12 Musicians of December

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Across
  1. 1. Darlene Love sang with The ______
  2. 4. Burl Ives is known as a popular ____ singer, and won an Academy Award for "Lavender Blue"
  3. 6. Burl Ives learned to play the _____ when he was very young
  4. 8. Stevie Wonder has won 25 _____ Awards, which is more than any other musician.
  5. 9. The first African American to host a variety TV series
  6. 10. The Jackson 5's creator and manager was their ____
  7. 11. Mariah Carey's mother was an _____ singer
  8. 13. Stevie Wonder was and is a _____ activist and helped encourage the creation of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s National Holiday.
  9. 15. One of Bing Crosby's most famous films
  10. 17. By the time he was a teen, Nat King Cole was a full-time _____ pianist and singer
Down
  1. 1. A musician who plays on the street to earn some money
  2. 2. The _______ record label promoted many African American musicians to fame
  3. 3. Another famous crooner and comedian, ____ worked closely with Jerry Lewis
  4. 5. This crooner sang White Christmas and starred in the film of the same name
  5. 7. Both Stevie Wonder and Jose Feliciano have been ____ since birth.
  6. 12. The most famous member of the Jackson 5
  7. 14. Like several musicians we've studied, Darlene Love got her start singing in _____
  8. 16. Jose Feliciano is most famous for his Christmas song Feliz _____