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WILLIAM “BIG BILL” BROONZY (1893-1958) – GRAVE

Country / Folk / Blues
Big Bill Broonzy was a guitar player, songwriter and a singer, who started out in the 1920s playing country music to black audiences. While he did play a more urban blues in the 1930s and 1940s, he returned to his folk-blues roots in the 1950s and became a huge star.
^{[Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island – Section TLA, Lot 289, Grave S3-E 1/2 – 41°40’13.8″N 87°42’04.0″W]}

WILLIAM “BIG BILL” BROONZY LINKS
Big Bill Broonzy -> Wikipedia

JAMES KOKOMO ARNOLD (1901-1968) – GRAVE

Blues
Considered to be amongst the greatest bluesmen, due to his intense style of playing and his rapid fire vocal delivery. He played the slide guitar and he was left handed. He died of a heart attack.
^{[Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip – 41°39’45.2″N 87°43’54.7″W]}

JAMES KOKOMO ARNOLD LINKS
Kokomo Arnold -> Wikipedia