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

Plot: Big Bill Broonzy would inspire a generation of musicians, yet he was not the man they believed him to be. This first, very intimate, biography of the pioneering bluesman uncovers the mystery of who Broonzy really was and follows his remarkable and colorful journey from the racist Deep South to the clubs of Chicago and all across the world
Release Date: Sunday, December 1 2013
11 years ago
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Portrait of Lee Conley BradleyLee Conley BradleyLee Conley Bradley would have been no older than 55 in Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain as 'Self (Archival Footage)'.
Birthday: Fri, Jun 26 1903 –
Thu, Aug 14 1958
Portrait of Pete SeegerPete SeegerPete Seeger was 94 in Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
Birthday: Sat, May 03 1919 –
Mon, Jan 27 2014
Portrait of Keith RichardsKeith RichardsKeith Richards was 69 in Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
Birthday: Sat, Dec 18 1943
Portrait of John RenbournJohn RenbournJohn Renbourn was >> in Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Martin CarthyMartin CarthyMartin Carthy was >> in Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
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Portrait of Jeremy MarreJeremy MarreJeremy Marre was 70 in Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain as 'Director, Producer'
Birthday: Thu, Oct 07 1943 –
Sun, Mar 15 2020
Portrait of Mark CooperMark CooperMark Cooper was >> in Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday