100% | EDDIEVANHALEN | 13 | Guitarist whose rock band was named after him and his brother, and who never learned to read music: 3 wds. |
41% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | Beatles bassist and singer who never learned to read music: 2 wds. |
35% | LIONEL | 6 | With 33-Across, Commodores lead singer and solo artist who never learned to read music |
34% | KINGSOFLEON | 11 | American rock band formed by the Followill brothers who named it after their grandfather: 3 wds. |
31% | SANTANA | 7 | Mexican guitarist-singer Carlos who named his rock band after himself |
31% | LOUISBRAILLE | 12 | Blind educator who invented the touch system of reading and writing named after him: 2 wds. |
31% | DEWITTWALLACE | 13 | Publisher and philanthropist who was inspired to create 41-Across while reading magazine articles during his recuperation from injuries he sustained in WWI (2 wds.) |
31% | BOHR | 4 | Niels ___, Danish physicist who is known for his atomic model and has an element named after him |
31% | EDDIEVANHALEN | 13 | Guitarist who played with his brother Alex on their namesake band's hit "Jump": 3 wds. |
30% | PEARLJAM | 8 | American rock band which Eddie Vedder once jokingly claimed was named after his great-grandmother: 2 wds. |
29% | BORNTORUN | 9 | Bruce Springsteen's autobiography that was named after an iconic album and song of his, and was released in September 2016: 3 wds. |
29% | DAVIDNJOKU | 10 | Nigerian American NFL tight end who was named to his first Pro Bowl after the 2023 season: 2 wds. |
29% | AJANAOMIKING | 12 | "How to Get Away With Murder" actress whose first name is spelled the same forward and backward: 3 wds. |
29% | JIMIHENDRIX | 11 | "Purple Haze" guitarist and singer whose band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992: 2 wds. |
28% | IAMSAM | 6 | 2001 drama which uses The Beatles' music and which has several characters whose names come from the band's songs: 3 wds. |
28% | THEODDCOUPLE | 12 | 2015 American sitcom starring Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon which is about two friends who learn to overcome their differences: 3 wds. |
28% | FOOFIGHTERS | 11 | "Everlong" and "Learn to Fly" rock band that has an alliterative name: 2 wds. |
28% | ORGAN | 5 | Tommy, lead guitarist in The Jacksons' "Unity Tour" of 2012 and 2013, who would seem to be playing the wrong instrument, judging by his name |
27% | SECONDSTOMARS | 13 | 30 ___, an American rock band formed by brothers Shannon and Jared Leto: 3 wds |
27% | TRUST | 5 | "After a while, you learn to ignore the names people call you and just ___ who you are," iconic quote from "Shrek" |
27% | NINEINCHNAILS | 13 | Industrial rock band whose instrumental "34 Ghosts IV" is sampled in "Old Town Road": 3 wds. |
27% | NOBEL | 5 | Alfred ___, Swedish chemist who is known for inventing dynamite and has an element named after him |
27% | ALDA | 4 | Actor whose original name was D'Abruzzo and who went on to play a noted Captain |
27% | ERICCLAPTON | 11 | English rock and blues guitarist who is the only artist to be inducted three times into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
26% | EDDIEVANHALEN | 13 | "Jump" band's lead guitarist who held several patents related to guitars: 3 wds. |
26% | FRANTARKENTON | 13 | Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who was the first pro athlete to host "Saturday Night Live," in 1977, two years after he was named the NFL MVP (2 wds.) |
26% | PLATO | 5 | Philospher whose name might have been given to him by his wrestling coach |
26% | ALEXVANHALEN | 12 | Rock drummer whose last name is the same as his band |
26% | NICKELBACK | 10 | Canadian rock band who sang "Photograph" and "Rockstar" which brothers Mike and Chad Kroeger are a part of. |
26% | BLU | 3 | Fictional macaw who is the protagonist of the "Rio" franchise and is named after his color |