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Big Bill Broonzy(1893-1958)

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Big Bill Broonzy was born on 26 June 1893 in Scott, Mississippi, USA. He was a composer, known for The Terminal (2004), Intolerable Cruelty (2003) and Toxic Apocalypse (2016). He died on 15 August 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
BornJune 26, 1893
DiedAugust 15, 1958(65)
BornJune 26, 1893
DiedAugust 15, 1958(65)
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Known for

Tom Hanks in The Terminal (2004)
The Terminal
7.4
  • Soundtrack("The Glory of Love")
  • 2004
George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Intolerable Cruelty
6.3
  • Soundtrack("The Glory of Love")
  • 2003
Toxic Apocalypse (2016)
Toxic Apocalypse
3.7
  • Soundtrack("Baby Please Don't Go")
  • 2016
Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
Supernatural
8.4
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Key to the Highway")

Credits

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Composer



  • Holiday (1957)
    Holiday
    7.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • Big Bill Blues
    8.4
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1957

Soundtrack



  • Nathan Lane, Natalie Dormer, and Daniel Zovatto in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)
    Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Good Boy"
    • 2020
  • Hitsville: The Making of Motown (2019)
    Hitsville: The Making of Motown
    7.9
    • performer: "Detroit Special"
    • 2019
  • Eric Clapton in Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2017)
    Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
    7.4
    • performer: "Backwater Blues"
    • 2017
  • Passage to Mars (2016)
    Passage to Mars
    4.6
    • performer: "Baby Please Don't Go"
    • 2016
  • James Baldwin in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
    I Am Not Your Negro
    7.9
    • performer: "Just a Dream (On My Mind)", "Black, Brown and White"
    • writer: "Black, Brown and White"
    • writer: "Just a Dream (On My Mind)"
    • 2016
  • Toxic Apocalypse (2016)
    Toxic Apocalypse
    3.7
    • performer: "Baby Please Don't Go"
    • writer: "Baby Please Don't Go"
    • 2016
  • Jimmy Scott and Ralf Kemper in I Go Back Home: Jimmy Scott (2016)
    I Go Back Home: Jimmy Scott
    8.3
    • lyrics: "Give Your Mama One Smile"
    • music: "Give Your Mama One Smile"
    • 2016
  • Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn in Mississippi Grind (2015)
    Mississippi Grind
    6.4
    • performer: "This Train"
    • writer: "This Train"
    • 2015
  • Home Sweet Home (2013)
    Home Sweet Home
    4.7
    • performer: "NIGHT WATCHMAN BLUES", "I KNOW SHE WILL", "JUST WONDERING", "THAT'S ALL RIGHT BABY"
    • writer: "NIGHT WATCHMAN BLUES", "I KNOW SHE WILL", "JUST WONDERING", "THAT'S ALL RIGHT BABY"
    • 2013
  • Samantha Charles in Love Hurts (2012)
    Love Hurts
    Video
    • performer: "Baby, Please Don't Go By"
    • writer: "Baby, Please Don't Go By"
    • 2012
  • The Big Something (2011)
    The Big Something
    6.6
    • performer: "Long Tall Mama"
    • 2011
  • Mick Jagger in The Roaring 20s: Mick Jagger's Glory Years (2011)
    The Roaring 20s: Mick Jagger's Glory Years
    Video
    • performer: "Worried Man Blues"
    • 2011
  • The Buttercup Project
    Short
    • performer: "Baby Please Don't Go"
    • 2010
  • Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
    Supernatural
    8.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "Key to the Highway" ("Key to the Highway")
    • 2006
  • Cold Case (2003)
    Cold Case
    7.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "Sixteen Tons"
    • 2006

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 26, 1893
    • Scott, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • August 15, 1958
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA(throat cancer)
  • Other works
    CD: "The Complete Recordings, Vol. 12--1945-1947" (ZOOCU)

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  • When did Big Bill Broonzy die?
    August 15, 1958
  • How did Big Bill Broonzy die?
    Throat cancer
  • How old was Big Bill Broonzy when he died?
    65 years old
  • Where did Big Bill Broonzy die?
    Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • When was Big Bill Broonzy born?
    June 26, 1893

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