Possible Clues:

• Redding of blues
• Milo's movie pal
• Elevator giant
• Lift innovator
• "King of Soul" Redding
• Supermodel Carré
• Big name in vertical transportation
• __ B. Driftwood, Groucho's "A Night at the Opera" role
• Singer-songwriter Redding
• Milo's title partner in a 1989 film