Billy Bragg
| Born | December 20, 1957 |
| Hometown | Barking, Essex, England |
| Net worth | $5 million |
| Children | Jack Bragg |
| Parents | Dennis Frederick Austin Bragg, Marie Victoria D'Urso |
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Name Billy Bragg Best known for Being a bit of a commie. Current city Weymouth (UK) Really want to be in Haida Gwaii. There’s a festival there I’ve always wanted to play. Excited about The creative spirit and where it will take me next. My current music collection Has a lot of stuff from the late 20th century. And a little bit […]
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The story went like this. After watching Spandau Ballet perform their top-three hit Chant No.1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) on Top Of The Pops in the summer of 1981, the 23-year old Stephen “Billy” Bragg retreated to his bedroom in his parents’ home in Barking to write his first song as a solo artist. He was hardly shy in revealing his motivation for doing so, either: if they could get on TV with music like that, he would explain to any journalist willing to listen, then anyone could.
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Graham Norton Exits Twitter Soon After On-Stage Discussion About Trans Rights
UK presenting royalty Graham Norton has left Twitter soon after Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling criticized him over comments about transgender people made in a recent interview. The row began after singer-songwriter Billy Bragg commended Norton for his position on trans rights made at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Rowling, who has often clashed with trans […]
