Possible Clues:

• B-ball coach Pat
• B.B. King's real first name
• Colloquial carefree guy
• The life of ___ (ease)
• Life of ___ (46-Across)
• Surname associated with comfort
• L.A. Guns drummer Steve
• Longtime N.B.A. coach Pat
• "The Life of ___" Lightning Seeds
• Poet encouraged by Longfellow