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Dave Alvin
real name David Albert Alvin
singer-songwriter, guitarist
United States · b. 1955-11-11
Dave Alvin is credited on 689 releases across 243 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1980–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
689
Credits
243
Albums
5
Decades active
147
In collections
Biography
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American guitarist, producer, singer and songwriter born November 11, 1955, in Downey, California, USA. Brother of Phil Alvin, also of The Blasters
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
689 releases · 243 albums · active 1980–2026
- Performance · 1,189
- Production · 53
- Other credits · 37
- Engineering · 2
Studios: Quad Teck · Eden Studios · United Western Studios · Rumbo Recorders
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
2006
Orphans: Brawlers
2018
Streets Of Fire (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1984
See How We Are
1987
Poor Little Critter On The Road
1985
The Blasters
1981
Ain't Love Grand
1985
The Las Vegas Story
1984
Just Lookin' For A Hit
1989
Hard Line
1985
Native Sons
2021
Viking
2004
A Minute To Pray A Second To Die
1981
Juarez
1975
From Dusk Till Dawn (Music From The Motion Picture)
1996
Bis Ans Ende Der Welt (Original Filmmusik)
1991
Long Distance Love (A Sweet Relief Tribute To Lowell George)
2024
A Man Under The Influence
2001
Non Fiction
1983
American Music
1980
She's... Automatic!
2021
The Third Mind
2020
Just Like Moby Dick
2020
The Roxy Performances
2018
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Shakin' Stevens
- The Blasters
- The Flesh Eaters
- X (5)
- Dwight Yoakam
- Tom Russell
- The Third Mind (2)
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