Country Music Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Nickname of Little Jimmy Dickens
  2. 5. This style of music originated with the French-speaking Arcadian people from the Bayou region of Southwest Louisiana.
  3. 7. This style of music originated in the Rio Grande Valley in the late 1800s. Blend of polka and waltz rhythms with Mexican folk music.
  4. 8. Musical style based on traditional Mexican Music
  5. 10. Style of music influenced by rock and roll and traditional country
  6. 13. A short necked instrument with eight paired strings
  7. 16. The man in Black
  8. 17. This type of Country was created in the late 50s. The two producers responsible for the sound were Owen Bradley and Chet Atkins.
  9. 19. Style of music was invented by Elvis Presley and Sam Phillips.
  10. 20. The opposition by some artists to the Nashville Sound
  11. 21. Type of country took traditional string bands and incorporated a big band sound
  12. 22. Also known as a violin. Came to America from the British Isles.
  13. 23. Nicknamed the Red-Headed Stranger
  14. 24. Emphasizes the Appalachian roots of the Genre. Bill Monroe is the pioneer of this form of country music
  15. 25. Originally called the WSM Barn Dance.
Down
  1. 1. An amalgam of roots music. Popularly referred to as alt-country.
  2. 2. A plucked string instrument brought to America from Africa by early slaves
  3. 4. Hard driving electric music that emerged from Cajun and Creole cultures of Louisiana's Bayou. Sung in French and steeped in blues and African influences
  4. 6. Precursor to the steel guitar, it was invented by the Dopyera Brothers in the 1920s.
  5. 9. King of Country Music
  6. 11. A member of the zither family. Made famous by Sara Carter of the Carter Family
  7. 12. Capitol of Country Music
  8. 14. Nickname for country music legend Buck Owens
  9. 15. Queen of Country Music
  10. 18. A reed instrument worn like a vest. Used primarily in conjunto.