Roots of American Music

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Across
  1. 1. Many of the songs handed down from enslaved people were referred to by this name
  2. 3. An early "delta blues" musician who, according to legend, made a "deal with the devil" in order to gain talent and fame
  3. 5. These establishments were located in rural Black areas, sometimes deep in the woods, and contributed to the development and proliferation of Blues music
  4. 9. Arguably the first country music "superstar" who tragically froze to death in the back of a car on New Year's morning in 1953
  5. 11. A vocal style brought to America by immigrants from the Swiss Alps and adopted by early "country" singers such as Jimmie Rodgers
  6. 14. The name that was originally given to a minstrel "blackface" character which embodied negative African American stereotypes
  7. 15. This term refers to areas where the population is less dense, where "country" and "blues" music was more popular
  8. 19. The common name for "underground" drinking establishments during Prohibition, where racial segregation laws often did not apply
  9. 20. The Negro Act of 1740 banned the use of these instruments by enslaved people
  10. 22. He wrote "My Old Kentucky Home"
  11. 23. White performers dressing in blackface and impersonating black musicians were called __________
  12. 24. This type of music usually featured a single performer who sang and played guitar
  13. 25. This uprising of enslaved people in South Carolina occurred in 1739 and led to the Negro Act of 1740
  14. 27. Music such as Jazz, which requires more performers, proliferated in these highly populated areas
  15. 28. An original American musical form that originally developed in New Orleans and then spread to other urban areas as a mixture of blues, ragtime, and other genres
  16. 29. This southern American city became and remains extremely important to Country Music, largely due to its location, business sense, and recording studios
Down
  1. 1. He was a pianist who is credited with popularizing "ragtime" music and one of the first Black musicians to become widely famous
  2. 2. An extremely popular American instrument consisting of six strong and a sound hole, that was derived from the fiddle, banjo, and mandolin
  3. 4. Many songs associated with the South were actually written by ____________
  4. 6. Arguably the first Black female music celebrity, who got her start on Ralph Peer's record label
  5. 7. This instrument, which is known by another name in Classical music, was brought to the "new world" by European immigrants
  6. 8. A vocal musical style that extended from chain gangs in which a leader is echoed by a chorus of singers
  7. 10. White musicians performing in blackface and imitating black musical stylings actually laid the foundation for this type of music (which has no racist intent)
  8. 12. This early music recording technology evolved into the record player
  9. 13. Texas artists put yet another spin on country music as a result of the influence of "Big Band" jazz, creating this genre
  10. 16. Name of the record label owned by Ralph Peer that originally catered to immigrant groups
  11. 17. Prior to widespread album sales and royalties from radio play, musicians could make money by performing live or the sale of _________________
  12. 18. The name given to songs recorded by Black musicians
  13. 21. Name associated with rural music played by White performers in and around the Appalachia region
  14. 26. This instrument originated in Africa and was first brought to America by enslaved people