1950s Music History

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Across
  1. 3. Original Singer of "Hound Dog"
  2. 6. Singer of "Turn Me Loose"
  3. 8. Canceled for marrying his second cousin
  4. 9. Caused a scandal with "Wake Up Little Suzie"
  5. 11. Canceled for committing Payola
  6. 13. Died at 25 of a drug overdose
  7. 16. Inventor of the Duckwalk
  8. 17. Advertised themselves as the "first band of rock and roll"
  9. 18. Went viral on TikTok with "Put Your Head On My Shoulder"
  10. 19. Singer of "Venus"
  11. 20. J.P. Richardson, who sang "Chantilly Lace"
Down
  1. 1. Buddy Holly's Back up band that inspired the Beatles
  2. 2. Back up band was The Comets
  3. 3. The lead singer who hired the plane, and died in the crash on Feb. 3, 1959
  4. 4. Based in New Orleans, because he hated touring
  5. 5. Original Singer of "Blue Suede Shoes"
  6. 7. Famous for doing covers of other musicians
  7. 10. Singer of "Splish Splash"
  8. 12. King of Rock and Roll
  9. 14. Ricardo Valenzuala, who sang "La Bamba"
  10. 15. Left rock and roll to be a minister