Thursday, July 18, 2024
Billy Bragg's My World Interview: “Sometimes I think Woody [Guthrie] was the first punk rocker”
By Julian May
The radical folkie talks to Julian May about Rock Against Racism, Shirley and Dolly Collins, Woody Guthrie, skiffle and retaining his relevance
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Billy Bragg (photo: Jacob Blickenstaff)
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