Billy Bragg
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Billy Bragg wrote
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about Steve Earle
)
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“I’m saddened to hear that we have lost Justin Townes Earle and at such a young age. I worked with him last year and found him to be a brilliant songwriter and generous soul”
msn-uk Wednesday, August 26, 2020 1:32:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg says
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“It’s not something I normally do after a gig — get round the piano,”
thesundaytimes Sunday, May 31, 2020 4:27:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg says
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“It’s not something I normally do after a gig — get round the piano,”
thetimes Sunday, May 31, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg said
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about Little Richard
)
:
“If one image could claim to sum up the spirit of rock’n’roll, it’s this one. So long, Little Richard #Awopbopaloobopawopbamboom!”
independent-UK Saturday, May 9, 2020 7:08:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg says
:
“Fundamentally, I’m a rhythm guitar player,”
bostonglobe Thursday, September 26, 2019 10:06:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg said
:
“That’s a good metaphor for the Brexiteers,”
irishtimes Thursday, August 1, 2019 11:16:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg said
:
“Music has lost its vanguard role in youth culture,”
irishtimes Thursday, August 1, 2019 11:16:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg told
:
“We have to hang on to our belief in each other,”
themirror Friday, July 5, 2019 2:10:00 AM EAT
Billy Bragg said
:
"Worthy Farm may have enjoyed a fallow year but politics has been grinding on, with Big Bad Brexit taking up most of the available bandwidth for discussion. "
bathchronicle Friday, May 10, 2019 5:05:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg wrote
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about Jeremy Hardy
)
:
“Very sorry to hear that Jeremy Hardy has passed away. He was a stalwart at Left Wing benefit gigs and will be greatly missed by friends and fans. My thoughts are with his family”
irishexaminer Friday, February 1, 2019 7:05:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg wrote
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about Jeremy Hardy
)
:
“Very sorry to hear that Jeremy Hardy has passed away. He was a stalwart at Left Wing benefit gigs and will be greatly missed by friends and fans. My thoughts are with his family”
independent-ie Friday, February 1, 2019 6:32:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg said
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about Jeremy Hardy
)
:
"Very sorry to hear that Jeremy Hardy has passed away. "
plymouthherald Friday, February 1, 2019 5:46:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg said
(
about Jeremy Hardy
)
:
"Very sorry to hear that Jeremy Hardy has passed away. "
westbriton Friday, February 1, 2019 3:29:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg wrote
:
“This tweet is more evergreen than our Christmas tree”
belfasttelegraph Thursday, December 13, 2018 12:09:00 AM EAT
Billy Bragg wrote
:
“This tweet is more evergreen than our Christmas tree”
independent-ie Wednesday, December 12, 2018 4:44:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg wrote
:
“This tweet is more evergreen than our Christmas tree”
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, December 12, 2018 4:19:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg said
:
“It’s an interesting time to be touring south of the border,”
ottawacitizen Thursday, October 6, 2016 5:43:00 AM EAT
Billy Bragg says
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“By taking the songs out to the train, we wanted to talk about where the railroad is today, to perhaps put forward the idea of the railroad as a positive form of transport in the future,” “The railroad is a lot less environmentally damaging than air travel and car travel”
ottawacitizen Sunday, October 2, 2016 8:18:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg recalls
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“We recorded that one at 5 in the morning. The train got in an hour early so it was dark while we were recording,” “It just seemed to be a fitting song on which to end the journey. The end of the hobos was also the end of the golden age of the railroad”
ottawacitizen Sunday, October 2, 2016 8:18:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg said
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about Woody Guthrie
)
:
"All of us stand on the shoulders of a great American songwriter and activist, for we are all in debt to the great Woody Guthrie,"
CBC Thursday, September 22, 2016 7:45:00 AM EAT
Billy Bragg told
:
"I think the debate has been a joke, really,"
CBC Sunday, June 19, 2016 12:32:00 PM EAT
Billy Bragg says
:
"If we didn't have the [English]Channel, there would be people saying exactly what [U.S. Republican candidate] Donald Trump is saying, 'To build a wall,'" "That's not who the British people are to me"
CBC Sunday, June 19, 2016 12:32:00 PM EAT
Key Titles and Phrases | Count | Lang | Last Seen |
---|---|---|---|
musician | 23.94% | EN | 07/10/201710/07/2017 |
singer | 57.75% | EN | 07/04/201704/07/2017 |
activist | 11.27% | EN | 07/03/201703/07/2017 |
songwriter | 1.41% | EN | 06/15/201715/06/2017 |
músico inglês | 1.41% | PT | 01/17/201717/01/2017 |
cantor | 1.41% | PT | 01/16/201716/01/2017 |
ativista | 1.41% | PT | 12/26/201626/12/2016 |
chanteur | 1.41% | FR | 06/24/201624/06/2016 |
Names | Lang | Count |
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Billy Bragg | EN | 72.49% |
Billy Bragg | ES | 19.48% |
Billy Bragg | PT | 6.59% |
Billy Bragg | FR | 1.43% |
Type | Entity Name | Count |
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