Across
- 1. One of the genres Jimmy Rogers blended into country
- 2. Guitar-like instrument often played with a slide
- 4. Simple rural music that influenced country’s beginnings
- 10. Southern state mentioned as part of country’s roots
- 11. What country music is all about according to Harlan Howard
- 12. Modern country often crosses over into this genre
- 13. Guitar type that remains central to country songwriting
- 14. Known as the father of Bluegrass music
- 17. Genre described as "three chords and the truth"
- 19. Acoustic style with high-pitched harmonies
- 20. Cowboy music and swing style from out west
- 21. Eight-stringed instrument with a big sound in country
- 23. Artist who helped bring country into mainstream pop
- 24. Style combined with hillbilly and gospel in early country
Down
- 1. Pioneer who mixed hillbilly, gospel, jazz, and blues
- 3. 4-, 5-, or 6-string instrument often heard in Bluegrass
- 4. Same instrument as a violin, but played in country music
- 5. State where country music began in Appalachian mountains
- 6. Another southern state tied to country’s origins
- 7. Popular female country group known for harmonies
- 8. Family that recorded 300 songs and shaped early country
- 9. Award-winning singer-songwriter with her own theme park
- 15. 1970s country style with tough themes and big sounds
- 16. Hymns and spiritual songs often mixed into early country
- 18. Rowdy style of country music made for dancing
- 22. City called the Country Music Mecca and home of the Opry