Billy Bragg

Billy Bragg stands with one foot in the American dustbowl of Woody Guthrie and one in the anarchy of British punk. Bragg's early records from the 1980s were a revelation: the power and fury of punk transmitted via the age-old medium of a man alone with only his guitar. His songs address social injustices, workers' plights, and affairs of the heart with equal aplomb. In the late 1990s, Bragg embarked on a remarkable collaboration with the band Wilco, putting music to a treasure trove of newly discovered Woody Guthrie lyrics. The result was MERMAID AVENUE VOL. 1 & 2.

• Joe Strummer
• Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
• Kirsty MacColl
• Pete Morton
• Ron Kavana
• The Beautiful South
• The Pogues
• The Smiths
• Tom Robinson

• Bob Dylan
• Christy Moore
• Ewan MacColl
• Pete Seeger
• Phil Ochs
• Ramblin' Jack Elliott
• Richard Thompson
• The Beatles
• The Clash
• The Jam
• The Sex Pistols
• Woody Guthrie/Leadbelly

• Ani DiFranco
• Beck
• Chris Chandler (Folk)
• Cindy Lee Berryhill
• Dan Bern
• Hamell On Trial
• John Wesley Harding
• Kirk Kelly
• Luka Bloom
• Paleface (Pop)
• Roger Manning
• The Folk Implosion
• The Proclaimers
• Uncle Tupelo

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