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Lee Conley Bradley

Lee Conley Bradley

Acting
26 Jun 1903
14 Aug 1958

Biography

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 ma...

Also Known As

Big Bill Broonzy

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