Complete Clue List
Across
1. These Mountain Daredevils sang about "Jackie Blue"
4. This Randy Rhoads heavy metal band were a Riot but they were hard to hear sometimes
7. Neil Diamond, Melissa Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager college (abbrev.)
8. Ms Ward (b.1956) American singer "Ring My Bell"
9. Ms Foley came to prominence as a back up singer for Meat Loaf but also a great solo artist
10. Bobby, American 60s teen idol,"Take Good Care of My Baby", "Rubber Ball"
11. Marie Fredriksson from Roxette is this nationality
14. Status quo, Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Little River Band were all ____ of rock bands
17. Marie Osmond sang about "Paper" flowers
20. Aerosmith were playing with their toys in a dedicated room
23. New recording formats introduced into the 80s quickly became shortened and accepted
24. Madness were sailing down the Nile on a "Night Boat to ____"
25. Sammy, lead singer of Montrose and Van Halen
26. British tautologic post-punk band declared "This is the Day". No repeat necessary
27. British Glam-Rock band; "Fox On The Run", "Ballroom Blitz"
28. '67 Beach Boys tune with a title (but not content) about a familiar subject: "____ Up"
Down
1. Philadelphia Soul vocal group, "Love Train"
2. Vincent Furnier alter ego, Miss Cooper, (Godfather of Shock Rock)
3. Grammy winning 1987 Jethro Tull album "Crest of a ____"
4. British mega-band of the 70s/80s cut short when lead singer died
5. Same person:Steven Demetre Georgiou / Cat Stevens then Yusuf____ , before mononymic Yusuf
6. Melodies, for example
12. "Tommy" said "I Can See For Miles" when I am a "Substitute" "Pinball Wizard"
13. Dave, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich had to "Hold Tight" because they had dropped a name somewhere
15. Adam, Stuart Goddard alter ego was "Desperate But Not Serious" despite being a "Goody Two Shoes"
16. Huge British record company folded in 2012
17. Mr Nielson from Cheap Trick And Mr Springfield who wanted "Jessie's Girl"
18. Did these girls wannabe called
Chili, Ginger, Nutmeg, Tumeric and Cumin?
19. Bon from AC/DC
20. Bowie's re-visited Major Tom's became a junkie then a pile of_____
21. Joni Mitchell just wanted to tame this beast whereas Survivor looked into its eye
22. Irish band of siblings that successfully combined pop and traditional Celtic music.