biography
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Broonzy, Big Bill
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popular name of William Lee Conley Broonzy
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| male
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| lived:
| (1893–1958)
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| biography:
| Blues singer, composer, and musician, born in Scott, Mississippi, USA. He began musical life as a fiddler, but switched to guitar when he moved to Chicago in 1920. He was one of the most eclectic stylists among the great blues performers, encompassing American folk-song and jazz as well as rural and urban blues. In the 1950s the folk-music revival brought him a wider audience, and he toured extensively, performing in Europe, Africa, and South America. |
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