THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

Big Bill Broonzy

American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1893–1958)

Big Bill Broonzy has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists June 26, 1893 in Scott County.

Born

June 26, 1893

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: August 15, 1958

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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.

Birthplace
Scott County
Professions
blues musician, singer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, musician, street artist
Citizenship
United States

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: June 26, 1893 (Find a Grave; BnF authorities; Integrated Authority File; Encyclopedia of Arkansas; SNAC; filmportal.de; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Encyclopædia Britannica Online) or June 26, 1903 (No external source identified).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

June 26, 1903

Precision: day · Rank: normal

    No external source identified

    More about Big Bill Broonzy

    Pseudonyms
    Big Bill Broonzy

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    Questions people ask

    Where was Big Bill Broonzy born?

    Big Bill Broonzy was born in Scott County.