| LAURENLAVERNE | Desert Island Discs host who was the lead singer and guitarist in the band Kenickie (6,7) |
| YOUNG | Desert Island Discs host who fronted the BBC's coverage of the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (5) |
| DAVIES | Ray, English singer/songwriter who was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for The Kinks (6) |
| ARMSTRONG | Billie Joe _, singer and guitarist in the rock band Green Day (9) |
| LAUREN | ____ Laverne, broadcaster who was lead singer in alternative rock band Kenickie (6) |
| DAVIDKOSSOFF | British actor who became an anti-drug campaigner after the death of his son Paul, guitarist in the band Free |
| PETEBIRRELL | Bass guitarist in the band Freddie and the Dreamers |
| LOUREED | Vocalist and guitarist in the Velvet Underground |
| GRECH | Ric ___, bass guitarist in the bands Family, Blind Faith, Ginger Baker's Air Force and Traffic |
| DAVIDBYRNE | British-U.S. singer/ songwriter who was lead singer and guitarist of the New Wave band Talking Heads (5,5) |
| PAULMCCARTNEY | Bass guitarist in The Beatles |
| KEITHRICHARDS | Guitarist in the Rolling Stones since 1962: 2 wds. |
| COBAIN | Kurt, U.S. lead singer and guitarist of grunge band Nirvana who died in 1994 (6) |
| BUDDY | _ Holly, US musician who was the lead singer of rock and roll band The Crickets (5) |
| NIRVANA | US rock band formed in 1987 with Kurt Cobain as lead singer and guitarist (7) |
| DIANAROSS | American singer who was the lead singer of The Supremes and is known for her solo songs like Upside Down: 2 wds. |
| KNOPFLER | Mark _, musician who was the lead singer of the band Dire Straits (8) |
| MACGOWAN | Shane, late musician who was the lead singer of Celtic punk band The Pogues (8) |
| POP | Iggy _. US musician who was the lead singer of rock band The Stooges (3) |
| STATUS | _ _ _ _ _ _ Quo, rock band whose lead singer and guitarist is Francis Rossi (6) |
