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Dave Alvin
Dave Alvin - Grammy award winning singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Alvin started his career along side his brother, Phil, in the seminal roots rock band The Blasters that they formed together in 1979. Despite being heavily influenced by blues, r+b, rockabilly and old country music, the band became a fixture on the early 80s Los Angeles punk/alternative scene before becoming a respected national touring act. As the songwriter for the band, Dave wrote songs like Marie Marie, Long White Cadillac and Border Radio, that have become modern roots music classics covered by artists like Dwight Yoakam. Buckwheat Zydeco, Los Lobos and many others
Los Lobos: Native Sons
by Doug Collette
Unusual as it may seem for a veteran band like Los Lobos to display the artistic humility of Native Sons, only a single original song appears here surrounded by a diverse round of cover material by artists based in and around their home city of Los Angeles. It's a generosity of spirit that actually recalls an ...