Big Bill Broonzy

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William Lee Conley Broonzy
guitar, vocals, violin, mandolin
born: June, 26, 1893 in Scott, Mississippi
died: August 15, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois (cancer)
buried: Lincoln Cemetery, Worth, Cook County, Illinois
Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame: 1980

Big Bill Broonzy

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Singles:
Just A Dream
Bay I Done Got Wise
When I Been Drinking

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Essential Big Bill Broonzy album: The Young Big Bill Broonzy 1928-1935

Albums:
- The Young Big Bill Broonzy 1928-1935 [Yazoo 1011, 1928 - 1935]
- Do That Guitar Rag 1928-1935 [Yazoo 1035 , 1928 - 1935]
- Nothing but the Blues: Mississippi River Blues [History 1935, April 1930 - September 1938] with Papa Charlie Jackson
- Big Bill Blues [Epic, 1932 - 1941]
- Big Bill [RCA, 1934 - 1935]
- Volume 1, 1934-1947 [Document 510, October 1934 - September 1947] with Memphis Slim
- Volume 2, 1935-1949 [Document 539, June 1935 - January 1949] with Memphis Slim
- Big Bill Broonzy [Black & Blue 59253, 1935-1940]
- 1930's Blues [Biograph C-15, 1932 - 1942]
- Big Bill Broonzy [Queen Disc, 1939 - 1947]
- In Concert [Raretone 5006/5007, September 1951] in Dusseldorf, Germany
- Blues [Scepter, 1952]
- Folk Blues [EmArcy Mg-26034, 1954]
- Big Bill Broonzy Sings [Period SPL 1114, December 1955]
- In Paris [Vogue Lo-60530, 1956]
- Country Blues [Smithsonian/Folkways Fa-2326, 1957]
- Historic Concert Recordings [Southland 20, 1957]
- Blues By Broonzy [EmArcy Mg-36137, September 1958]
- His Songs And Story [Smithsonian/Folkways Fa-3586, 1958]
- The Blues [September 1958]
- Blues Concert [Dial 306,196?] live
- The Bill Broonzy Story [Verve 3000 5, July 1961] 3 CD box set (originally on 5 LP's)
- Last Session, Part.2 [Verve V-3002, 1961]
- Last Session, Part.3 [Verve V-3003, 1961]
- Big Bill's Blues [Portrait WL 111, 1962] with Memphis Slim, Washboard Sam
- Memorial [Mercury Mg-20822, 1963]
- Remembering Big Bill Broonzy [Mercury Mg-20905, 1964]
- Big Bill Broonzy [Everest 213, 1967]
- The Young Big Bill Broonzy (1928-35) [Yazoo 1011, 1968]
- Do That Guitar Rag (1928-1935) [Yazoo 1035, 1973]
- Feelin' Low Down [GNP GNPS-10004, 1973]
- Lonesome Road Blues [GNP GNPS-10009, 1986]
- Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs [Smithsonian/Folkways SF 40023, 1989] with folkie Pete Seeger
- 1955 London Sessions [Castle 119, 1990]
- Good Time Tonight [Columbia/Legacy 46219, 1990] reissued 30's sessions
- 1935 - 1947 [Wolf BOB2, January 1991] with Jazz Gillum, Tampa Red, Memphis Slim, Washboard Sam
- An Evening with Big Bill Broonzy, Vol. 1 [Storyville 8016, 1991] recorded live 1956
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol.1 1927-1932 [Document DOCD-5050, 1991] with Jazz Gillum
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol.2 1932-1934 [Document DOCD-5051, 1991]
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol.3 1934-1935 [Document DOCD-5052, 1991] with Jazz Gillum
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol.1-3 [Document 5050-5052, 1991] 3 CD set
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol.4 1935-1936 [Document DOCD-5126, 1992] with Casey Bill Weldon
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol.5 1936-1937 [Document DOCD-5127, 1992] with Charlie McCoy, Tampa Red, Washboard Sam, Casey Bill Weldon
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol.6 1937 [Document DOCD-5128, 1992] with Washboard Sam
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol.7 1937-1938 [Document DOCD-5129, 1992]
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol.8 1938-1939 [Document DOCD-5130, 1992]
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol.9 1939 [Document DOCD-5131, 1992]
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol.10 1940 [Document DOCD-5132, 1992] with Memphis Slim, Washboard Sam
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol.11 1940-1942  [Document DOCD-5133, 1992] with Jazz Gillum Memphis Slim, Washboard Sam
- Unissued Test Pressings [Milan 35625-2, September 1992]
- An Evening with Big Bill Broonzy, Vol. 2 [Storyville 8017, December 1994] recorded live 1956
- Baby Please Don't Go [Drive Archive 41041, 1994]
- Volume 1 1927 - 1930 [Masters of Jazz 51, January 1995]
- 1936, Vol. 3 [Masters of Jazz 66, April 1995]
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol.12 1945-1947 [Document DOCD-6047, September 1995]
- Just A Dream [Drive 3214, July 1995]
- Black, Brown And White [Evidence 26062, 1995]
- The Complete Bluebird Recordings, 1934-1935 [Bluebird 66714, October 1995]
- The Southern Blues [Charly BM49, November 1995]
- I Feel So Good [Indigo 2006, 1995] with Jazz Gillum, Charlie McCoy, Memphis Slim, Washboard Sam
- Volume 4 1930 - 1932 [Masters of Jazz 96, February 1996]
- In Chicago 1932-1937 [EPM Musique BC157422, February 1996] with Charlie McCoy
- Treat Me Right [Rykodisc 1005, February 1996] with Josh White, Sonny Terry
- The Legendary Big Bill Broonzy [Collector's Edition 6, March 1996]
- All Time Blues Classics [Music Memoria 842029, October 1996]
- St. Louis Blues [Collector's Edition TKC7 , October 1996]
- Volume 5 1932 - 1934 [Masters of Jazz 109, November 1996]
- Volume 2 1930 [Masters of Jazz 56, March 1997]
- I Can't Be Satisfied [Columbia/Legacy 65517, June 1998] with Washboard Sam
- Warm, Witty & Wise [Columbia/Legacy 88114, 1998]
- Volume 6 1934 - 1935 [Masters of Jazz 132, February 1999]
- Chicago Calling [Culture Press 991015 , May, 1999] with Memphis Slim, Washboard Sam
- Southern Blues [Catfish, February 2000]
- Where the Blues Began [Recall 248, February 2000]
- Trouble in Mind [Smithsonian/Folkways 40131, February 2000]
- Volume 7 1935 [Masters of Jazz, August 2000]
- Vol.2 / 1945-1949 The Post War Years [Epm Musique 159672, August 2000] with Memphis Slim, Big Maceo
- Absolutely the Best [Varese 061090, December 2000]
- The Essential [Classic Blues 200002, February 2001] with Bumble Bee Slim, St. Louis Jimmy Oden, The Hokum Boys
- Mississippi River Blues [Past Perfect 4388, April 2001]
- I Can't Be Satisfied [TKO Collectors 5, April 2001]
- Legendary Blues Recordings: Big Bill Broonzy [Direct Source 1418, May 2001]
- Play Your Hand [Arpeggio Blues 9, June 2001] with Big Maceo Merriweather
- Big Bill Broonzy in Concert [Jasmine 3007, April 2002]
- Big Bill Broonzy (1935-1940) [Black & Blue 59253, July 2002]
- Chicago: 1937-1945 [Fremeaux, July 2002]
- Big Bill's Stomp [P-Vine Japan 5791, October 2002] with Charlie McCoy
- See See Rider [Past Perfect 205750, November 2002]
- On Tour in Britain, 1952: Live in England and Scotland [Jasmine 3011, December 2002]
- Sad Letter Blues [Past Perfect 220386, December 2002]
- King of the Blues, Vol. 15: The Father of Chicago Blues [P-Vine Japan 2804, March 2003]
- All the Classic Sides 1928-1937 [JSP 7718, January 2004] 5 CD Box set with Washboard Sam, Casey Bill Weldon
- Big Bill Blues: 23 Greatest Hit Songs 1927-1942 [Wolf 900006, February 2004] with George Barnes, Blind John Davis, Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim, Washboard Sam
- 1949-1951 [Jazz Classics 5078, February 2004]
- Kings of the Blues [Pulse, February 2004]
- Can't Be Satisfied [Snapper 6, March 2004] with Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim, Casey Bill Weldon
- 1951 [Classics 5101, August 2004]
- Get Back [Universe 139, November 2004]

- Midnight Steppers [?]

Big Bill Broonzy / Memphis Slim / Sonny Boy Williamson:
- Blues in the Mississippi Night [Rykodisc, 1946] discussion about the Blues, with a few songs

Big Bill Broonzy / Sonny Terry / Brownie McGhee:
- Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee [Folkways 3817, 1959] live on air at WFMT Chicago; music with interviews

Big Bill Broonzy / Sonny Terry / Brownie McGhee / Josh White:
- Great Bluesmen in Britain [Avid 736, May 2002]
- Blues Legends in London [Sanctuary 81249, February 2003] 3 CD Box set

Big Bill Broonzy / Washboard Sam:
- Big Bill Broonzy & Washboard Sam [Chess CH-9251, 1953] - [MCA 9251, 1962] with Memphis Slim

Josh White / Big Bill Broonzy:
- The Roots Of The Blues [Legacy 406, September 1994]

He appears on the following albums:
Sunnyland Slim - Pearl Harbour Blues [RCA 1176, 1970]
Various Artists - The Great Blues Men [Vanguard 25, 1972]
St. Louis Jimmy Oden - 1932-1948 [Story of the Blues 3508, January 1991]
Bumble Bee Slim - Bumble Bee Slim (1931-1937) [Story of the Blues SB-3501, March 1991]
Roosevelt Sykes - Complete Recorded Works, Volume 7 (1941-1944) [Document DOCD-5122, 1992]
Bumble Bee Slim - 1934-1937 [Wolf 6, June 1994]
Jazz Gillum - Complete Recorded Works, Volume 1 (1936-1938) [Document DOCD-5197, June 1994]
Jazz Gillum - Complete Recorded Works, Volume 2 (1938-1941) [Document DOCD-5198, June 1994]
Jazz Gillum - Complete Recorded Works, Volume 3 (1941-1946) [Document DOCD-5199, June 1994]
Casey Bill Weldon - Complete Recorded Works, Volume 2 (1936-1937) [Document DOCD-5218, June 1994]
Casey Bill Weldon - Complete Recorded Works, Volume 3 (1937-1938) [Document DOCD-5219, June 1994]
Bumble Bee Slim - Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1934-1935) [Document DOCD-5263, September 1994]
Bumble Bee Slim - Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1935) [Document DOCD-5264, September 1994]
Curtis Jones - Complete Recorded Works, Volume 1 (1937-1938) [Document DOCD-5296, February 1995]
Jazz Gillum - Key to the Highway 1935-1942 [EPM Musique BC158402, February 1996]
Jazz Gillum - The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1938 [Bluebird/RCA 66717, February 1997]
Memphis Slim - Bluebird Recordings,1940-1941 [RCA 66720, February 1997]
Jazz Gillum - Roll Dem Bones 1938-1949 [Wolf WBJ2, June 1998]
Jazz Gillum - Jazz Gillum [Best of Blues 14, June 1998]
Various Artists - Pickin' the Blues: The Essential Recordings of Original Guitar Wizzards [Indigo 2077, August 1998]
Various Artists - Trouble in Mind: Original Blues Standards [Indigo 2079, September 1998]
Walter Davis - Please Remember Me: 1930-1947 [EPM Musique 159492, October 1999]
Bumble Bee Slim - Baby So Long [ABM 138, October 1999]
Various Artists - Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be Unbroken [Columbia 65804, October 1999] 2 CD Set
Roosevelt Sykes - The Honey Dripper, Vol.1: 1934-1942 [EPM Musique 159562, January 2000]
Various Artists - Absolutely the Best of the Blues, Vol. 2 [Varese 061067, July 2000]
Various Artists - The History of the Guitar: From Renaissance to Rock and Roll [Legacy, October 2000]
Various Artists - Real Blues [Columbia 501172, April 2001] 2 CD set
Jazz Gillum - It Sure Had a Kick: The Essential Recordings of Jazz Gillum [Indigo 2132, June 2001]
Sunnyland Slim - Jivin' Boogie [TKO Collectors 24, September 2001]
Various Artists - Rock & Roll, Vol. 2: 1938-1946 [Fremeaux 352, October 2001] 2 CD Set
Various Artists - Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Document 32202, November 2001] 2CD set
Sunnyland Slim - 1947-1948 [Melodie Jazz Classics 5013, February 2002]
Casey Bill Weldon - Guitar Swing [Catfish 217, April 2002]
Various Artists - The Rough Guide to Delta Blues [World Music Network 1087, June 2002]
St. Louis Jimmy Oden - Goin' Down Slow [P-Vine Japan 5775, October 2002]
Bumble Bee Slim - B and O Blues [P-Vine Japan 5750, October 2002]
Casey Bill Weldon - Slide Swing Guitar 1927-1934 [Fremeaux 268, June 2003]
Various Artists - Down in the Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s [Old Hat 1004, June 2003]
Various Artists - Yonder Come the Blues [Document 32201, June 2003]
Various Artists - Worried Life Blues [RCA 55611, September 2003]
Various Artists - Alan Lomax: Blues Songbook [Rounder 1866, September 2003] 2 CD set
Various Artists - Blues Story [Shout! Factory 31134, September 2003] 2 CD set

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Video:
- Masters Of Country Blues [1993] Roosevelt Sykes playing at a studio set in 1961; Big Bill Broonzy live at a smoke filled bistro in 1956 & playing on his front porch shortly before his death in 1957. DVD - On VHS
- Bluesland - A Portrait in American Music (1993) DVD - On VHS

Books:
- Big Bill Blues: William Broonzy's Story
- The Land Where the Blues Began - Alan Lomax [January 1995]

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