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Broonzy

British  
/ ˈbruːnzɪ /

noun

  1. William Lee Conley , called Big Bill . 1893–1958, US blues singer and guitarist

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Each of these bands were influenced by Chicago blues musicians such as Big Bill Broonzy, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf.

From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2019

There were a few good acts around—Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Minnie, Memphis Slim, Eddie Boyd—but it was a dispiriting scene.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 4, 2019

Additionally, Broonzy didn't play any one style of blues exclusively.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2014

His mother, Collenane Gertrude Clark, was a pianist and songwriter who left the convent to marry his father, Antonio Maceo Cosey, a saxophonist who worked with Louis Jordan, Big Bill Broonzy and others. 

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2012

I think it was Big Bill Broonzy who used to sing “I Feel So Good,” a really joyful song about a man who is on his way to the railroad station to meet his girl.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

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