| LITTLERICHARD | Rock 'n' roll pioneer whose hits included Tutti-frutti (6,7) |
| EDDIE | American rock and roll pioneer whose hits included C'mon Everybody and Summertime Blues (5,7) |
| COCHRAN | American rock and roll pioneer whose hits included C'mon Everybody and Summertime Blues (5,7) |
| EDDIECOCHRAN | American rock and roll pioneer whose hits included C'mon Everybody, Somethin' Else and Summertime Blues |
| JERRYLEELEWIS | Rock and roll pioneer whose hits include Great Balls of Fire and Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On |
| BUDDYHOLLY | Rock and roll pioneer whose backing band were the Crickets |
| CHUCKBERRY | Rock 'n' roll pioneer who died at age 90 (5,5) |
| VALENS | Ritchie _; rock 'n' roll pioneer (6) |
| FATSDOMINO | Rock 'n' roll pioneer from New Orleans |
| DOMINGO | Classical tenor is rock 'n' roll pioneer with gravity (7) |
| HOLLY | Bush, the rock 'n' roll pioneer? (5) |
| FATS | Rock 'n' roll pioneer, ---- Domino (4) |
| BUDDY | US rock 'n roll pioneer: - Holly |
| ALAN | Rock-'n'-roll pioneer Freed |
| THEMAJESTICS | Rock ' n' roll band in ' 80s TV series Tutti Frutti (3,9) |
| BILL | - Haley, Michigan-born rock'n'roll pioneer (4) |
| BILLHALEY | Rock'n'roll pioneer who was backed by "His Comets" |
| LITTLE | Rock and roll pianist & singer who recorded Tutti Frutti, ... Richard |
| OHBOY | Hit for rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly (2,3) |
| HALEVY | French composer's verse penned by rock-and-roll pioneer |
