Blues guitarist William “Big Bill” Broonzy, who attained prominence as a performer and composer in 1930s Chicago, Illinois, maintained a stylish image that belied his beginnings on southern tenant farms. Born on June 26, most likely in 1893, in Scott, Mississippi, to former slaves, Broonzy grew up in the Pine Bluff area (Jefferson County).
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