John Broven

John Broven (born 4 November 1942) is a British music historian, author, and reissue producer who has written about blues and R&B music in the United States. He was inducted into the Louisiana Hall of Fame in 1995.

He was born in Maidstone, Kent, England and attended Bexhill Grammar School in Sussex, where he became friendly with Mike Leadbitter. After leaving school, he worked for the Midland Bank, a career that he maintained for over thirty years. His book was featured on New Orleans radio station WWNO. American Songwriter and Pop Matters also gave Record Makers and Breakers, which was published in 2008, favourable reviews. South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous, Pelican Publishing, 1983 Record Makers and Breakers, University of Illinois Press, 2009