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Personal Data:
| Born: |
20.12.1957 |
(Barking, Essex, GB, as Steven William Bragg) |
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Appearances:
Line-Up (2013):
Billy Bragg - voc
Greg Leisz - pedal steel
David Piltch - bg
Patrick Warren - kb
Jay Bellerose - ds
Former Members:
Lu Edmonds (g,voc, cca 1/02); Ben Mandelson (steel g, cca 1/02)
Simon Edwards (bg, cca 1/02)
Ian McLagan (kb, cca 1/02-cca 11/07)
Martyn Barker (ds, cca 1/02)
Albums Discography:
| # | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | | 1. | Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy
(mini LP) | 6/1983 | Utility | | 30 | | | 2. | Brewing Up With Billy Bragg | 05.10.1984 | Go! Discs | | 16 | | | 3. | Talking With The Taxman About Poetry | 9/1986 | Go! Discs | | 8 | | | 4. | Back To The Basics
(2LP) | 6/1987 | Go! Discs |  | 37 | | | 5. | Help Save The Youth Of America (Live And Dubious)
(mini LP) | 5/1988 | Go! Discs |  | | | | 6. | Worker's Playtime | 9/1988 | Go! Discs | | 17 | 198 | | 7. | The Internationale
(mini LP) | 5/1990 | Utility | | 34 | | | 8. | Don't Try This At Home | 9/1991 | Go! Discs | | 8 | | | 9. | The Peel Sessions Album | 24.02.1992 | Strange Fruit | | | | | 10. | Victim Of Geography | 11/1993 | Cooking Vinyl | | | | | 11. | William Bloke
produced by: Grant Showbiz | 09.09.1996 | Cooking Vinyl | | 16 | | | 12. | Bloke On Bloke | 16.06.1997 | Cooking Vinyl | | 72 | | | 13. | Mermaid Avenue
& Wilco | 29.06.1998 | Elektra | | 34 | 90 | | 14. | Reaching To The Converted | 30.08.1999 | Cooking Vinyl | | 41 | | | 15. | Mermaid Avenue Volume 2
& Wilco | 30.05.2000 | Elektra | | 61 | 88 | | 16. | England Half English
& The Blokes, prod. Grant Showbiz | 04.03.2002 | Cooking Vinyl | | 51 | | | 17. | Must I Paint You A Picture? The Essential Billy Bragg | 9/2003 | Cooking Vinyl | | 49 | | | 18. | Billy Bragg Volume 1
(7CD/2DVD box set) | 04.03.2006 | Yep Roc | | | | | 19. | Mr Love & Justice
produced by: Grant Showbiz | 03.03.2008 | Cooking Vinyl | | 33 | | | 20. | Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions
& Wilco
(4CD) | 21.04.2012 | Nonesuch | | | | | 21. | Tooth & Nail
produced by: Joe Henry | 18.03.2013 | Cooking Vinyl | | 13 | | | 22. | Live at the Union Chapel London | 15.04.2014 | Cooking Vinyl | | 61 | | | 23. | Shine A Light - Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad
& Joe Henry | 23.09.2016 | Cooking Vinyl | | 28 | | | 24. | The Million Things That Never Happened
produced by: Romeo Stodart/Dave Izumi | 08.10.2021 | Cooking Vinyl | | 44 | | | 25. | The Roaring Forty 1983-2023
(14CD box set) | 27.10.2023 | Cooking Vinyl | | 29 | |
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Singles Discography:
| # | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | | 1. | St. Swithin's Day / A New England | 2/1985 | Go! Discs | | | | 2. | Between The Wars / Which Side Are You On / World Turned Upside Down / It Says Here | 3/1985 | Go! Discs | 9 | | | 3. | Days Like These / I Don't Need This Pressure Ron / Scholarship Is Enemy Of Romance | 12/1985 | Go! Discs | 43 | | | 4. | Levi Stubbs' Tears / Think Again / Walk Away Renee
12" + Between The Wars (live) | 6/1986 | Go! Discs | 28 | | | 5. | Greetings To The New Brunette / Deportees / The Tatler
12" + Jeane / There Is Power In A Union (Instrumental) | 11/1986 | Go! Discs | 58 | | | 6. | The Peel Sessions
(A New England / Strange Things Happen / This Guitar Says Sorry / Love Gets Dangerous / A13 Trunk Road To The Sea / Fear ...) | 5/1987 | Strange Fruit | | | | 7. | She's Leaving Home / With A Little Help From My Friends
& Cara Tivey & Wet Wet Wet | 4/1988 | Childline | 1 | | | 8. | Waiting For The Great Leap Forward / Wishing The Days Away / Sin City | 8/1988 | Go! Discs | 52 | | | 9. | She's Got A Brand New Spell / Must I Paint You A Picture | 11/1988 | Go! Discs | | | | 10. | Sexuality / Bad Penny | 6/1991 | Go! Discs | 27 | | | 11. | You Woke Up My Neighbourhood / Ontario, Quebec And Me
12",CD + Bread And Circuses / Heart Like A Wheel | 8/1991 | Go! Discs | 54 | | | 12. | Accident Waiting To Happen / Sulk / The Warmest Room (live) / Revolution
12",CD + Levi Stubbs' Tears (live) / Valentine's Day Is Over (live) / North Sea Bubble (live) | 17.02.1992 | Go! Discs | 29 | | | 13. | Upfield | 12.08.1996 | Cooking Vinyl | 46 | | | 14. | The Boy Done Good / Sugar Daddy | 5/1997 | Cooking Vinyl | 55 | | | 15. | Secrets Of The Sea
& Wilco | 5/2000 | Elektra | | | | 16. | St. Monday | 2/2002 | | | | | 17. | Tear Down the Union Jack
& The Blokes | 20.05.2002 | Cooking Vinyl | 22 | | | 18. | We Laughed
& Rosetta Life | 10/2005 | Cooking Vinyl | 11 | | | 19. | I Keep Faith / Like Soldiers Do (acoustic version) | 17.03.2008 | Cooking Vinyl | | | | 20. | The Beach Is Free / I Almost Killed You | 21.07.2008 | | | | | 21. | Folk Ska EP
(Hoodoo Voodoo Ska (live) / Police & Thieves (live))
& The Blokes & The Levellers | 16.09.2013 | Billyfolk | | | | 22. | I Will Be Your Shield | 14.07.2021 | Cooking Vinyl | | |
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WWW Links:
http://www.billybragg.co.uk
Various:
Compilation Appearances:
"When Will I See You Again?" on compilation "Ruby Tracks The NME's Roaring Forty" (11/92, Forty/NME)
"My Flying Saucer" on compilation "For The Kids" (22.10.02, Nettwerk, & Wilco)
"The Price of Oil" / "Great Leap Forward" on compilation "Tell Us the Truth: The Live Concert Recording" (5.10.04, Artemis)
"A New England" on compilation "John Peel - A Tribute" (17.10.05)
Press References:
| &musiQ | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 2002 | 7 | | 17 | Pelmel - Pecky | | | Big Beng! | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1997 | 14 | 10.04.1997 | 27 | Forum kritikum | album review | | 1997 | 24 | 19.06.1997 | 20 | | interview | | 1997 | 33 | 25.09.1997 | 27 | Forum kritikum | album review | | 2002 | 5 | 07.03.2002 | 36 | Forum kritikum | album review | | Melodie | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1990 | 9 | | 262 | | gig review | | Melody Maker | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1982 | 42 | 16.10.1982 | 11 | Playback | demo review | | 1983 | 32 | 06.08.1983 | 24 | Albums | album review | | 1983 | 39 | 24.09.1983 | 21 | Futurama 5 | gig review | | 1983 | 52 | 24.12.1983 | 22 | It's Alive | gig review | | 1984 | 2 | 14.01.1984 | 15 | It's Alive | gig review | | 1984 | 13 | 31.03.1984 | 5 | Fast Forward | | | 1984 | 19 | 12.05.1984 | 23 | It's Alive | gig review | | 1984 | 32 | 22.09.1984 | 5 | Fast Forward - Record News | | | 1984 | 33 | 29.09.1984 | 18 | It's Alive | gig review | | 1992 | 7 | 15.02.1992 | 4 | News | | | 1992 | 8 | 22.02.1992 | 48 | True Stories - Biting Tongues | | | 1992 | 8 | 22.02.1992 | 31 | Singles | single review | | 1992 | 9 | 29.02.1992 | 4 | News | | | 1992 | 9 | 29.02.1992 | 35 | Albums | album review | | 1992 | 16 | 18.04.1992 | 44 | True Stories - Biting Tongues | | | 1993 | 30 | 24.07.1993 | 43 | festival Phoenix | | | 1993 | 31 | 31.07.1993 | 38 | True Stories - Biting Tongues | | | 1993 | 38 | 18.09.1993 | 25 | Live | gig review | | 1993 | 40 | 02.10.1993 | 48 | True Stories - Biting Tongues | | | 1993 | 49 | 04.12.1993 | 34 | Albums | album review | | 1994 | 21 | 28.05.1994 | 30 | | | | 1994 | 23 | 11.06.1994 | 16 | live - Anti-Nazi Carnival | gig review | | 1994 | 29 | 23.07.1994 | 36 | Info Freako | | | 1996 | 35 | 31.08.1996 | 28 | festival Reading | gig review | | 1996 | 38 | 21.09.1996 | 41 | Live! | gig review | | 1997 | 27 | 05.07.1997 | 34 | festival Glastonbury | gig review | | 1997 | 30 | 26.07.1997 | 34 | festival Phoenix '97 | gig review | | 1998 | 28 | 11.07.1998 | 38 | Albums | album review | | New Musical Express | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1990 | 0 | 08.12.1990 | 24 | Video | | | Rock & Pop | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1990 | 1 | 14.05.1990 | 3 | Hot | | | 1990 | 6 | 20.07.1990 | 7 | | gig review | | 1997 | 12 | | 110 | Recenze - Atd | album review | | 2000 | 7 | | 99 | Recenze - Novinky | album review | | 2002 | 5 | | 78 | Novinky | album review | | 2006 | 7 | | 6 | Rock & Top | | | 2008 | 5 | | 57 | Record | album review | | Rolling Stone | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1999 | 4 | | 43 | | | | 2000 | 8 | | 60 | Nová alba | album review |
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