Birth name | Lee Conley Bradley |
Also known as | Willie Broonzy, Big Bill Broonzy, Big Bill Broomsley |
Born | June 26, 1903 (year disputed), Lake Dick, Arkansas, United States, or Scott, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | August 14, 1958 (disputed), Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Genres | Blues, country blues, Chicago blues, spirituals, protest songs |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, sharecropper, preacher |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, fiddle |
Years active | 1927–1958 |
Labels | Paramount, ARC, Bluebird, Vocalion, Folkways |
Associated acts | Papa Charlie Jackson, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Washboard Sam, Blind John Davis, Big Maceo Merriweather, Black Bob, Memphis Slim, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger |
Bandcamp artist ID | bigbillbroonzy |
About Big Bill Broonzy
Guitarist Big Bill Broonzy was born with name Lee Conley Bradley was born on June 26, 1893 in Mississippi, United States (He dies at the age of 64, on April 15, 1958).
Mississippi blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter with a nearly four-decade-long career.
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Big Bill Broonzy before becoming famous
Big Bill Broonzy was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1893 is also the year of Serpent (蛇) in the Chinese Zodiac.
Many of his early writings dealt with wartime experiences and the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, among other topics.
Achievement of Big Bill Broonzy
He began performing country blues in his twenties, expanded his repertoire to include an urban sound in the 1930s, and then returned to folk blues in the 1950s with the genre's resurrection.
Big Bill Broonzy's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
He was born William Lee Conley Broonzy to a sharecropping family in Scott, Mississippi.
Big Bill Broonzy on Social Media
Big Bill Broonzy on Facebook: @Big-Bill-Broonzy-The-Blues-601534716584644.
Big Bill Broonzy Collabed with
He recorded and traveled with notable musicians such as Folk Singer Pete Seeger and Brownie Ghee after the folk blues resurgence of the 1950s.
Big Bill Broonzy Income & Net worth
Big Bill Broonzy's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a guitarist. Networth of Big Bill Broonzy in 2024 is 2,000,000$+. He is Millionaire!
Big Bill Broonzy Height and Weight
How tall is Big Bill Broonzy? At the age of 64, Big Bill Broonzy height is 6'1" (1.85m).
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Latest information about Big Bill Broonzy updated on March 19 2023.