Tuesday, April 07, 1992

Big Bill Broonzy

Big Bill Broonzy
Lake Dick, Arkansas, United States or Scott, Mississippi, U.S.
Folk, country blues, Chicago blues, spirituals, protest songs


Big Bill Broonzy (June 26, 1893 or 1903 – August 14 or 15, 1958) was an 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 varied career marks him as one of the key figures in the development of blues music in the 20th century.

Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1992) 1927-1932
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1992) 1932-1934
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1992) 1934-1935
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1992) 1935-1936
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 5 (1992) 1936-1937
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6 (1992) 1937
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 7 (1992) 1937-1938
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 8 (1992) 1938-1939
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 9 (1992) 1939
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 10 (1992) 1940
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 11 (1992) 1940-1942
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 12 (1992) 1945-1947
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 13 (1992) 1949-1951