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Blues music word search featuring names of pioneering female artists including Bessie Smith and Memphis Minnie.
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This 16-word word search highlights pioneering female blues artists for high school students. Hidden words include Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Etta James, alongside period epithets like "Empress of the Blues" and "Mother of the Blues." Use it in a music-history unit, American-history lesson on African American culture, or as a supplement to a blues-focused music appreciation class.

Subject:
Music
Topic:
Music History
Grade Level:
9th – 12th Grades
Updated October 2025

Word List

  • MARAINEY
  • BESSIESMITH
  • MEMPHISMINNIE
  • SIPPIEWALLACE
  • VICTORIASPIVEY
  • ALBERTAHUNTER
  • IDACOX
  • BERTHAMAELIGHTNING
  • SISTERROSETTATHARPE
  • GODMOTHEROFROCKROLL
  • TEXASNIGHTINGALE
  • COUNTRYBLUES
  • EMPRESSOFTHEBLUES
  • MOTHEROFTHEBLUES
  • ETTAJAMES
  • VOICEOFSOUL

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