Famous Tennesseans

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Across
  1. 4. known as the "Empress of the Blues"
  2. 5. Tennessee's first governor
  3. 7. had at least 25 songs reach number one on the Billboard music charts
  4. 9. the "father of blues"
  5. 10. star basketball player for Vanderbilt
  6. 11. known as the "King of the Wild Frontier"
  7. 13. on the $20 bill
  8. 14. LadyVols basketball couch
  9. 15. opera star known as the "Tennessee Nightingale"
  10. 16. awarded Medal of Honor during WWI
Down
  1. 1. known as the "king of rock and roll"
  2. 2. only Tennessean who signed the U.S. Constitution
  3. 3. railroad engineer
  4. 5. businessman who grew the KFC franchise
  5. 6. a Beloved Woman and political leader of the Cherokee
  6. 8. organized one of the first woman's suffrage parades in Nashville
  7. 9. first woman to win three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics
  8. 12. first female pilot in American history to die on active duty