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BIG BILL BROONZY

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Big Bill Broonzy was one of the most important pre-World War II Chicago blues singers, recorded over 250 songs from 1925 to 1952, including "Key to the Highway," "Black, Brown, and White," "Just a Dream," "Hard Hearted Woman," "Looking Up at Down," "Romance Without Finance," and "When Will I Get to Be Called a Man" and is listed as composer of even more.

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Ava and I chose BIG BILL because we thought he was big but sadly got let down because he is skinny and petite.

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this song is influential because it tells us about the experiences of black war vets and the issues that occur just because of their skin color.

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Big Bill Broonzy: Black, Brown and White

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Connection to Harlem Renaissance Core Themes

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Connection to Harlem Renaissance Core Themes

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Broonzy can connect to multiple of these themes but the two most connected are the dilemma of writing and performing for white audiences and the experience of modern black life in the North. As many black performers had to, Broonzy had the decision to perform for white people to gain validation or write his experiences through his music and which he then became a blues artist that became popular to the working class black people in the 30s. He also kept up the economic status of the North by holding numerous of jobs before quitting and expressing his culture by singing the blues.

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His blues music has impacted musicians and songs today with other genres such as rock, folk, and jazz. He is a generational idol who will continue to inspire those who want to address social issues as he has in many of his songs, an example being; "Black, Brown, and White" which highlights Jim Crow laws and the mistreatment of black war vets. With that being said, these songs can resonate with many artists to write songs like him.