Billy Bragg

- Name: Stephen William Bragg
- Nickname: The Bard of Barking
- Born: December 20, 1957
- Genres: Folk, Protest Music, Indie
- Origin: Essex, United Kingdom
- Active: 1977 - present
- Albums: 9
- Labels: Elektra, Go! Discs
- Member: Red Wedge

Billy Bragg is an English folk singer/songwriter known for strong political themes.
Career

After a brief time as a member of a punk rock band and a more brief time in the military, Billy Bragg hit his stride as a performer busking on the streets of London. His subject matter tends to politics and relationships, and in the 1980s Bragg was considered a prominent voice for the Labour Party, often appearing at union rallies. He collaborated with the American band Wilco for two albums of Woody Guthrie covers, and continues to write and perform.
Studio Albums or Notable Recordings
- 1984: Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
- 1988: Workers Playtime
- 1998: Mermaid Avenue
- 2008: Mr. Love & Justice

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- Mermaid Avenue Vol. II - $13.98
  
  Mermaid Avenue, Vol. II finds Billy Bragg & Wilco setting Woody Guthrie's words to their own music a second time. The result is more sonically diverse than the first install...
  
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- Billy Bragg: Still Suitable for Miners - $14.69
  
  Billy Bragg remains to this day a much-loved songwriter and performer, whose campaigning has now spanned three decades and shows no sign of relenting. "Still Suitable For Miners" i...
  
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- California Stars (LP Version) - $0.99
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- Mermaid Avenue - $13.98
  
  A ghost, a band, a troubadour. Easily the strangest co-op project ever, and easily one of the finest and most evocative albums of the year. British socialist and folkie Billy Bragg...
  
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It really saddened me to hear his life ended so soon and without any kind of warning. Although, the cause of his death is still unknown, I keep wondering if th... read more

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- I don't believe we can defeat an axis of evil by putting smart-bombs in the hands of dumb people. - Billy Bragg #getsit (via @sswayze)
- I don't believe we can defeat an axis of evil by putting smart-bombs in the hands of dumb people. - Billy Bragg #getsit
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