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Billy Bragg

Rock music
Folk rock
Alternative country
Driven by the social conscience and full throttle energy of The Clash and the songwriting tradition of the folk movement, Billy Bragg became the political voice of 1980s pop, taking on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, supporting the 1984 miners strike and campaigning for the Labour Party in the Red Wedge enterprise. After a short stint in the army, Bragg gigged with punk band Riff Raff, developing his trademark electric guitar thrash while bellowing acerbic lyrics in his distinctively strangulated Essex voice. His debut EP 'Life's a Riot With Spy Vs Spy' (1983) featured the c...
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California StarsBilly Bragg and Wilco
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Way Over Yonder In The Minor KeyBilly Bragg
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Birds and ShipsBilly Bragg, Natalie Merchant and Wilco
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Blood of the LambBilly Bragg and Wilco
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Walt Whitman's NieceBilly Bragg and Wilco
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Bring Them Home (If You Love Your Uncle Sam)Pete Seeger, Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, Ani DiFranco and Pete Seeger & Friends
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California StarsBilly Bragg and Wilco

Mermaid Avenue

4:58

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Way Over Yonder In The Minor KeyBilly Bragg

Must I Paint You a Picture?: The Essential Billy Bragg

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Birds and ShipsBilly Bragg, Natalie Merchant and Wilco

Mermaid Avenue

2:13

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Blood of the LambBilly Bragg and Wilco

Mermaid Avenue Vol. II

4:16

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Walt Whitman's NieceBilly Bragg and Wilco

Mermaid Avenue

3:53

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Bring Them Home (If You Love Your Uncle Sam)Pete Seeger, Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, Ani DiFranco and Pete Seeger & Friends

Young vs. Old

3:45

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