Person Open DS/UK/7517 Broonzy; Big Bill (1893-1958); American blues singer, songwriter, guitarist Broonzy Big Bill 1893-1958 American blues singer, songwriter, guitarist Male Born Lee Conley Bradley | Big Bill Broomsley

Big Bill Broonzy (26 June 1893 – 15 August 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. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 9/9/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 38fcd2da-48df-4d5c-94ef-565edacd6cd2