETT | I Love Rock 'n Roll singer: 2 wds. |
| DARIN | Rock 'n' roll singer Bobby ___ |
| PENNIMAN | Original surname of rock 'n' roll singer Little Richard (8) |
| BOMP | Nonsense word repeated in a 1961 hit |
