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Lee Conley Bradley

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. Broonzy copyrighted more than 300 songs during his lifetime, including both adaptations of traditional folk songs and original blues songs. As a blues composer, he was unique in writing songs that reflected his rural-to-urban experiences.


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Born:
Jun 26, 1903
Movie/TV Credits:
5
First Appeared:
In the series Six-Five Special 1957-02-16
Latest Project:
Movie Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain 2013-12-01
Known For
Poster of Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
Poster of The Story Of The Blues
Poster of Blues Masters
Poster of Big Bill Blues
Filmography
Movie Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain Self (Archival Footage) 2013-12-01
Movie The Story Of The Blues Self 2004-06-30
Movie Blues Masters 1999-01-01
Series Six-Five Special Self 1957-02-16
Movie Big Bill Blues Self 1957-07-02