Remain + "Hmm ..." = R&B great Crossword Clue

• "I'm going to heaven!"

  New York Times · Sunday, June 21, 2009 · 9 letters

• 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee

  New York Times · Saturday, June 28, 1997 · 9 letters

• Legendary bluesman

  New York Times · Monday, August 15, 1994 · 9 letters

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• 54-Down Some
• 55-Across Poetic Muse
• 56-Across Spa, e.g.
• 57-Down Do pretty well gradewise
• 58-Across Nevada gold-mining town
• 59-Down Currently airing
• 61-Down What germs may turn into
• 62-Across ___ season
• 63-Down Squeal on
• 64-Across Moved at a crawl
• 65-Down Relatives on the father's side
• 66-Across Saharan