Dave Alvin

Genres:	Country & Bluegrass • Drama • Music Videos & Concerts • Pop / Rock
Descriptive "tags":	alt-country • country • americana • singer-songwriter • roots rock • blues • rock • folk • half chipmonk • post hitching post • post amoeba
Decades Active:	1980s • 1990s • 2000s

Biography

11 November 1955, Los Angeles, California, USA. The country guitarist Dave Alvin had a successful career with his brother Phil in the Blasters, whose best-known song, ‘Marie Marie’, was a UK hit for Shakin’ Stevens. On leaving the band, he worked with the punk band X and scored the movie Border Radio. His solo albums are typical of his career, being a mixture of rockabilly, blues, country and rock ‘n’ roll. He has recorded with Rosie Flores and Jo-El Sonnier, and produced, arranged and played guitar on Sonny Burgess’ Tennessee Border. Alvin is renowned as a fine songwriter, a modern day acoustic troubadour steeped in the traditional American music forms of folk, blues and country. He has co-written material with Chris Gaffney and Tom Russell, and co-produced the Merle Haggard tribute album (Tulare Dust) with Russell. 1996’s Interstate City, recorded at the Continental Club in Austin, Texas, was a powerful live album. The...

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