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Bragg was born in 1957 in Barking, Essex (later part of Greater London) [2] to Dennis Frederick Austin Bragg, an assistant sales manager to a Barking cap maker and milliner, and his wife Marie Victoria D'Urso, who was of Italian descent through her father. [3][a] Bragg's father died of lung cancer in 1976, [4] and his mother died in 2011. [5]
While on tour in the United States, legendary British rocker and activist, Billy Bragg, joined Democracy Now! for an extended interview. One of the many topics he discussed was the tragic death of the British singer-songwriter, Amy Winehouse.
Nov 18, 2023 · Marking the 40th anniversary of the release of his seminal song A New England, Billy Bragg is digging into the BBC archives to uncover the similarities and differences in the experience of...
Apr 12, 2022 · Emerging from the busking scene, songs like A New England from his 1983 debut album, Life’s Riot With Spy Vs Spy, confirmed him as a laureate of the London streets with an unvarnished ‘chop and clang’ style on guitar that matched the energy and honesty of his lyrics. His main squeeze back then was a rare Burns Steer semi-acoustic that’s ...
Oct 23, 2021 · “How dare you say that!” shouts Billy Bragg over the phone when I ask if age — and indeed life — has mellowed him at all over the years. But it’s mock indignation and he roars with laughter.
Dec 20, 2022 · As he turns 65 on Dec. 20, he’s still doing, in a very real sense, what he set out to do: Mixing pop and politics, agitating for social change, cracking wise, and going (politically) far beyond The Clash’s well-intentioned endeavors, both in song and via his public actions.
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Bragg was a founder member of Red Wedge, the music coalition which supported the Labour Party in the 1987 election, and a supporter of many humanitarian and left-wing causes, but has since withdrawn overt support for New Labour.
