| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LES | First name of a Rock Hall of Fame "key inductee" |
| ABBA | Alphabetically first inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| ARETHA | First name in the second group of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees |
| CHUCKBERRY | One of the original Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, whose name is a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| SEEGER | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee of 1996 |
| SANTANA | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee of '98 |
| COBAIN | Posthumous Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee of 2014 |
| DUSTYSPRINGFIELD | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee known as the White Lady of Soul |
| LESPAUL | Only inductee into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the National Inventors Hall of Fame |
