Lee Conley Bradley

Lee Conley Bradley

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 marks him as one of the key figures in the development of blues music in the 20th century. Broonzy copyrighted more than 300 songs during his lifetime, including both adaptations of traditional folk songs and original blues songs. As a blues composer, he was unique in writing songs that reflected his rural-to-urban experiences.

  • Popularity : 0.095
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1903-06-26
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Lee Conley Bradley Movies

  • 2004
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    The Story Of The Blues

    The Story Of The Blues

    4.2 2004 HD

    The story of The Blues traces the four main traditions of blues music: Form Blues, Blues, Urban Blues and Blues Electric. The blues has evolved and...

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  • 1999
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    Blues Masters

    Blues Masters

    6 1999 HD

    In 1966, CBC Television invited some of North America's greatest blues performers to gather in a studio in Toronto, recording together and...

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  • 1957
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    Big Bill Blues

    Big Bill Blues

    1 1957 HD

    This is the only film about Big Bill Broonzy, you can see him playing the blues in a Brussels cellar.

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  • 2013
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    Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain

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

    1 2013 HD

    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...

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  • 2007
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    Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues

    Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues

    1 2007 HD

    This music documentary celebrates the long and influential career of Long John Baldry, a pioneering British musician whose blues revivalism inspired...

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  • 1957
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    Big Bill Blues

    Big Bill Blues

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Six-Five Special

    Six-Five Special

    1 1957 HD

    The Six-Five Special is a British television programme launched in February 1957 when both television and rock and roll were in their infancy in...

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  • 2006
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    Folk Britannia

    Folk Britannia

    1 2006 HD

    Three 1-hour films exploring British folk music from the rebirth of English romance to the latter day revival.

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