| BOOTSY | Nickname of funk bassist William Collins, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic |
| ERICCLAPTON | Singer/Guitarist Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame With The Yardbirds In 1992 With Cream In 1993 And As A Solo Artist In 2000: 2 Wds. |
| MIKEWEBSTER | Steelers center inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997: 2 wds. |
| FARR | Tommy --, boxer who was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 (4) |
| EDWARDS | Gareth ___ former Welsh rugby player who was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 1997 |
| OREILLY | Tony, Ireland player inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 1997 (1'6) |
| GARRYMARSHALL | "Happy Days" producer who was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1997: 2 wds. |
| CLYDEMCPHATTER | Singer Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame As A Solo Artist In 1987 And With The Drifters In 1988: 2 Wds. |
| JOHNMELLENCAMP | US singer-songwriter inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 along with The Dave Clark Five, Leonard Cohen, Madonna and The Ventures (4,10) |
| DONGARLITS | Big Daddy was elected to the IMSA Hall of Fame in 1997 |
| LASORDA | Vet baseball skipper elected to the Hall of Fame in 1997 |
| STEVIENICKS | Singer Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame With Fleetwood Mac In 1998 And As A Solo Artist In 2019: 2 Wds. |
| BESSIESMITH | US singer known as the 'Empress of the Blues' (c.1894-1937), inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 (6,5) |
| ARETHAFRANKLIN | Considered the "Queen of Soul," she was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| APOSTLE | Robert Duvall wrote, directed and played a preacher in The ____ (1997), with Farrah Fawcett and Miranda Richardson |
| ACORP | Community rail organisation founded in 1997 with HQ in Huddersfield (1,1,1,1,1) |
| ROD | ___ Stewart one of only three artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame first as a solo artist and then as a member of a band |
| THE | ___ Traveling Wilburys only band with all members inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame without the band itself having been inducted |
| CHAKA | *Khan who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Brooklyn on Nov. 3, as announced yesterday; other entries with an asterisk will be inducted as well |
| BERRY | Chuck, US guitarist and songwriter inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 (5) |
