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Bragg was born in 1957 in Barking, Essex (later part of Greater London) [2] to Dennis Frederick Austin Bragg, an assistant sales manager to a Barking cap maker and milliner, and his wife Marie Victoria D'Urso, who was of Italian descent through her father. [3] [a] Bragg's father died of lung cancer in 1976, [4] and his mother died in 2011. [5]
Bragg describes the album as "first pandemic blues album of our times but also a heartfelt paean to human resilience." [1] The album was produced by Romeo Stodart, of the Magic Numbers, with Dave Izumi. The instrumentation includes a 1960s mellotron, which provided a "wonderful kind of woozy, dreamlike sound", according to Bragg. [2]
During her time with Billy Bragg, Tivey also had the opportunity to accompany Michael Stipe (R.E.M) and Natalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs) during their 1990 European tour. Tivey performed on Bragg's 1990 album The Internationale and on 1991's Don't Try This at Home , before he took a five-year break in recording.
Billy Crystal and his wife producer Janice Crystal attend premiere of Apple TV's "Before" in New York City on October 16, 2024. Billy Crystal has simple advice for more than 50 years of marriage.
Billy Bob Thornton and Connie Angland are stepping out for a rare date night.. The Sling Blade actor, 69, hit the red carpet premiere of his new show Landmanon Nov. 12. Thornton, dressed in all ...
The story of how officials managed to catch the husband of a woman driven off an 800-foot cliff after a four-year investigation, and bring him to justice, has finally been revealed decades after ...
"Levi Stubbs' Tears" is a song by Billy Bragg. [1] It was the first single released from Bragg's 1986 album Talking with the Taxman about Poetry.The song's title refers to The Four Tops lead singer Levi Stubbs, whose music remains a source of comfort to the protagonist through years of abandonment, injury, and domestic violence.
Ginnie Newhart, who inspired the masterful ending to her husband Bob Newhart's second namesake sitcom, has died at 82. Newhart's wife of 60 years died Sunday in Los Angeles after a long illness ...