| BACHARACH | Burt, popular song composer born in 1928 (9) |
| STEPHENFOSTER | American folk-song composer born on July 4, 1826 |
| THEAMUSGRAVE | Scottish composer (born in 1928) of the opera Mary Queen of Scots |
| STOCKHAUSEN | Karlheinz, German avant-garde composer born in 1928 (11) |
| HORACE | ____ Silver, U.S. jazz pianist and composer born in 1928 (6) |
| SCANDELLO | Antonio ___, Italian composer, born in Bergamo, who in 1568 became Kapellmeister at the court of the Electors of Saxony in Dresden (9) |
| PACHELBEL | Johann, German composer born in 1653 best known for his Canon in D Major (9) |
| KLEMPERER | Otto _ German conductor and composer born in 1885 (9) |
| DONIZETTI | Gaetano, Italian composer born in 1797 noted for his opera Lucia Di Lammermoor (9) |
| EARLHINES | U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader and composer, born in 1903 (4,5) |
| VARDA | Agnes, Belgian-born film director and photographer born in 1928 (5) |
| ARLEN | "Let's Fall in Love" song composer |
| ROSEMARY | ____ Clooney, U.S. singer born in 1928 noted for her song Come On-a My House (8) |
| MOREAU | Jeanne, French actress born in 1928 noted for her roles in French New Wave films of the 1960s (6) |
| BURTBACHARACH | U.S. songwriter and pianist born in 1928 who collaborated with lyricist Hal David (4,9) |
| FATSDOMINO | "Blueberry Hill" singer, born in 1928 and still rocking: 2 wds. |
| NOAM | A forename of the US philosopher and linguist born in 1928 (4) |
| DOMINO | Fats, US jazz and rock-and-roll pianist born in 1928 (6) |
| VIDAL | British hairstylist born in 1928, ----- Sassoon (5) |
| LEVIN | Bernard ***** , journalist and broadcaster born in 1928 (5) |