| US guitarist and songwriter inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 (5,5) |
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| Singer of the 1956 US number two hit Roll Over Beethoven (5,5) |
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| Singer of "Johnny B. Goode" and "Maybellene" |
Wall Street Journal |
06 May 2025 |
| Pioneer of rock and roll music, born 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri (5,5) |
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| 'Johnny B. Goode' singer |
The Washington Post |
30 Sep 2021 |
| "Johnny B. Goode" singer |
LA Times Daily |
30 Sep 2021 |
| “Father of Rock and Roll” |
Wall Street Journal |
25 May 2021 |
| American songwriter who was one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll and was known for his song "Johnny B. Goode": 2 wds. |
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| "Johnny B. Goode" singer called "the King of Rock and Roll" |
USA Today |
06 Aug 2016 |
| 'Maybellene' singer |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jul 2016 |
| "Johnny B. Goode" singer |
USA Today |
30 Jan 2016 |
| "Johnny B. Goode" singer called "the King of Rock and Roll" |
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| "Johnny B. Goode" singer |
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| Rock 'n' roller's fling with X being bound to slip up |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Mar 2015 |
| One of the original Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, whose name is a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
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| Give an oldies musician the boot? |
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| "Maybellene" singer |
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| "Maybellene" singer |
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| "MAYbellene" singer |
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| "Johnny B. Goode" rocker |
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| "Maybellene" singer |
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| "Johnny B. Goode" singer |
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| Charter member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
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| Throw a juicy fruit? |
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| "Johnny B. Goode" singer |
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| "Maybellene" singer |
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| "Sweet Little Sixteen" singer |
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| He sang "Carol" |
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| Rock pioneer |
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| "Maybellene" singer |
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| Sweet Little Sixteen singer |
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| "Sweet Little Sixteen" man |
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