| PROVERB | Maxim to demonstrate leading rhythm and blues (7) |
| WARBLES | Sings rhythm and blues in a country of Europe (7) |
| PRESLEY | Which singer has been inducted into five Halls of Fame: Rock & Roll, Country, Gospel, Rockabilly and Rhythm & Blues? (5,7) |
| SAWDUST | Gets Maxim to clean the refuse from the timber-mill (7) |
| PROSODY | Pattern of rhythm and intonation in poetry (7) |
| RAGTIME | Style of jazz piano music having a two-four rhythm and melody |
| ROCKANDROLL | Blend of rhythm-and-blues and country-and-western music (4,3,4) |
| ATLANTIC | Great independent record label of the 50s and 60s in jazz, rhythm and blues, soul and rock |
| RAGBAG | Rhythm and Blues both have silver odds and sods (6) |
| FAME | Georgie _; English rhythm and blues and jazz singer (4) |
| SOUL | Music genre related to rhythm and blues |
| FATS | -- Domino, US rhythm-and-blues pianist and singer (4) |
| RHUMB | Line to sing without words in rhythm and blues (5) |
| RAYCHARLES | US rhythm and blues pioneer who was portrayed by Jamie Foxx in a 2004 biopic (3,7) |
| FATSDOMINO | US rhythm-and-blues pianist and singer whose biggest UK hit was 1956's 'Blueberry Hill' (4,6) |
| ELVIS | Which singer has been inducted into five Halls of Fame: Rock & Roll, Country, Gospel, Rockabilly and Rhythm & Blues? (5,7) |
| ERA | The time of rhythm and blues music, e.g |
| REVERB | Echo in music, possibly in rhythm and blues |
| OTIS | "Godfather of Rhythm and Blues" Johnny ___ |
| RANDB | Short for rhythm and blues (1,3,1) |
