| STEWARTCOPELAND | The drummer of The Police |
| FONTANA | Who was the drummer of The Blue Moon Boys, the band that went on to perform and record most of Elvis Presley's hits of the 1950s? (7) |
| ANIMAL | The drummer of Dr Teeth and The Electric Mayhem |
| RINGOSTARR | Beloved drummer of the title group; the circled entries spell out the craze associated with them |
| JETBLACK | Stage name of Brian Duffy, drummer of The Stranglers |
| PETEBEST | The first drummer of The Beatles (4,4) |
| COGHLAN | John --, the original drummer of the rock band Status Quo (7) |
| RATSCABIES | Stage name of Chris Millar as drummer of the Damned |
| DOMINIC | ____ Howard, drummer of the rock band Muse |
| DOLENZ | Micky, vocalist and drummer of The Monkees (6) |
| PAULCOOK | Drummer of the Sex Pistols |
| STARR | Ringo _, drummer of The Beatles (5) |
| QUESTLOVE | Co-founder and drummer of "The Roots" |
| WATTS | Charlie ___, late drummer of the Rolling Stones |
| SCABIES | Stage name of Chris Millar as drummer of punk band The Damned, Rat ------- (7) |
| BERRY | Original drummer of American rock band R.E.M. whose surname is also the general name of simple fleshy fruit that usually has many seeds. (5) |
| RUSH | The late Neil Peart is frequently listed as one of the greatest rock drummers of all time Which band did he play with? (4) |
| SIDEDRUM | Criminal dies with the last of the brand spirit close to the drummer (4,4) |
| BAKER | Profession of Mr Bun in Happy Families; or, the late musician who was the drummer for the band Cream (5) |
| EDGE | Had the advantage of being the drummer with The Moody Blues (4) |
