Buy big bill broonzy s album titled the young big bill broonzy 1928 1935 to enjoy in your home or. A major figure in american blues and folk music, big bill broonzy 19031958 left his arkansas delta home after world war i, headed north, and became the leading chicago bluesman of the 1930s. His early death from throat cancer at about 65 years of age in 1958 kept him from ever seeing the end of the jim crow south, and because of that this album includes such songs as when will i be called a man, and black, brown, and white. Historys musical chameleon he was a father figure to many blues legends and an acknowledged influence on rockers such as eric clapton and pete townshend. In its pages, author bob riesman pieces together fragments of a hitherto underdocumented life, giving broonzy s achievements the. But big bill broonzy has been virtually forgotten by the popular culture he helped shape. Big bill broonzy, byname of william lee conley broonzy, born june 26, 1893, scott, mississippi, u. The invention and reinvention of big bill broonzy by kevin.
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