Singing the Blues

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Across
  1. 2. Another difference between the two styles was the city blues musicians played with a complete ______ ______ but the country blues musicians played guitar while they sang.
  2. 4. One difference between the two styles was the city blues was more ______ and faster than country blues
  3. 6. These songs can be traced back to their ________ musical heritage
  4. 8. The second period of blues had two types of musicians; singers and __________
  5. 10. The slaves in America sang to ask God for help during the tough times which became known as a style called the _______
Down
  1. 1. Early Americans, particularly slaves, believed that the best way to deal with sad feelings was to _____ them.
  2. 3. the sound style of blues is ______ or urban blues
  3. 5. In Africa they sang songs about family life, family ______, the traditions of their tribe, daily chores, and special events
  4. 7. the first style of blues is ______ or Rural blues
  5. 9. The blues developed into a musical standard that used ______ measures of music over and over again for the entire song, even though the words changed