Common Ground - Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin discuss Big Bill Broonzy, brothers video free download


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Available for pre-order now via Yep Roc Records, at http://goo.gl/DYRgAQ. Available worldwide June 3.

"We argue sometimes, but we never argue about Big Bill Broonzy," says Dave Alvin when explaining why he and brother Phil, who haven't made an album together in almost 30 years, were inspired to record Common Ground: Dave Alvin + Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy set for June 3 release on Yep Roc. The Alvin brothers, who founded seminal early LA punk roots band The Blasters in 1979, have shared a fascination with Broonzy since childhood. After an illness nearly took Phil's life in 2012, they resolved to return to the studio and pay tribute to the blues legend. Common Ground includes 12 songs that capture a 30-year cross section of Broonzy's canon, performed by the Alvins' in their signature style of rollicking roots and stomping country blues.

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9 years ago

tim clifton

Kermit, tell it like it is! hippie redneck hobo philosopher !Colspan lives on!

9 years ago

TheAgingstoner

Glad they're back together! Age can make us mellow out.

9 years ago

lynn wilber

The new record kicks ass. Cut some more of this stuff. Snake van Habanero

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