| BILLHALEY | US rock-and-roll singer whose 'Rock Around The Clock' (1954) (4,5) |
| AROUND | "Rock ___ the Clock" (1954 Bill Haley & His Comets hit) |
| EDDIEVANHALEN | Guitarist whose rock band was named after him and his brother, and who never learned to read music: 3 wds. |
| THEWHO | Group whose rock opera was once performed at the Met |
| COCHRAN | Eddie ___, US rock-and-roll singer and musician who topped the UK charts with 'Three Steps to Heaven' in 1960 (7) |
| EDDIE | US rock-and-roll singer and guitarist who posthumously topped the UK charts with 'Three Steps to Heaven' in 1960 (5) |
| TUTTIFRUTTI | 1955 hit by US rock and roll singer and pianist Little Richard (5,6) |
| MACDONALD | Mr Rock & Roll singer, Amy _ (9) |
| BERRY | US rock-and-roll singer and guitarist who recorded a version of Merry Christmas Baby in 1958 (5,5) |
| HALEY | Bill _; US rock-and-roll singer (5) |
| LABAMBA | 1958 hit by US rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens adapted from a Mexican folk song (2,5) |
| EDDIECOCHRAN | US rock and roll musician Whose songs in the late 19503 and early 19603 captured teenage frustration and desire (5,7) |
| COCHINEAL | Scarlet and black rock around ravine |
| ROUGHNECK | Guy on platform smashed huge rock around noon (9) |
| AVALANCHE | Influx of molten rock around knight in pain (9) |
| COMETS | Backing band with whom Bill Haley successfully recorded Rock Around the Clock in 1954 (6) |
| SEGER | Inducted in the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, Night Moves singer Bob ... |
| ONEO | "___'clock..." (start of "Rock Around the Clock") |
| DANCEOFTHEHOURS | Classical precursor to Rock Around the Clock? (5,2,3,5) |
| DECCA | "Rock Around the Clock" label |
