# Haggard Cat | LyroVerse

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

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/haggard-cat
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/haggard-cat/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-19 12:13 UTC

## Discovery links

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

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Haggard Cat
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `haggard-cat`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-19 12:13 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-af8dca533a2c787c
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 1
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 702
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 100
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 16
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: American Graffiti
- Current-month titles with activity: American Graffiti
- 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

Haggard Cat formed in Southern California in the late 1970s, with Dave Alvin on guitar and vocals, Chris Gaffney on bass, and Bill Bateman on drums. Their sound drew from rockabilly, blues, and country, though they avoided the polished production common at the time. The band's 1981 self-titled debut established their raw approach, followed by albums like 'Man in the Wilderness' in 1982 and 'Treasure Island' in 1985. Their track...

## 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. American Graffiti — https://lyroverse.com/haggard-cat/american-graffiti