| NEILYOUNG | Canadian-American singer-songwriter whose backing band was called Crazy Horse (4,5) |
| NANCI | Griffith whose backing band was called the Blue Moon Orchestra |
| IANDURY | British singer whose backing band was The Blockheads (3,4) |
| PRINCE | One-named musician whose backing band was the Revolution |
| RAULMIDON | American singer-songwriter whose albums include 'If You Really Want' (4,5) |
| JASONMRAZ | Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter whose albums include We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things |
| RADIOHEAD | 1987 single by U.S. band Talking Heads, after which another band was named (5,4) |
| ELEPHANTS | 2006 novel by the Canadian-American author Sara Gwen, Water For_ (9) |
| SIMPLYRED | Which Manchester band was fronted by Mick Hucknall? (6,3) |
| ZAPPA | Frank ___,guitarist and singer whose band was called The Mothers Of Invention (5) |
| HOLLY | Whose (Buddy ___) band was called the Crickets? (5) |
| SUNRA | Jazz legend whose band was called "the Arkestra" |
| HUEY | Lewis whose band was called The News (4) |
| GRACE | Singer Potter whose backing band is the Nocturnals |
| FLORENCE | ____ Welch, English singer whose backing band is known as The Machine (8) |
| BUDDYHOLLY | Rock and roll pioneer whose backing band were the Crickets |
| NEIL | Canadian-american singer and musician, ---- Young (4) |
| GLADYSKNIGHT | American singer nicknamed the Empress of Soul, whose backing group was The Pips (6,6) |
| CURTISMAYFIELD | American singer/songwriter whose vocals and song "Move On Up" are featured in Canadian band Bran Van 3000's song "Astounded": 2 wds. |
| NILSSON | American singer/songwriter whose song Everybody's Talkin' was in the film Midnight Cowboy (7) |
