Black History Month Crossword

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  1. 3. The first black artist to win an Oscar in a non-acting category and the first winner who wrote and recorded the award-winning song (first & last name).
  2. 5. The first african-american to record his music commercially (first & last name).
  3. 7. The first Black artist to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958 (first & last name).
  4. 8. The first black artist to win the Country Music Association's most prestigious award, Entertainer of the Year (first & last name).
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  1. 1. The person nicknamed "Father of the Blues" (last name only).
  2. 2. Duke Ellington was known to compose what genre of music?
  3. 4. The first black artist to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year (first & last name).
  4. 6. The first Black artist to win a Grammy (first name only).
  5. 7. What is the instrument Miles Davis played as he became known as one of the most influential Jazz musicians in the post-World War II period?