Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- New Highway
- Downey to Lubbock
- Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women
- Any rough times are now behind you
- The Crazy Ones
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- 1984 Home Movie: The Gun Club on the Road2022
- Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers — Self2012
- Troubadour Blues — Self2011
- Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself — Self2010
- Justified — Dave Alvin2010
- Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club — Interviewee, The Blasters2006
- Hootenanny2006
- It Came from... Baltimore!! — Self2005
- The Bitter End1999
- Floundering — Chauffeur1994
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1955-11-11
alvinamericanabluescountrydavefolk
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 90,294
- Total plays
- 866,445
Tags
countryAlt-countrysinger-songwriteramericanaroots rock
Dave Alvin (born November 11, 1955, in Downey, California), is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has been one of the leading proponents of 'roots' or 'American' music, bringing together elements of rock-and-roll, blues, rural and tejano music. Alvin and his older brother Phil Alvin grew up loving Americana, country and blues. In 1979 they formed The Blasters with friends Bill Bateman and John Bazz. Shortly after leaving the Blasters, Alvin joined X as lead guitarist after the de
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Downey
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Dave Alvin.jpg
- Residence
- California
Show 6 more facts
- Commons category
- Dave Alvin
- date of birth
- 1955-11-11
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album
- name in native language
- David Albert Alvin
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- social media followers
- 7930
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0