Billy Bragg
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Billy Bragg is an English singer-songwriter and activist known for blending folk, punk, and protest music, as well as for his collaborations with Wilco on the Mermaid Avenue albums setting Woody Guthrie’s lyrics to music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Billy Bragg canonical | 6 |
| Billy Bragg – Workers Playtime | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
activist
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ political activist ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
music
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politics ⓘ |
| birthName | Stephen William Bragg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Wilco
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Woody Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957-12-20 ⓘ |
| familyName | Bragg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
folk music
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folk punk ⓘ protest music ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Stephen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
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voice ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blending folk, punk, and protest music
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politically charged lyrics ⓘ socialist activism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | British folk-punk ⓘ |
| name | Billy Bragg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brewing Up with Billy Bragg
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Don’t Try This at Home NERFINISHED ⓘ England, Half English NERFINISHED ⓘ Life’s a Riot with Spy vs Spy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mermaid Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Mermaid Avenue Vol. II NERFINISHED ⓘ Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr Love & Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ Talking with the Taxman About Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ The Internationale NERFINISHED ⓘ Tooth & Nail NERFINISHED ⓘ William Bloke NERFINISHED ⓘ Workers Playtime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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musician ⓘ political activist ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Barking, Essex, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing politics ⓘ |
| project | Mermaid Avenue albums setting Woody Guthrie’s lyrics to music ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1980s–present ⓘ |
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Billy Bragg – Workers Playtime