| JIMIHENDRIX | Legendary US guitarist who died in 1970 (4,7) |
| PAUL | Les, US guitarist who created the solid-body electric guitar (4) |
| HENDRIX | Jimi _, US guitarist who headlined the 1969 Woodstock Festival (7) |
| LINDSEY | US guitarist who was the co-lead vocalist of Fleetwood Mac, _ Buckingham (7) |
| WOLFMANJACK | Which legendary US DJ featured in the film American Graffiti? (7,4) |
| REVERBERATE | Echo and the Bunnymen, initially playing around Queen, once hosted by legendary US patriot |
| JOHNLEE | US blues singer-songwriter and guitarist who died in 2001 (4,3) |
| HOOKER | US blues singer-songwriter and guitarist who died in 2001 (6) |
| VAUGHAN | American blues guitarist who died in a helicopter crash in 1990 (6,3,7) |
| STEVIERAY | American blues guitarist who died in a helicopter crash in 1990 (6,3,7) |
| SEGOVIA | Andres ___, Spanish classical guitarist who died in 1987 (7) |
| PAGANINI | Niccolo, Italian violinist and guitarist who died in 1840 (8) |
| REINHARDT | Django, Belgian jazz guitarist who died in 1953 (9) |
| MACLEOD | Iain ___, Chancellor of the Exchequer who died in 1970 after a month in office (7) |
| LEE | see 1dn, US burlesque performer, sister of actress June Havoc, who died in 1970 |
| GYPSYROSE | US burlesque performer, sister of actress June Havoc, who died in 1970 (5,4,3) |
| JIMI | Seattle-born rock guitarist and singer who died in 1970 aged 27 (4) |
| RUSSELL | Bertrand, English philosopher who died in 1970 (7) |
| BOARD | Lillian, South African-born athlete who died in 1970 (5) |
| ROTHKO | Mark, abstract expressionist painter who died in 1970 (6) |
