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Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy was an 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 revival and an international star. His long and varied career marks him as one of the key figures in the development of blues music in the 20th century. Broonzy copyrighted more than 300 songs during his lifetime, including both adaptations of traditional folk songs and original blues songs. As a blues composer, he was unique in writing songs that reflected his rural-to-urban experiences.
Birth nameLee Conley Bradley
Also known asWillie Broonzy, Big Bill Broonzy, Big Bill Broomsley
BornJune 26, 1903 (year disputed), Lake Dick, Arkansas, United States, or Scott, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedAugust 14, 1958 (disputed), Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
GenresBlues, country blues, Chicago blues, spirituals, protest songs
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, sharecropper, preacher
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, fiddle
Years active1927–1958
LabelsParamount, ARC, Bluebird, Vocalion, Folkways
Associated actsPapa Charlie Jackson, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Washboard Sam, Blind John Davis, Big Maceo Merriweather, Black Bob, Memphis Slim, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger
Bandcamp artist IDbigbillbroonzy

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.