Dave and Phil Alvin




World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN show

Summary: David Dye welcomes Dave and Phil Alvin on this episode of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. The brothers formed influential band The Blasters in 1979, but later split up for over a decade. Now reunited, they've released Common Ground, a tribute to bluesman Big Bill Broonzy, whose career spanned the '30s through the '50s. Dave and Phil explain how they reinterpreted his songs and perform some live today.