Big Bill Broonzy

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Aliases: Big Bill
"Big Bill" Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy and His Big Little Orchestra
Big Bill and His Chicago Five
Big Bill Johnson
Personal name: William Lee Conley Broonzy
Born: June 26, 1893
Died: August 15, 1958
Country: United States
IPI: 00004311545 6 works
00136044795 20 works
00136044893 2 works
00220364216 1 work
00220364314 5 works
Affiliation: ASCAP, BMI
Comments: Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
Member of: Chicago Sanctified Singers
Harum Scarums (1931)
State Street Boys
Ranking: 1129th most covered composer/author
1766th most covered performer

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Popular Originals

I Feel So Good

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Released on I Feel So Good (1942)

Covered by (32 artists)

All by Myself

All by Myself

Released on All by Myself (1941)

Covered by (39 artists)

Too Many Drivers

Preachin' the Blues

Released on Preachin' the Blues (1939)

Covered by (35 artists)

Hey Hey

Hey Hey

Released on Hey Hey (1952)

Covered by (11 artists)

Popular Covers by Big Bill Broonzy

I Get the Blues When It Rains

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Originally by Carl Haworth

Released on An Evening with Big Bill Broonzy - Blues Vol. II (1965)

Diggin' My Potatoes

Country Blues

Originally by Little Son Joe

Released on Country Blues (1957)

Glory of Love

Volume One - Mississippi Blues

Originally by Willie Bryant and His Orchestra

Released on Volume One - Mississippi Blues (1955)

Backwater Blues

Folk Blues

Originally by Bessie Smith

Released on Folk Blues (1954)