Billy Bragg: A People's History [Paperback]

700 FANS SHARE MEMORIES OF SEEING GIGS BY & ENCOUNTERS WITH ONE OF BRITAIN'S LEADING SINGER-SONGWRITERS & POLITICAL ACTIVISTS

Billy Bragg - A People's Historyis an oral history of the British singer-songwriter and political activist in the words of people who have been moved by his music.

Containing over 700 fan memories of seeing Billy in concert, on a demonstration or on TV,Billy Bragg- A People's Historyis the story of the Bard of Barking as it's never been told before.

With memorabilia and photographs from Billy's personal archive and contributions from the man himself,Billy Bragg - A People's Historyspans Billy's career in music, from his days with the punk inspired Riff Raff through to the present day.Billy Bragglives in Dorset, England. A singer-songwriter and political activist from Barking, Essex, he is the author of The Progressive Patriot: A Search for Belonging(Bantam Press, 2006), A Lover Sings - Selected Lyrics (Faber, 2015), and Roots, Radicals & Rocker (Faber, 2018).This is a book which’ll have an appeal to everyone with an interest in progressive causes and social justice, as well as the views of fans As a piece of historiography, the inclusion of direct contributions from Bragg himself, his family, friends, managers, and music industry figures, gives a true flavour of the times