Language and Personalities of Country Music

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Across
  1. 5. A coal miner's daughter
  2. 8. A type of acoustic guitar that has a metal resonator built into its body
  3. 9. Co-founded Farm Aid, a foundation that helps struggling family farms
  4. 10. A stringed instrument similar to a zither
  5. 11. Known as “the father of bluegrass music”
  6. 13. sound Influenced by swing music and rock-and-roll
  7. 15. A former ballplayer who became the only African American member of the Grand Ole Opry
Down
  1. 1. She starred in movies, recorded hits like ”9 to 5,” and even opened her own amusement park
  2. 2. Influenced by rock, folk, and traditional Appalachian music
  3. 3. Known as the “Hillbilly Shakespeare"
  4. 4. A type of guitar played by plucking strings with one hand, and sliding a smooth piece of material across the fretboard with the other
  5. 6. Nicknamed the “Hillbilly Cat”
  6. 7. A sixteen-stringed instrument that looks like a small guitar
  7. 12. An “outlaw” musician who pioneered the Bakersfield sound after being released from prison
  8. 14. She was known for her catchphrase “Howww-deeeeeee!” and her trademark hat
  9. 15. Helped create the slick Nashville sound