END OF THREAD Billy Bragg Bio.

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Crawford <[mailto:joe () artlung com]> 
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 1:08 PM
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Billy Bragg Bio.

David Farber wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Denise Caruso <<[mailto:caruso () hybridvigor org]>> Sent: Friday, 
> October 25, 2002 8:17 AM
> To: farber () dsl cis upenn edu
> Subject: Fwd: "the price of oil"
>
> Dave, I got this -- with the accompanying MP3, which I'm not sending
> you since I"m on a dialup line -- from a friend last night. Billy
> Bragg, if you haven't heard of him, is a very popular country-western
> singer. Not exactly the coastal liberal elite. As my friend below
> writes, "kind of amazing." For the list if you'd like.


For the record == Billy Bragg <http://www.billybragg.co.uk/> is a brit, 
is an avowed left-wing / political activist. His songs are in a folk, 
rather than country/western == and he's been active in music since I was

in High School at least (15 years+)

Not that this negates the song, but the impression this intro gives 
would have you think that this is some Garth Brooks coming out with
this.

Here's his bio:
http://www.billybragg.co.uk/biography/index.html

<snip>
"Apart from his music and his sense of humour, Billy is also well known 
for his personal commitment to political and humanitarian issues. He 
says he was politicised by Margaret Thatcher, and his experiences while 
actively supporting the British mining communities during the Miners 
Strike of 1984/85 proved a strong early influence. This later led him to

create a coalition of musicians, Red Wedge, which offered critical 
support for the UK's Labour Party during the 1987 General Election. He 
has been a longstanding and vociferous campaigner against racism and has

lent his solidarity to many international issues in many ways, including

performing to raise funds. In 1993 Billy became a father and curtailed 
his rigorous touring schedule in order to spend time with his family."

        - Joe
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