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Billy Bragg
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English singer-songwriter and left-wing political activist
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Billy Bragg - A People's History
- Bob Marley
- Las tres dimensiones de la libertad
- Reasons to Be Cheerful
- The Three Dimensions of Freedom
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Film & TV
Barking, London, England, UK
Stephen William Bragg is an English singer-songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes. His music is heavily centred on bringing about change and involving the younger generation in activist causes.
Known for
- Kirsty MacColl at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2024
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg — Self –Musician and political activist2022
- Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl — Self2021
- Where Are You, Jay Bennett? — Self2021
- Beyond Barricades — Himself2020
- Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council — Self2020
- A World Without Beethoven? — Self2020
- Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock — Himself2019
- The Big Meeting — Self2019
- Woody Guthrie: Three Chords and the Truth — Himself2019
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1957-12-20
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 651,048
- Total plays
- 14,395,423
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Billy Bragg (Stephen William Bragg, Barking, Essex, England, 20 December, 1957) is an English singer, songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes. In 1977, Bragg formed the punk rock/pub rock band Riff Raff, and toured London's pubs and clubs. The band released a series of singles, which did not receive wide exposure. He also worked in Guy Norris Records in Barking. <a href
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Barking
- Occupation
- musician
- Employer
- British Army
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Dine Alone Records
- Official website
- www.billybragg.co.uk
- Image
- Billy Bragg, May 2010 1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Billy Bragg
- date of birth
- 1957-12-20
- Commons gallery
- Billy Bragg
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- social media followers
- 40100
- birth name
- Stephen William Bragg
- different from
- William Bragg
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
- name in native language
- Billy Bragg
- Commons Creator page
- Billy Bragg
Sources (8)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Billy Bragg, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
