Singing the Blues

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Across
  1. 6. Teddy Ledbetters nickname.
  2. 7. People who play instruments are called ______.
  3. 8. This type of song was sung in homes
  4. 10. The blues grew into a form having 12 of these
  5. 14. Another word for "ask"
  6. 16. Songs that teach about different aspects of this.
  7. 17. The most famous urban blues singer (2 words)
  8. 18. The singers of this style played guitar (2 words)
  9. 19. Tribal members learn songs about daily ______.
Down
  1. 1. One of the great blues instrumentalists (2 words)
  2. 2. The slaves sang songs while working in these.
  3. 3. Big Bill _______.
  4. 4. These were more rhythmic (2 words)
  5. 5. The early blues are divided into two basic ____.
  6. 9. The Africans who came to America brought this
  7. 11. Africans learn songs about the _____ of tribes.
  8. 12. What you may feel like doing when you are sad
  9. 13. What you may feel when you're all by yourself
  10. 14. The more organized form of blues had two of these
  11. 15. This is extremely important in African culture.