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Billy Bragg Biography
Billy Bragg is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on December 20, 1957 in England, United Kingdom. British singer-songwriter and songwriter committed to issues of humanitarian concern. She has released top singles such as “She’s Leaving Home” and the #11 single “We Laughed.”
After the fall by the Labour Party and the repeated triumph that was Following the defeat of the Labour Party and the repeated victory of Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government, he joined Charter88 to push for a reform of the British political system. and her Conservative government He joined Charter88 to demand reforms to The British democratic system.
Stephen William Bragg (born 20 December 1957) 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.
In 1977 Bragg formed the punk rock/pub rock band Riff Raff with Wiggy. The band decamped to rural Oundle in Northamptonshire in 1978 to record a series of singles (the first on independent Chiswick Records) which did not receive wide exposure. After a period of gigging in Northamptonshire and London, they returned to Barking and split in 1980. Taking a series of odd jobs including working at Guy Norris’ record shop in Barking high street. Bragg became disillusioned with his stalled music career and in May 1981 joined the British Army as a recruit destined for the Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars of the Royal Armoured Corps. After completing three months’ basic training, he bought himself out for £175 and returned home.
He was born his father was Dennis Frederick Austin Bragg, the assistant manager of an Barking cap maker and maker of hats along with Marie Victoria D’Urso.
| Name | Billy Bragg |
| First Name | Billy |
| Last Name | Bragg |
| Occupation | Folk Singer |
| Birthday | December 20 |
| Birth Year | 1957 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Home Town | England |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Juliet Bragg |
| Children(s) | Jack Bragg |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Bragg’s politics were focused by the Conservative Party’s 144-seat majority landslide at the 1983 general election. He told his biographer, “By 1983, the scales had fallen from my eyes.” His record label boss Andy Macdonald observed that “his presence onstage took on more of the avenging angel.” Bragg was at the forefront of music’s influence on the 1984 miners’ strike, and played many benefit gigs in towns close to coalfields such as Newport and Sunderland. He also released an EP during this year titled “Between the Wars”, which connected struggles of class solidarity to the present issue. This single was his most successful up until this point, reaching number 15 on the charts. The following year, after playing a short Labour Party-sponsored Jobs For Youth tour, he joined other like-minded activists in the public eye to form the musicians’ alliance Red Wedge, which promoted Labour’s cause – and in turn lobbied the party on youth issues – in the run-up to the 1987 general election, with a national tour in 1986 alongside The Style Council, Jerry Dammers and The Communards.
Billy Bragg Net Worth
Billy Bragg is one of the richest Folk Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Billy Bragg's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He played regularly in clubs and pubs with his group Riff Raff before becoming famous. He also toured frequently in London to try to make an impression.
A lot of his songs contain romantic or political themes.
Bragg was born in 1957 in Barking, Essex, one of the sons of 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. Bragg’s father died of lung cancer in 1976, and his mother in 2011.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Folk Singer |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
His demo tape initially got no response from the record industry, but by pretending to be a television repair man, he got into the office of Charisma Records’ A&R man Peter Jenner. Jenner liked the tape, but the company was near bankruptcy and had no budget to sign new artists. Bragg got an offer to record more demos for music publisher Chappell & Co., so Jenner agreed to release them as a record. Life’s a Riot with Spy vs Spy (credited to Billy Bragg) was released in July 1983 by Charisma’s new imprint, Utility. Hearing DJ John Peel mention on-air that he was hungry, Bragg rushed to the BBC with a mushroom biryani, so Peel played a song from Life’s a Riot with Spy vs Spy albeit at the wrong speed (since the 12″ LP was, unconventionally, cut to play at 45rpm). Peel insisted he would have played the song even without the biryani and later played it at the correct speed.
In 1984, he released Brewing Up with Billy Bragg, a mixture of political songs (e.g. “It Says Here”) and songs of unrequited love (e.g. “The Saturday Boy”). This was followed in 1985 by Between the Wars, an EP of political songs that included a cover version of Leon Rosselson’s “The World Turned Upside Down”. The EP made the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart and earned Bragg an appearance on Top of the Pops, singing the title track. Bragg later collaborated with Rosselson on the song, “Ballad of a Spycatcher”.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
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Bragg was particularly influenced by the Clash, whom he’d seen play live in London in May 1977 on their White Riot Tour, and again at a Rock Against Racism carnival in April 1978, which he admits was the first time he really stepped into the world of music as it is used for political activism. The experience of the gig and preceding march helped shape Bragg’s left-wing politics, having previously “turned a blind eye” to casual racism.
Bragg travelled twice to the Soviet Union in 1986, the year Mikhail Gorbachev started to promote the policies of perestroika and glasnost. He played a gig in Leningrad, and the Festival of Song in the Struggle for Peace in Kiev.
Who is Billy Bragg Dating?
According to our records, Billy Bragg married to Juliet Bragg. As of December 1, 2023, Billy Bragg’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Billy Bragg. You may help us to build the dating records for Billy Bragg!Though never released as a Bragg single, album track and live favourite “A New England”, with an additional verse, became a Top 10 hit in the UK for Kirsty MacColl in January 1985. Since MacColl’s early death, Bragg always sings the extra verse live in her honour.
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Billy Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Billy Bragg celebrates birthday on December 20 of every year.
In 1986 Bragg released Talking with the Taxman About Poetry, which became his first Top 10 album. Its title is taken from a poem by Vladimir Mayakovsky and a translated version of the poem was printed on the record’s inner sleeve. Back to Basics is a 1987 collection of his first three releases: Life’s a Riot with Spy vs Spy, Brewing Up with Billy Bragg, and Between the Wars. He enjoyed his only Number 1 hit single in May 1988, a cover of the Beatles’ “She’s Leaving Home”, a shared A-side with Wet Wet Wet’s “With a Little Help from My Friends”. Both were taken from a multi-artist re-recording of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band titled Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father coordinated by the NME in aid of the charity Childline. Wet Wet Wet’s cover dominated radio airplay and its video was shown over three consecutive weeks on Top of the Pops; in week four, Bragg went on the programme to play his cover, with regular accompanist Cara Tivey on piano.
What is Billy Bragg famous for?
Billy Bragg, in full Steven William Bragg, (born December 20, 1957, Barking, Essex, England), British singer, songwriter, guitarist, and author who became a critic’s darling and a champion of populist activism in the mid-1980s as he fused the personal and the political in songs of love and conscience.
What is Billy Bragg most famous song?
# 1 – New England At the number one spot on this top 10 Billy Bragg songs list is the great track “New England.” It is what is considered to be Billy Bragg’s signature song. The song combines Billy Bragg’s main lyrical concepts romanticism and politics. The song was released on the Life’s a Riot album.
Is Billy Bragg His real name?
Stephen William Bragg
What age is Billy Bragg?
64 years (December 20, 1957)
Who is Billy Bragg married to?
Juliet Bragg
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