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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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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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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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- Billy Bragg
- date of birth
- 1957-12-20
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- 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
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Billy Bragg, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article · Italiano
Billy Bragg (Barking, 20 dicembre 1957) è un cantautore, chitarrista e attivista britannico.La sua musica combina elementi folk, punk e soul con tematiche politiche e sociali nei testi, assimilabile alla tradizione della canzone di protesta. Oltre che musicista, Bragg è altresì un attivista politico di sinistra e convinto oppositore di qualsiasi forma di fascismo, razzismo, sessismo e omofobia. Si è spesso impegnato anche in lotte di rivendicazione politico-sociale, spendendo la propria notorietà in diverse campagne di sensibilizzazione sui problemi della working class e prendendo spesso posizione a fianco del Partito Laburista inglese nella battaglia ideologica contro il thatcherismo e contro certe scelte di politica interna ed estera degli attuali governi britannici di destra.
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