Dave Alvin

Aliases: Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men
Dave Alvin and The Guilty Men
Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women
Real name: David Albert Alvin
Born: November 11, 1955
Country: United States
IPI: 00073437082 20 works
00239351563 10 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Alternative country, rockabilly, roots rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.
Member of: The Blasters Guitar (1979-1986)
X Guitar
The Knitters Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
The Third Mind
The Pleasure Barons
Family: Phil Alvin Brother

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Andersonville	Dave Alvin	August 19, 1991	Nothin' Fancy
Between the Cracks	Dave Alvin	1993	Tom Russell
California Snow	Dave Alvin	June 16, 1998	Unverified
Dry River	Dave Alvin	August 19, 1991	(4 artists)
Every Night About This Time	Dave Alvin	1987	Ostbahn Kurti
Haley's Comet	Dave Alvin	August 19, 1991	(6 artists)
Out Of Control	Dave Alvin	June 15, 2004	Unverified
Rich Man's Town	Dave Alvin	August 19, 1991	Country Dick Montana
Romeo's Escape	Dave Alvin	1987	Ostbahn Kurti & Die Chefpartie
The Man in the Bed	Dave Alvin	June 15, 2004	Rachel Harrington

Covers by Dave Alvin

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
11 Months and 29 Days	Dave Alvin	August 10, 2004	Johnny Paycheck
1968	Dave Alvin	June 16, 1998	Chris Gaffney
8:05	Christy McWilson and Dave Alvin	March 19, 2002	Moby Grape
All by Myself	Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin	June 3, 2014	Big Bill
Amanda	Dave Alvin	March 18, 2003	Don Williams
A Short Life of Trouble	Dave Alvin	August 15, 2000	Burnett and Rutherford
Bad News	The Pine Valley Cosmonauts feat. Alejandro Escovedo with Dave Alvin & Jon Langford	June 17, 2003	John D. Loudermilk
Blackjack David	Dave Alvin	June 16, 1998	(unknown)
Blind Love	Dave Alvin	May 30, 2006	Tom Waits
Blue Wing	Dave Alvin	April 22, 1994	Tom Russell Band
Border Radio	Dave Alvin	1994	Unverified
California Bloodlines	Dave Alvin	May 30, 2006	John Stewart [US1]
California Sun	Los Straitjackets featuring Dave Alvin	September 25, 2001	Joe Jones [US1]
Cherry Red Blues	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	September 2015	Pete Johnson and His Boogie Woogie Boys - Vocal Chorus Joe Turner
Dark Eyes	Dave Alvin	August 15, 2000	Woody Guthrie acc. Cisco Houston, The Tarriers
Delia	Dave Alvin	August 15, 2000	Nassau String Band
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)	Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore	June 2018	Cisco Houston
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down	Dave Alvin	August 15, 2000	Charlie Poole accomp. by The North Carolina Ramblers
Don't Look Now	Dave Alvin	May 30, 2006	Creedence Clearwater Revival
Don't Make Promises	Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women	May 26, 2009	Tim Hardin
Down on the Riverbed	Dave Alvin	May 30, 2006	Los Lobos
Dynamite Woman	Dave Alvin	March 24, 2009	Sir Douglas Quintet
East Virginia Blues	Dave Alvin	August 15, 2000	Buell Kazee
Engine 143	Dave Alvin	August 15, 2000	(unknown)
Everything's Gonna Be Alright	Dave Alvin and The Guilty Men	2002	Little Walter
Failed Christian	Dave Alvin	November 8, 2005	Henry McCullough
Feeling Happy	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	September 2015	Joe Turner and His Blues Kings
Flattop Joint	Sonny Burgess with Dave Alvin	June 1992	The Blasters
Fourth of July	Dave Alvin	1987	X
Get Together	Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore	June 2018	Dino Valenti REC, The Kingston Trio REL
Green Green Grass of Home	The Pine Valley Cosmonauts feat. Dave Alvin	June 17, 2003	Johnny Darrell
Here in California	Dave Alvin	May 30, 2006	Kate Wolf
Hide and Seek	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	September 2015	Joe Turner and His Blues Kings
Highway 61 Revisited	Dave Alvin	August 2005	Bob Dylan
Horses	The Pine Valley Cosmonauts feat. Chris Mills with Dave Alvin	June 17, 2003	Sally Timms and The Drifting Cowgirls
I Am Bewildered	Dave Alvin	May 30, 2006	Richard Berry
I Feel So Good	Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin	June 3, 2014	Big Bill
If You See My Saviour	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	September 2015	Famous Blue Jay Singers of Birmingham
I'm a Lonesome Fugitive	Dave Alvin	2001	Merle Haggard and The Strangers
In New Orleans (Rising Sun Blues)	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	September 2015	Ashley and Foster
July, You're a Woman	David Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore	June 2018	John Stewart and Buffy Ford
Just a Dream	Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin	June 3, 2014	Big Bill
K.C. Moan	Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore	June 2018	Memphis Jug Band
Kern River	Dave Alvin	1994	Merle Haggard
Key to the Highway	Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin	June 3, 2014	Charles Segar
Lawdy Miss Clawdy	Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore	June 2018	Lloyd Price and His Orchestra
Link of Chain	Dave Alvin	September 30, 2014	Chris Smither
Long White Cadillac	Dave Alvin	1987	The Blasters
Loser	Dave Alvin	May 30, 2006	Jerry Garcia
Louis Collins	The Pine Valley Cosmonauts feat. Dave Alvin	June 17, 2003	Mississippi John Hurt
Maggie Campbell	Dave Alvin	August 15, 2000	Tommy Johnson
Marie Marie	Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women	May 26, 2009	The Blasters
Mobile Blue	Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men	2000	Mickey Newbury
Monday Morning Blues	Peter Case and Dave Alvin	2001	Mississippi John Hurt
Mother Earth	Dave Alvin	April 22, 1994	Memphis Slim and The House Rockers
Murder of the Lawson Family	Dave Alvin	August 15, 2000	(unknown)
Ol' 55	Dave Alvin	1995	Tom Waits
Old, Old Man	Sonny Burgess with Dave Alvin	June 1992	Lefty Frizzell
On My Way Downtown	Dave Alvin	2006	Peter Case
Papa's on the House Top	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	September 2015	Leroy Carr
Please Please Please	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	September 2015	James Brown with The Famous Flames
Que sera, sera	Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women	May 26, 2009	Doris Day BRD, Doris Day with Frank DeVol & His Orch. REC, Eddy Howard REL
Railroad Bill	Dave Alvin	August 15, 2000	(unknown)
Rattlesnakin' Daddy	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	September 2015	Blind Boy Fuller
Redneck Friend	Dave Alvin	May 30, 2006	Jackson Browne
River Under the Road	Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women	May 26, 2009	Ana Egge
Seeds	Dave Alvin	September 23, 1997	Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Shenandoah	Dave Alvin	August 15, 2000	John Goss and the Cathedral Male Voice Quartet
Sit Down, Baby	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	September 2015	Otis Rush
Sonora's Death Row	Dave Alvin	May 30, 2006	The Moonlighters [US2]
Stealin', Stealin'	Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore	June 2018	Memphis Jug Band
Surfer Girl	Dave Alvin	May 30, 2006	The Beach Boys
Tennessee Border	Sonny Burgess with Dave Alvin	June 1992	Jimmy Work and His Border Boys
The Gardens	Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore	June 2018	Chris Gaffney & The Cold Hard Facts
These Times We're Living In	Dave Alvin	1998	Kate Wolf
Tramps and Hawkers	Dave Alvin	May 30, 2006	(unknown), Jim Ringer
Truckin' Little Woman	Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin	June 3, 2014	Big Bill
Walk On	Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore	June 2018	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Walk Right In	Dave Alvin	August 15, 2000	Cannon's Jug Stompers
Wee Baby Blues	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	September 2015	Gitfiddle Jim, Art Tatum and His Band - Vocal Chorus by Joe Turner
What Am I Worth	Dave Alvin - Duet with Syd Straw	April 22, 1994	George Jones
What Did the Deep Sea Say	Dave Alvin	August 15, 2000	Mack Allen (Vernon Dalhart)
Wild Man on the Loose	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	November 2019	Mose Allison

Songs written by Dave Alvin

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
1968	Dave Alvin, Chris Gaffney	Chris Gaffney	1992	Covered by (2 artists)
Andersonville	Dave Alvin	Dave Alvin	1991	Covered by Nothin' Fancy
Between the Cracks	Dave Alvin, Tom Russell	Dave Alvin	1993	Covered by Tom Russell
Border Radio	Dave Alvin	The Blasters	1981	Covered by (2 artists)
California Snow	Dave Alvin, Tom Russell	Dave Alvin	June 16, 1998	Unverified
Dry River	Dave Alvin	Dave Alvin	1991	Covered by (4 artists)
Every Night About This Time	Dave Alvin	Dave Alvin	1987	Covered by Ostbahn Kurti
Flat Top Joint	Dave Alvin	The Blasters	1980	Covered by (2 artists)
Fourth of July	Dave Alvin	X	1987	Covered by (5 artists)
Haley's Comet	Dave Alvin, Tom Russell	Dave Alvin	1991	Covered by (6 artists)
Help You Dream	Dave Alvin	The Blasters	1985	Covered by Chris Gaffney
Hollywood Bed	Dave Alvin	The Blasters	1981	Covered by Good Morning Blues
I Dont' Want to	Dave Alvin	The Blasters	1980	Covered by The Bughouse Five
Long White Cadillac	Dave Alvin	The Blasters	1983	Covered by (7 artists)
Marie Marie	Dave Alvin	The Blasters	1980	Covered by (39 artists)
Out Of Control	Dave Alvin	Dave Alvin	June 15, 2004	Unverified
Red Rose	Dave Alvin	The Blasters	1983	Covered by Grandpa Candys
Rich Man's Town	Dave Alvin	Dave Alvin	1991	Covered by Country Dick Montana
Romeo's Escape	Dave Alvin	Dave Alvin	1987	Covered by Ostbahn Kurti & Die Chefpartie
So Long Baby Goodbye	Dave Alvin	The Blasters	1981	Covered by (15 artists)
The Call of the Wreckin' Ball	Dave Alvin, John Doe	The Knitters	1985	Covered by (4 artists)
The Man in the Bed	Dave Alvin	Dave Alvin	2004	Covered by Rachel Harrington
Trouble Bound	Dave Alvin	The Blasters	1985	Covered by Melrose

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Ashgrove	Dave Alvin	June 15, 2004	Yep Roc Records
Blackjack David	Dave Alvin	June 16, 1998	HighTone Records
Blue Blvd	Dave Alvin	August 19, 1991	HighTone Records
Common Ground - Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy	Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin	June 3, 2014	Yep Roc Records
Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women	Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women	May 26, 2009	Yep Roc Records
Downey to Lubbock	Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore	June 2018	Yep Roc Records
King of California	Dave Alvin	April 22, 1994	HighTone Records
Live!!! 605 Boogie!!!	Gene Taylor Blues Band featuring Dave Alvin	November 10, 2008	(self-released)
Lost Time	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	September 2015	Yep Roc Records
Museum of Heart	Dave Alvin	1993	HighTone Records
Out in California	Dave Alvin and The Guilty Men	2002	HighTone Records
Public Domain - Songs from the Wild Land	Dave Alvin	August 15, 2000	HighTone Records
Romeo's Escape	Dave Alvin	1987	Epic
Tennessee Border	Sonny Burgess with Dave Alvin	June 1992	HighTone Records
West of the West	Dave Alvin	May 30, 2006	Yep Roc Records

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Case for Case - A Tribute to the Songs of Peter Case	various artists	2006	Hungry for Music
Avalon Blues - A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt	various artists	2001	Vanguard
Bed of Roses	Christy McWilson	March 19, 2002	HighTone Records
Frisco Mabel Joy Revisited - For Mickey Newbury	various artists	2000	Glitterhouse Records
Highway 61 Revisited Revisited	various artists	August 2005	Uncut
If You're Going to the City - A Tribute to Mose Allison	various artists	November 2019	Fat Possum Records
Keep Your Soul - A Tribute to Doug Sahm	various artists	March 24, 2009	Vanguard
Link of Chain - A Songwriters' Tribute to Chris Smither	various artists	September 30, 2014	Signature Sounds
Lonesome, On'ry and Mean - A Tribute to Waylon Jennings	various artists	March 18, 2003	Dualtone
Lowe Profile - A Tribute to Nick Lowe	various artists	November 8, 2005	Brewery
One Step Up / Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen	various artists	September 23, 1997	The Right Stuff
Sing Along with Los Straitjackets	Los Straitjackets	September 25, 2001	Cavalcade [US]
Step Right Up - The Songs of Tom Waits	various artists	1995	Manifesto [US]
The Executioner's Last Songs - Volume 2 & 3	The Pine Valley Cosmonauts	June 17, 2003	Bloodshot Records
The I-10 Chronicles/2 - One More for the Road	various artists	2001	Back Porch
Touch My Heart - A Tribute to Johnny Paycheck	various artists	August 10, 2004	Sugar Hill
Treasures Left Behind - Remembering Kate Wolf	various artists	1998	Red House Records
Tulare Dust - A Songwriters Tribute to Merle Haggard	various artists	1994	HighTone Records