Stephen William Bragg (born December 20, 1957 in Essex, England), better known as Billy Bragg, is an English musician who blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs. His lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes. His music career has lasted more than 30 years, and he has collaborated with Johnny Marr, Leon Rosselson, members of R.E.M., Michelle Shocked, Less Than Jake, Kirsty MacColl, and Wilco. He performed with Kate Nash at the 2008 NME awards. Bragg often plays and speaks at the Tolpuddle Martyrs festival. Bragg Close, in Dagenham, Essex, is named in his honour. He now lives in Dorset.

PropertyValue
dbpedia-owl:associatedBand
dbpedia-owl:associatedMusicalArtist
dbpedia-owl:background
  • solo_singer
dbpedia-owl:birthdate
  • 1957-12-20 (xsd:date)
dbpedia-owl:birthname
  • Stephen William Bragg
dbpedia-owl:birthplace
dbpedia-owl:genre
dbpedia-owl:instrument
p:abstract
  • Stephen William Bragg (born December 20, 1957 in Essex, England), better known as Billy Bragg, is an English musician who blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs. His lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes. His music career has lasted more than 30 years, and he has collaborated with Johnny Marr, Leon Rosselson, members of R.E.M., Michelle Shocked, Less Than Jake, Kirsty MacColl, and Wilco. He performed with Kate Nash at the 2008 NME awards. Bragg often plays and speaks at the Tolpuddle Martyrs festival. Bragg Close, in Dagenham, Essex, is named in his honour. He now lives in Dorset. (en)
  • Stephen William Bragg (né le 20 décembre 1957), mieux connu sous le pseudonyme de Billy Bragg, est un musicien anglais renommé pour son mélange de folk et de punk-rock. Sa musique est résolument contestataire et ses paroles évoquent aussi bien la politique que des thèmes plus romantiques. Il est dans le métier depuis plus de 20 ans et a collaboré avec de nombreux artistes de la scène internationale, comme Johnny Marr de The Smiths, le chanteur contestataire Leon Rosselson, des membres de R.E.M., Michelle Shocked, Less Than Jake, Kirsty MacColl, et Wilco. (fr)
  • Steven William ('Billy') Bragg is een Engelse zanger en liedjesschrijver die in 1983 debuteerde met het album Life's a riot with spy vs. spy. Zijn repertoire beweegt zich op de grens van folk en punk. Meestal treedt hij solo op, zichzelf in punktraditie begeleidend op een goedkope elektrische gitaar. Naast geestig-romantische liedjes over het leven en de liefde schrijft Bragg ook regelmatig protestsongs. Hij beschouwt zich zelf als socialist. (nl)
  • Stephen William Bragg, mer känd som Billy Bragg, född 20 december 1957, är en brittisk artist känd för sin blandning av folkmusik, punk och protestsånger. Hans texter avhandlar både romantiska och politiska teman. Bragg har varit aktiv inom musiken i över 20 år, och han har samarbetat med bland annat Johnny Marr från The Smiths, Leon Rosselson, medlemmar ur R.E.M., Less Than Jake, Kirsty MacColl och Wilco. Bragg spelar och talar ofta under Tolpuddle Martyrs festival. (sv)
  • Billy Bragg, nacido en Barking, Essex-Inglaterra el 20 de diciembre de 1957, es un cantautor izquierdista muy vinculado al movimiento obrero. Formó parte del llamado anti-Folk de los años 80. Es un artista influido tanto por el punk-rock,como por los cantautores comprometidos, en especial por el libertario Woody Guthrie, del cual dice recoge la tradición de los trovadores europeos. Junto al grupo Wilco,Corey Harris y Natalie Merchant,realiza dos discos homenage a Woody Guthrie,con canciones de este,nunca editadas y otras que gustaban al artista y que tenía recopiladas,junto a notas y comentarios explicando la historia de alguna de ellas. En el 2008, durante la ceremonia de los premios NME, canto junto a Kate Nash, una mezcla entre la canción "Foundations" y "A New England". (es)
  • Stephen William "Billy" Bragg (s. 20. joulukuuta 1957) on englantilainen muusikko. Hänen laulujensa tyyli on sekoitus folkkia, punkkia ja protestimusiikkia. Bragg tunnetaan erityisesti poliittisesti kantaaottavista sanoituksistaan. Yli 20 vuoden uransa aikana hän on työskennellyt useiden tunnetuiden muusikoiden kuten Johnny Marrin, Kirsty MacCollin, R.E.M.:n ja Wilcon kanssa. Braggin tunnetuin kappale on "A New England", joka Kirsty MacCollin esittämänä nousi Ison-Britannian singlelistan seitsemänneksi vuonna 1985. (fi)
  • Billy Bragg, am 20. Dezember 1957 in Barking (Essex, England) geboren als Stephen William Bragg, ist ein britischer Singer-Songwriter. Seine Themen reichen von Liebesballaden über traditionelle Arbeiterlieder bis zu Protestliedern zu aktuellen politischen Ereignissen. In seiner Musik verbindet er Elemente von Pop, Folk, Rock und Punk. (de)
p:alternativeNames
  • Bragg, Stephen William (en)
p:associatedActs
p:background
  • solo_singer (en)
p:birthName
  • Stephen William Bragg (en)
p:birthPlace
p:born
p:date
  • 2008-03-01 00:00:00.000000 (xsd:date)
p:dateOfBirth
  • 1957-12-20 (xsd:date)
p:genre
p:hasPhotoCollection
p:img
p:imgCapt
p:instrument
p:last.fmProperty
  • Billy Bragg (en)
  • Billy+Bragg (en)
p:name
  • Billy Bragg (en)
  • Bragg, Billy (en)
p:reference
p:shortDescription
  • Singer, Musician (en)
p:url
p:wikiPageUsesTemplate
p:yearsActive
  • 1977-present (en)
rdf:type
rdfs:comment
  • Stephen William Bragg (born December 20, 1957 in Essex, England), better known as Billy Bragg, is an English musician who blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs. His lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes. His music career has lasted more than 30 years, and he has collaborated with Johnny Marr, Leon Rosselson, members of R.E.M., Michelle Shocked, Less Than Jake, Kirsty MacColl, and Wilco. He performed with Kate Nash at the 2008 NME awards. Bragg often plays and speaks at the Tolpuddle Martyrs festival. Bragg Close, in Dagenham, Essex, is named in his honour. He now lives in Dorset. (en)
  • Stephen William Bragg (né le 20 décembre 1957), mieux connu sous le pseudonyme de Billy Bragg, est un musicien anglais renommé pour son mélange de folk et de punk-rock. (fr)
  • Steven William ('Billy') Bragg is een Engelse zanger en liedjesschrijver die in 1983 debuteerde met het album Life's a riot with spy vs. spy. (nl)
  • Stephen William Bragg, mer känd som Billy Bragg, född 20 december 1957, är en brittisk artist känd för sin blandning av folkmusik, punk och protestsånger. (sv)
  • Billy Bragg, nacido en Barking, Essex-Inglaterra el 20 de diciembre de 1957, es un cantautor izquierdista muy vinculado al movimiento obrero. Formó parte del llamado anti-Folk de los años 80. (es)
  • Stephen William "Billy" Bragg (s. 20. joulukuuta 1957) on englantilainen muusikko. Hänen laulujensa tyyli on sekoitus folkkia, punkkia ja protestimusiikkia. (fi)
  • Billy Bragg, am 20. (de)
rdfs:label
  • Billy Bragg (en)
  • Billy Bragg (fr)
  • Billy Bragg (nl)
  • Billy Bragg (sv)
  • Billy Bragg (es)
  • Billy Bragg (fi)
  • Billy Bragg (it)
  • Billy Bragg (de)
owl:sameAs
skos:subject
foaf:depiction
foaf:givenname
  • Billy (de)
foaf:img
foaf:name
  • Billy Bragg
  • Billy Bragg (de)
foaf:page
foaf:surname
  • Bragg (de)
is dbpedia-owl:artist of
is dbpedia-owl:associatedBand of
is dbpedia-owl:associatedMusicalArtist of
is dbpedia-owl:band of
is dbpedia-owl:producer of
is dbpedia-owl:starring of
is dbpedia-owl:writer of
is p:artist of
is p:associatedActs of
is p:chronology of
is p:producer of
is p:redirect of
is p:starring of
is p:writer of
is owl:sameAs of