Lee Conley Bradley

Born: 1903-06-26

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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The Story Of The Blues

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Released: 2004-06-30

The story of The Blues traces the four main traditions of blues music: Form Blues, Blues, Urban...

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Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain

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Released: 2013-12-01

Big Bill Broonzy would inspire a generation of musicians, yet he was not the man they believed...

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Blues Masters

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Released: 1999-01-01

In 1966, CBC Television invited some of North America's greatest blues performers to gather in a...

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Folk Britannia

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First aired: 2006-02-03

Three 1-hour films exploring British folk music from the rebirth of English romance to the...

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