Country Music

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Across
  1. 2. Fun seat selection (2)
  2. 5. Which river became a crossroad for country music?
  3. 7. Which ex-teacher reached the no. 1 spot in 1972 with her self-penned track 'The Happiest Girl in the USA'
  4. 9. Female country artist with the most number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs list (2)
  5. 10. Who sings “I Melt” and “Love You Out Loud”(2)
  6. 11. Another of two legendary country artists leading to a decline in country music popularity (2)
  7. 14. Who sold more records than the Beatles
  8. 19. Who sings "cowboy take me away"
  9. 21. Faith Hill best selling album
  10. 27. Who sings American Soldier
  11. 28. Billy Ray Cyrus’ first studio album (3)
  12. 31. Who loves country music
  13. 32. What sport did Tim McGraw get a college scholarship for
  14. 34. Which country artist, still active today, released their first song in 1957
  15. 35. Best-selling female artist in country music history
  16. 41. Popular song by Jimmy Wayne(5)
  17. 44. Retired from the country music scene in 1972, paying $14,000 to end their contract? Spoiler: it didn't last, and they were soon 'on the road again.' (2)
  18. 45. Replaced Taylor Swift on the mural that celebrates country legends
  19. 46. First number-one single that got Keith Urban on the Hot Country Songs chart (6)
  20. 47. Who penned the autobiographical song 'Coal Miner's Daughter'
  21. 49. Hardy & Lainey Wilson top hit (4)
Down
  1. 1. Clint Black’s first album (2)
  2. 3. Theme song written by Waylon Jennings
  3. 4. Which country star runs a book gifting program for children
  4. 6. Taylor Swift album that spent 275 weeks on the Billboard 200
  5. 8. Ticket seller(2)
  6. 12. Famous Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton duet (4)
  7. 13. Who never promised us a Rose Garden (2)
  8. 15. Beyonce song in her album ‘Lemonade’ that was a throwback to her country roots (2)
  9. 16. Concrete Angel artist that tells a somber story of a neglected young girl with a 'broken heart that the world forgot.'
  10. 17. Old country music trio of accordion, banjo and what else
  11. 18. One of the most influential artists of all time and known as the King of Country
  12. 20. One of the most important figures in country music and is known as The Singing Cowboy
  13. 22. Who sings Long Black Train
  14. 23. Who performed two shows at Folsom State Prison on January 13, 1968
  15. 24. What color is Zac's band
  16. 25. Married to Faith Hill
  17. 26. How do we feel about EJG(3)
  18. 29. Keith Urban’s highest-selling, certified 4x Platinum album (2)
  19. 30. One of two legendary artists leading to a decline in country music popularity
  20. 33. Artist called the 'First Lady of Country Music,' whose best-known song is 'Stand by Your Man.' (2)
  21. 36. Which city is there a famous mural celebrating country legends?
  22. 37. Finish the lyric, "see that big blue note over there..."
  23. 38. Movie with Jeff Bridges and Colin Farrell, that revolves around a down-and-out country singer-songwriter who is looking to compete in a modern world (2)
  24. 39. Concert promoter (2)
  25. 40. How do we also feel about EJG(3)
  26. 42. Billy Ray Cyrus song that popularized the line dance again (3)
  27. 43. Band that popularized an electro-pop version of the classic southern song ‘Cotton Eyed Joe’
  28. 48. Blake Shelton’s first single