Across
- 4. The blues is similar to ____
- 7. The troupe that took Bessie on as a dancer
- 8. The earliest types of blues music
- 12. Song inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 13. One of Bessie's debut release songs (gcb)
- 14. Song sang by Bessie Smith in 1925
- 15. A new way of playing the piano
- 16. When Bessie's fame started to decline
Down
- 1. Bessie's cause of death
- 2. Deep female voice
- 3. Song played with James P. Johnson
- 5. Bessie's nickname
- 6. Common instrument used in blues and jazz music
- 9. Famous jazz musician
- 10. Legendary blues singer Bessie traveled with
- 11. Where Bessie signed that jumpstarted her recording career