Big Bill Broonzy - Wikipedia
WEBBig Bill Broonzy (born Lee Conley Bradley; June 26, 1893 or 1903 – August 14, 1958) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s, when he played country music to mostly African-American audiences.
Big Bill Broonzy | Biography, Songs, & Facts | Britannica
WEBBig Bill Broonzy, American blues singer and guitarist who represented a tradition of itinerant folk blues. He began as a guitar player and later sang, becoming a top-selling blues recording artist by 1940. His songs included ‘Key to the Highway,’ ‘All by Myself,’ and ‘Black, Brown and White.’
Big Bill Broonzy: The Unsung Hero Of The Blues Boom
WEBJune 26, 2023. By. Richard Havers. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Big Bill Broonzy was a giant of the 1930s urban blues, a giant of a man and someone that just about every other...
The life and times of Big Bill Broonzy, the blues pioneer with a …
WEBpublished 16 November 2023. William ‘Big Bill’ Broonzy picked up a guitar in Chicago around 1920, and became the first of the original blues masters to tour Europe. His powerful voice and unique country-blues guitar style would shape …
Big Bill Broonzy: The Forgotten Hero of Blues Music That You …
WEBBig Bill Broonzy was an influential American blues player and songwriter who redefined the blues music scene in the 1930s. He’s best known for his impact on British artists of the time, as well as many legendary rockers like Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend. Broonzy strove to popularize blues music to a wider audience.
Big Bill Broonzy: History's Musical Chameleon : NPR
WEBJun 24, 2011 · Big Bill Broonzy was one of America's most popular blues musicians — a father figure to many blues legends and an acknowledged influence on rockers such as Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend....
‘The Big Bill Broonzy Story’: A Captivating Tale Of The Blues
WEBApril 17, 2024. By. Charles Waring. Cover: Courtesy of UMG Recordings. It’s the midnight hour on Friday, July 12, 1957, and blues legend Big Bill Broonzy, 64, is ensconced in a Chicago...
William Lee Conley "Big Bill" Broonzy (1893-1958) - Blackpast
WEBAug 25, 2010 · Although he struggled throughout his life to produce a sufficient income, Big Bill Broonzy played an integral role in launching the global popularity of Southern blues. Born to sharecropper parents on June 26, 1893 in Scott, Mississippi, Broonzy grew up in Mississippi and Arkansas.
Big Bill Broonzy - Blues Foundation
WEBBig Bill Broonzy was the royal ambassador of the blues in his day, setting a precedent for the expansive pathways later charted by B.B. King. Broonzy was one of the most prolific recording artists of the 1930s and ‘40s, a well-known figure among African-American audiences before he crossed over to the white folk audience in the 1950s.
I Feel So Good: The Life & Times of Big Bill Broonzy
WEBNov 16, 2012 · About this Item. Title. I Feel So Good: The Life & Times of Big Bill Broonzy. Summary. A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903-1958) left his Arkansas Delta home after World War I, headed north, and became the leading Chicago bluesman of the 1930s.
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