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Bradley is an English masculine given name. It comes from a surname and a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad clearing" in Old English.
It is also an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic name O’Brolachán (also O’Brallaghan) from County Tyrone in Ireland. The family moved and spread to counties Londonderry, Donegal and Cork.
Bradley (sometimes shortened to Brad) is the first name of several notable people:
Bradley is the surname of these and other notable people:
Bradley James Nowell (February 22, 1968 – May 25, 1996) was an American musician who served as lead singer and guitarist of the ska punk band Sublime. He died at the age of 28 from a heroin overdose shortly before the release of Sublime's self-titled major label debut.
Raised in Long Beach, California, Nowell developed an interest in music at a young age. His father took him on a trip to the Virgin Islands during his childhood, which exposed him to reggae and dancehall music. Nowell played in various bands until forming the group Sublime with bassist Eric Wilson and drummer Bud Gaugh, whom he had met while attending California State University Long Beach. As Sublime gained success, Nowell struggled with a worsening addiction to heroin. After several attempts to quit using the drug, Nowell died of a heroin overdose while Sublime was on tour on May 25, 1996.
Bradley Nowell was born and raised in the Belmont Shore neighborhood of Long Beach, California to Jim and Nancy Nowell, with his sister, Kellie. As a child, he enjoyed surfing and sailing and often participated in boat races. As Nowell grew, he became a difficult child and was often hyperactive and disruptive. His mother recalled that he was "very emotional, very sensitive, very artistic, but he was needy...He was always testing just to see what he could get away with." Nowell's rebellious behavior increased when he was ten years old caused by his parents divorce. His mother was awarded custody of Nowell, but found him too difficult to control on her own and he subsequently moved in with his father full-time at age twelve.
Sublime - Interview 1996
...Lost House 1523 Calle Valle with Brad Nowell
Sublime - Behind The Music (Legendado)
Death Of Bradley Nowell - Ocean View Motel - Filmed Inside Ocean View Motel
Dying In Vein: Bradley Nowell/Sublime
Bradley Nowell 15 Year Anniversary Tribute Video
Jim Nowell Remembers Son Bradley Nowell of Sublime: OC Weekly
NO DOUBT/BRADLEY NOWELL "Total Hate" DELUXE Live
Sublime Bradley Nowell Phone Message
Badfish cover on Bradley Nowell's grave
Sublime - KROQ Weenie Roast Interview 1995
Sublime - History Lesson with Bradley Nowell (Rare Recording)
Sublime - Santeria
40 oz. to Freedom: Sublime & The Bradley Nowell Story (Part 1)