American Music Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Genre created as the evolution of Spirituals.
  2. 2. Dance music of the 1970s with colorful, psychedelic fashion.
  3. 4. A musical art form created by artists like Louis Armstrong.
  4. 6. The "R" in R&B.
  5. 7. First genre in America that spoke of American troubles.
  6. 8. The amendment that abolished slavery in the U.S.
  7. 10. Genre created by combining African singing with European hymnals.
  8. 11. The rhythm-driven genre of music that bridged soul to R&B.
  9. 12. Genre and subculture of aggressive rock that started with The Ramones.
Down
  1. 1. West-African song masters who acted as newsmen and storytellers.
  2. 3. Musical theater brought to the colonies from Italy.
  3. 4. The first town settled by colonists in Virginia
  4. 5. A spin off Gospel music made popular in the Nashville area with acoustic and steel guitars.
  5. 7. Type of English song distributed on broadsides.
  6. 9. Genre of music started by artists like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.
  7. 10. Style of jazz that became a popular dance during the 1920s & 30s.