Billy Bragg — a snapshot of his past
Published: 25/06/2012 by: www.seacoastonline.com
Christopher Hislop once described Joe Stevens as a "renowned rock photographer with more in-the-trench stories than you can shake a stick at. From the Stones and Bowie, Sex Pistols and Ramones, Johnny Cash and Chuck...; Joe has seemingly snapped 'em all."
And, we can include Billy Bragg among them. Here's the story behind this photo, in Joe's own inimitable prose.
Billy The Kid Bragg. I took this one in front of The Sheraton on 7th in midtown, NYC. Look closely: He's carrying a sound system on his back, speakers, mic and battery. In the hotel the New Music Seminar was just beginning. Bigshots, press, artists — all gathered for three days of yackety yack, schmoozing, and cutting record deals. Admission was mucho dinero. It's 1980 and our Billy, in a foreign country, without a pot to p—- in, was broke. So he played for the entering flush big shot seminararians and charmed their pants off. And,you guessed it — got a recording contract! Da rest is history. The geezer has been doing music, writing songs and books, everywhere. And now finally,we got Billy Bragg in Portsmouth. Do yourself a favor and go see the bloke! — Joe Stevens
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