PAINTSVILLE — Many may not be intimately familiar with the name Jim Ford in Johnson County, but his legacy has left a mark on popular music from outlaw country to
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.