# Billy Briggs

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{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{distinguish|Billy Bragg}}

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'''Billy Worth Briggs III''' (born June 8, 1977 in [Lubbock, Texas](/source/Lubbock%2C_Texas), United States) is an American independent [musician](/source/musician) and [songwriter](/source/songwriter) residing in [McKinney, Texas](/source/McKinney%2C_Texas). He has written numerous songs.

==Career==
"What I Need" (performed by The Briggs Brothers' Band) is featured in the 2006 film release, ''29 Reasons to Run.''<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412297/ 29 Reasons to Run] at the [Internet Movie Database](/source/Internet_Movie_Database)</ref> The soundtrack for the movie is composed entirely of independent artists, and has been as equally recognized as the movie itself, winning the Director's Choice Gold Medal of Excellence for Best Impact of Music in a Feature Film at the 2006 Park City, Utah Film-Music Festival,<ref>[http://www.pcmusicfestival.com/AutumnFestivalWebsite/ACMF/ACMF_Home.html The Autumn Classics Music Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052446/http://www.pcmusicfestival.com/AutumnFestivalWebsite/ACMF/ACMF_Home.html |date=2016-03-04 }}, Pcmusicfestival.com</ref> and the Best Original Music Award at the 2006 [Bare Bones International Film Festival](/source/Bare_Bones_International_Film_Festival).<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000083/2006 Awards for 2006] at the [Internet Movie Database](/source/Internet_Movie_Database)</ref>

==References==
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==External links ==
* [http://www.billybriggs.com/ Official web site]
* [http://www.kcbd.com/story/5027704/trouble-in-the-henhouse-lyrics?redirected=true/ Local News Story from Lubbock, TX]

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Category:1977 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from McKinney, Texas
Category:Singer-songwriters from Texas
Category:American rock singers
Category:American male singer-songwriters
Category:American rock songwriters
Category:American rock musicians
Category:American rock guitarists
Category:American male guitarists
Category:Guitarists from Texas
Category:21st-century American guitarists
Category:21st-century American male singers
Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters

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