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Big Bill Broonzy
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lee Conley Bradley, William Lee Conley Broonzy, Bill Broonzy, William Broonzy, William L. Broonzy, William Conley Lee Broonzy, William Lee C. Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1893–1958)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1893
- Died
- 1958
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Big Bill Broonzy
- Big Bill Broonzy sings country blues
- Radio programme no. 4
- Big Bill Broonzy, his story
- This is the blues
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Film & TV
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s, when he played country blues to mostly African-American audiences. Through the 1930s and 1940s he successfully navigated a transition in style to a more urban blues sound popular with working-class African-American audiences. In the 1950s a return to his traditional folk-blues roots made him one of the leading figures…
Known for
- Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain — Self (archive footage)2013
- Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues — Self(archive footage)2007
- Folk Britannia — Self (archival footage)2006
- The Story Of The Blues — Self2004
- Blues Masters1999
- Big Bill Blues — Self1957
- Six-Five Special — Self1957
- Low Light and Blue Smoke — Big Bill Broonzy
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1893-06-26
- Active to
- 1958-08-15
Discography
- Black, Brown and White
- Key to the Highway
- Treat Me Right
- Big Bill Sings and Plays the Blues (Mono Version)1956
- Mississippi River Blues1956
- Big Bill Broonzy Sings Country Blues1957
- Big Bill's Blues1958
- The Blues1958
- Blues With Big Bill Broonzy · Sonny Terry · Brownie McGhee1959
- Big Bill Broonzy and Washboard Sam1962
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 193,261
- Total plays
- 1,505,820
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Big Bill Broonzy (June 26, 1893 – August 15, 1958) was a prolific American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s when he played country blues to mostly African-American audiences. Through the 1930s and 1940s he successfully navigated a transition in style to a more urban blues sound popular with working class African-American audiences. In the 1950s a return to his traditional folk-blues roots made him one of the leading figures of the emerging American folk music
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Bradley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Scott County
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Blues Hall of Fame
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Paramount
- Image
- Big Bill Broonzy (1951 publicity photo).jpg
Show 8 more facts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- date of birth
- 1903-06-26
- date of death
- 1958-08-15
- Commons category
- Big Bill Broonzy
- start of work period
- 1927-00-00
- pseudonym
- Big Bill Broonzy
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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