Dave Alvin: The Guitar Is a Magical Thing

Guitarist and songwriter Dave Alvin came up in Southern California’s fertile music scene to play in the Blasters and X, and grow a brilliant solo career as a Strat-slinging storyteller. Today, he’s an American-music legend and a 6-string virtuoso—and a cancer survivor.

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