Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzywas 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 1930s and 1940s 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth26 June 1893
CountryUnited States of America