Big Bill Broonzy
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Big Bill Broonzy, later known as William Lee Broonzy, was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s, when he played country music to mostly African-American au
Broonzy with a Gibson L-7 guitar in 1951
EP cover (Melodisc EPM7-65), released in the UK in 1956, with an advertisement for Broonzy's autobiography, Big Bill Blues
Big Bill Broonzy's gravestone located at Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois
Robert Johnson
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Robert Leroy Johnson was an American blues musician and songwriter. His singing, guitar playing and songwriting on his landmark 1936 and 1937 recordings have influenced later generations of musicians.
Big Bill Broonzy
…or both). In March 1938 he began recording for Vocalion Records. Broonzy's reputation grew. In 1938 he was asked to fill in for the recently deceased Robert Johnson at the "From Spirituals to Swing" concert at Carnegie Hall, produced by John H. Hammond. He also appeared in the 1939 concert at the same venue. His…
Alleged gravesite at Payne Chapel near Quito, with one of Johnson's three tombstones
Alleged gravesite at Little Zion Church north of Greenwood
The crossroads at Clarksdale, Mississippi