BPAA BHM Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Pioneer of rock & roll who influenced Elvis and The Beatles, his sound shaped modern music, known for the song Tutti Frutti
  2. 6. The “Queen of Gospel” who sang at the March on Washington and stood alongside Martin Luther King Jr. Her career spanned 40 years.
  3. 11. Godmother of rock and roll who is widely recognized for inventing rock & roll. Heavily influenced Elvis when he covered her songs Hound Dog and Up Above My Head.
  4. 12. Jazz trumpeter whose influence shaped American music
  5. 14. Early rock & roll star whose guitar style influenced generations known for his song Johnny B Goode and Maybellene.
  6. 17. Blind musician who blended gospel, blues, jazz, and country into soul music
  7. 18. Legendary guitarist who revolutionized rock music who is part of the infamous “27 club” and performed at the original Woodstock of 69’
  8. 19. Grammy Award–winning singer who starred in The Bodyguard
  9. 20. Genre-defying artist behind the album Purple Rain
Down
  1. 1. The “King of Pop” and one of the best-selling artists of all time
  2. 3. The “Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll” known for her powerful performances and songs What’s Love Got to Do With It and Proud Mary
  3. 4. Singer and activist whose music became central to the Civil Rights Movement known for hits like Sinnerman
  4. 5. Record label that brought Black music to mainstream America founded in 1959 in Detroit Michigan.
  5. 7. Known for “The King of the Blues” legend known for his guitar, “Lucille”
  6. 8. Known as the “Queen of Soul” and first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, known for popularizing the song Respect.
  7. 9. Paved the way for African American entertainers by performing on white-only stages, accused of communism, known for her hit song Santa Baby and her role as the original Catwoman
  8. 10. Pulitzer Prize–winning rapper who performed at the Super Bowl halftime show
  9. 13. Founder of soul music known for hits like “Wonderful World”, singer behind the anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come”
  10. 15. Golden Globe winning actress who portrayed Katherine Johnson in Hidden Figures
  11. 16. One of the wealthiest Black children in early 1900s America after oil was discovered on her land