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Big Bill Broonzy was one of the undisputed kings of Ragtime Blues. Alongside players like Blind Blake and The Rev Gary Davies he can be rated among the greatest exponents of this style. He was an accomplished player of all the guitar styles of the day and served a long and established career as a Chicago sideman tosome of the most famous musicians in the boom time of blues and jazz in the 30'sand 40's. After a down turn in his band career he re-emerged as a solo acoustic player and toured extensively in the 50's. He had developed a solo style that encompassed all he had heard and learned; a powerful mix of jazz, blues, rhythm and ragtime, played with a ' stomping ' thumb and fingerstyle or a tender touch for his slow vocal blues. With this unique solo acoustic style he produced some of blues all time classics such as 'CC Rider', 'Key To The Highway' and many more.

In this course you'll be exploring mainly his unique solo acoustic technique using six classic Broonzy instrumentals such as 'The Guitar Shuffle', 'Hey Hey', and 'House Rent Stomp' and one of my own Broonzy style tunes called'Broonzy Blues'. If you're new to fingerstyle blues there are lots of Broonzy warm up exercises to prepare you for his thumping guitar style. I'll be playing the complete pieces and then giving youbar by bar breakdowns so you can see how it's done. All the pieces and exercises in this course are supported by video, so you can use the methods that suit you best. I'm a huge fan of 'Big Bill' and his mighty sound so it was really fun playing and recording some of my favourite Broonzy Blues. I, hope with this course, I can pass on some of his amazing finger style technique to you.

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