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MUSICIAN

Big Bill Broonzy

1903 - 1958

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Big Bill Broonzy (born Lee Conley Bradley; June 26, 1893 or 1903 – August 14, 1958) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s, when he played country music to mostly African-American audiences. In the 1930s and 1940s, he navigated a change in style to a more urban blues sound popular with working-class black audiences. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Big Bill Broonzy has received more than 649,248 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Big Bill Broonzy is the 992nd most popular musician (down from 868th in 2019), the 4,875th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,326th in 2019) and the 353rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Big Bill Broonzy ranks 992 out of 2,662Before him are Enzo Jannacci, Kenny Burrell, Yiruma, Ray Davies, Jimmy Reed, and Yoshiki. After him are Marky Ramone, Alexi Laiho, Eberhard Weber, Marty Balin, Tommy Johnson, and Yvonne Loriod.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Big Bill Broonzy ranks 183Before him are Nico Diederichs, Kathleen Lonsdale, Leo Huberman, Charles Rigoulot, Georgy Beriev, and Anne Revere. After him are Gioacchino Colombo, Ward Bond, Julio Antonio Mella, Vincent Richards, Graham Sutherland, and Natallia Arsiennieva. Among people deceased in 1958, Big Bill Broonzy ranks 98Before him are Armas Järnefelt, Bart van der Leck, W. C. Handy, Francisco Olazar, Goro Yamada, and Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini. After him are Aarre Merikanto, Paul Reinecke, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Billy Meredith, Maurice Germot, and Bhagwan Das.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Big Bill Broonzy ranks 4,875 out of 18,182Before him are Andrew Davis (1946), Steven Williams (1949), L. L. Langstroth (1810), Robert Webber (1924), Asia Carrera (1973), and John Garfield (1913). After him are Marky Ramone (1952), Tyrese Gibson (1978), Lynn Anderson (1947), Shirley Jones (1934), Minnie Riperton (1947), and Isabella Karle (1921).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Big Bill Broonzy ranks 353Before him are Travis Barker (1975), Son House (1902), Larry Carlton (1948), Jorma Kaukonen (1940), Kenny Burrell (1931), and Jimmy Reed (1925). After him are Marky Ramone (1952), Marty Balin (1942), Tommy Johnson (1896), Barry Harris (1929), Floyd Council (1911), and Hugh McDonald (1950).