| SINATRA | Frank who recorded a 1954 version of 63-Across |
| ELLA | Forename of the "queen of jazz" who recorded a series of "songbooks" from 1956-64 (4) |
| BERRY | US rock-and-roll singer and guitarist who recorded a version of Merry Christmas Baby in 1958 (5,5) |
| LEEDS | British city where The Who recorded a live album |
| COMO | Perry ---, US singer who recorded a 1968 Christmas album (4) |
| MARON | Comedian Marc who recorded a memorable podcast with President Obama |
| SAHL | Comic who recorded a classic 1960s album at the hungry i |
| ASTARISBORN | Much filmed story, the 1954 version of which starred James Mason and Judy Garland (1,4,2,4) |
| LITTLERICHARD | "Tutti Frutti" singer who recorded a 1970 comeback record in Muscle Shoals: 2 wds. |
| CANNA | Carlo - - - , Italy fly-half who recorded a 'full house' versus France in 2016 (5) |
| NILSSON | Singer who recorded a 1971 song which began: No I can't forget this evening or your face as you were leaving ... (7) |
| NEMO | Sea captain of a 1954 Disney film, or a sea creature of a 2003 Disney film |
| KIRKDOUGLAS | "A Whale of a Tale" singer in a 1954 movie |
| PETERLORRE | Jewish-Hungarian actor, first to play a James Bond villain as 'Le Chiffre' in a 1954 TV version of 'Casino Royale' (1904-1964) |
| GODZILLA | Sea monster featured in an Americanised version of a 1954 Japanese film, which has since spawned a multimedia franchise (8) |
| RUDOLPH | Gene Autry recorded a version of the song about this red-nosed reindeer |
| DIALM | Start of a 1954 Hitchcock title |
| BRIDES | There are seven of these in a 1954 film title |
| FOUR | ... of a 1954 Lincoln stamp |
| ALANLADD | American actor who played Shane in a 1954 film (4,4) |
