# Dave Alvin | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 10:38 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Dave Alvin
- Visible lyric pages: 92

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `dave-alvin`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 10:38 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-e8c27bd47bc0bb94
- Visible lyric pages: 92
- Pages with stored lyric text: 92
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 114820
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 71
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: East Texas Blues, 1968, A Short Life Of Trouble, Abilene, All By Myself, Ashgrove, Barn Burning, and Between The Cracks
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Dave Alvin was born in Los Angeles in 1955. In the late 1970s, he formed The Blasters with his brother Phil, a band that became known for its raw, guitar-driven sound. He left that group in 1986 to work on his own material. His solo work includes albums like 'Romeo's Escape' from 1987 and 'Ashgrove' from 1994. Songs such as 'Every Night About This Time' and 'Out In California' show...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. East Texas Blues — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/east-texas-blues
2. 1968 — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/1968
3. A Short Life Of Trouble — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/a-short-life-of-trouble
4. Abilene — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/abilene
5. All By Myself — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/all-by-myself
6. Ashgrove — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/ashgrove
7. Barn Burning — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/barn-burning
8. Between The Cracks — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/between-the-cracks
9. Big Bill Blues — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/big-bill-blues
10. Black Haired Girl — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/black-haired-girl
11. Black Rose Of Texas — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/black-rose-of-texas
12. Black Sky — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/black-sky
13. Blind Love — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/blind-love
14. Blue Blvd — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/blue-blvd
15. Blue Wing — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/blue-wing
16. California Snow — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/california-snow
17. California Sun — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/california-sun
18. Dark Eyes — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/dark-eyes
19. Delia — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/delia
20. Dynamite Woman — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/dynamite-woman
21. Engine 143 — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/engine-143
22. Evening Blues — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/evening-blues
23. Everett Ruess — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/everett-ruess
24. Every Night About This Time — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/every-night-about-this-time
25. Fourth Of July — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/fourth-of-july
26. From a Kitchen Table — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/from-a-kitchen-table
27. Gary, Indiana 1959 — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/gary-indiana-1959
28. Here In California — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/here-in-california
29. How Do You Want It Done? — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/how-do-you-want-it-done
30. Just A Dream — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/just-a-dream
31. Key To The Highway — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/key-to-the-highway
32. King Of California — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/king-of-california
33. Laurel Lynn — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/laurel-lynn
34. Long White Cadillac — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/long-white-cadillac
35. Maggie Campbell — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/maggie-campbell
36. Manzanita — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/manzanita
37. Mother Earth — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/mother-earth
38. Murder Of The Lawson Family — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/murder-of-the-lawson-family
39. Murrietta's Head — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/murrietta-s-head
40. New Highway — https://lyroverse.com/dave-alvin/new-highway