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Big Bill Broonzy
Jefferson County, United States
Active from 1893 to 1958
AKA: Big Bill Bronzy, Big Bill Broomsley, Big Bill Brooney, Big Bill Broozy, Big Boy Broonzy, Bill Broonzy, Lee Conley Bradley, Sammy Sampson, William Lee Conley, William Lee Conley Broonzy, William Lee Conley Broonzy Bradley, William Broonzy
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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 ‘30s and ‘40s 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 that his compositions reflected the many vantage points of his rural-to-urban experiences.
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Key to the Highway
2023
03:01
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Keep Your Hands Off Her
2018
03:51
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John Henry
2016
04:16
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Black, Brown and White
2016
03:04
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When Do I Get to Be Called a Man?
2009
03:20
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Long Tall Mama
2023
02:48
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Kisses Sweeter than Wine
2016
04:32
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Mississippi River Blues
2023
02:43
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Southern Flood Blues
2007
03:15
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Big Bill Blues
2011
02:58
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The Rough Guide to Big Bill Broonzy: The Early Years
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An Evening With Big Bill Broonzy
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Seven Classic Albums
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Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 13: 1949–1951
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One Beer, One Blues
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Big Bill Blues
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Big Bill Broonzy
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The Anthology
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Four Classic Albums Plus
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The Big Bill Broonzy's Legend
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Rocking in Chicago 1949-53
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Volume 1 The Pre-War Years
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Volume 3: The War and Postwar Years 1940-1951
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Amsterdam Live Concerts 1953
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The Ultimate Jazz Archive, Set 11: Blues
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Good Boy
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The Complete Vogue Recordings
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Get Back
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Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Big Bill Broonzy 1951
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Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Big Bill Broonzy 1951-1952
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Can't Be Satisfied
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Kings of the Blues
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The Godfather of Chicago Blues
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Blues Is My Business
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Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Big Bill Broonzy 1949-1951
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Pye Blues Legends in London
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On Tour in Britain, 1952
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The Blues: Chicago 1937-1945
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Sad Letter Blues
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I Can't Be Satisfied
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Midnite Jazz & Blues: The Southern Blues
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The Essential
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Volume 2 The Post War Years
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Trouble in Mind
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Where the Blues Began
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An Evening With Big Bill Broonzy, Volume 1
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An Evening With Big Bill Broonzy, Volume 2
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The Bill Broonzy Story
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Warm, Witty & Wise
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Chicago Calling
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The Southern Blues
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Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 12: 1945-1947
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Jazz & Blues Collection 30: Big Bill Broonzy
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I Feel So Good: The Essential Recordings of Big Bill Broonzy
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The Blues Collection: Big Bill Broonzy, Whiskey and Good Time Blues
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The 1955 London Sessions
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Unissued Test Pressings
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Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 4: 3 July 1935 to 22 April 1936
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Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 5: 1 May 1936 to 31 January 1937
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Do That Guitar Rag
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Big Bill Broonzy and Washboard Sam
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The Young Big Bill Broonzy 1928-1935
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1927-1935 Recordings in Chronological Order, Volume 1: November 1927 to February 1932
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1927-1935 Recordings in Chronological Order, Volume 2: 9 February 1932 to 18 October 1934
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Black, Brown and White
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Blues for Ever
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Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 1 (1927-1932)
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Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 2 (1932-1934)
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Good Time Tonight
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House Rent Stomp
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Big Bill's Blues
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Concert Salle Pleyel
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Big Bill Broonzy and Pete Seeger in Concert
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Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs
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Sings Folk Songs
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Blues With Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee
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The Blues
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Big Bill Broonzy Sings Country Blues
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Big Bill Broonzy Country Blues, Voö.1
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Folk Blues
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1952-05-13: Alan Lomax Tapes: Paris, Ville-de-Paris, Ile-de-France, France
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I Stay Blue All the Time / You've Been Mistreating Me
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I Feel So Good / Tell Me Baby
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Wee Wee Hours / Conversation With the Blues
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All by Myself / Double Trouble
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Key to the Highway / Green Grass Blues
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When I Been Drinking / Shine On, Shine On
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Plow Hand Blues / Looking for My Baby
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Just a Dream / Baby I Done Got Wise
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Preachin' the Blues / Too Many Drivers
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Good Time Tonight / Hell Ain't but a Mile and a Quarter
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I Want My Hands on It / Made a Date With an Angel
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Rider Rider Blues / Trucking Little Woman No.2
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Trucking Little Woman / Why Did You Do That to Me?
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WPA Rag / Living on Easy Street
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My Big Money / My Woman Mistreats Me
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Ash Hauler / Bricks in My Pillow
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Brown Skin Shuffle / Stovepipe Stomp
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Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down / Down the Line Blues
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W.P.A. Blues / I'm a Southern Man
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Keep Your Hands Off Her / Sun Gonna Shine in My Door Some Day
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Hard Headed Woman / Serve It to Me Right
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Mississippi River Blues / Friendless Blues
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Mistreatin' Mama Blues / Long Tall Mama
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Bull Cow Blues / How You Want It Done
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Too Too Train Blues / Bull Cow Blues
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Worrying You Off My Mind
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State Street Woman / Mr. Conductor Man
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I Can't Be Satisfied / Skoodle Do Do
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Big Bill Blues / House Rent Stomp
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Starvation Blues / Down in the Basement Blues
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