Phil Alvin's guest appearances

Phil Alvin

NPR's Mountain Stage

Out of the Box Album of the Week with Paul Shugrue

DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND-  THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

Harmonicast with Bob Kessler

Catching A Wave

AfterPod

Harmonicast

Icon Fetch

Folkscene Radio Show

Adam Carolla Show

Dave Alvin

Lucinda Williams

Darrell Scott

Richard Thompson

Delbert McClinton

Eliza Gilkyson

Bruce Cockburn

Molly Tuttle

Jakob Dylan

Paul Kelly

Jonathan Edwards

JD McPherson

Steve Earle

Mary Gauthier

Peter Case

OwlTail

Phil Alvin and friends live on Folkscene. Hosted by the late Howard Larman. Engineered by Peter Cutler. Backing up is Phil is James Harman on harp and Willie Dixon tapping on a piece of paper for percussion. Please note there is a few technical glitches on this recording. Photo by Mary Katherine Aldin ©.

Phil Alvin & Friends Live On Folkscene. Recorded on 12 - 14 - 86.

Phil Alvin, in addition to being harmonica player, is an incredible singer, advanced set theorist and great storyteller. His powerful voice was first heard by much of the public in the Blasters, a band he and his brother Dave Alvin founded in the late 70s. This, after years of tutelage performing alongside Big Joe Turner, T-Bone Walker, Lee Allen and other musical greats Dave and Phil met while growing up in Downey, California. Phil talks about taking harmonica lessons from […]

Phil Alvin, in addition to being harmonica player, is an incredible singer, advanced set theorist and great storyteller. His powerful voice was first heard by much of the public in the Blasters, a band he and his brother Dave Alvin founded in the late 70s. This, after years of tutelage performing alongside Big Joe Turner, T-Bone Walker, Lee Allen and other musical greats Dave and Phil met while growing up in Downey, California. Phil talks about taking harmonica lessons from […]

Harmonicast Episode 16 | Phil Alvin

Phil Alvin, in addition to being harmonica player, is an incredible singer, advanced set theorist and great storyteller. His powerful voice was first heard by much of the public in the Blasters, a band he and his brother Dave Alvin founded in the late 70s. This, after years of tutelage performing alongside Big Joe Turner, T-Bone Walker, Lee Allen and other musical greats Dave and Phil met while growing up in Downey, California. Phil talks about taking harmonica lessons from Sonny Terry, his years of study in mathematics, his latest duo albums Common Ground and Lost Time with his brother and their potential follow-up recordings.This is also week 2 of the Kickstarter campaign to get me to Nashville to interview three of the greats: Charlie McCoy, Buddy Greene and Jelly Roll Johnson. Contributing $10 or more is the only way to get this exclusive content and $25 contributions get you a Harmonicast coffee mug!

Phil Alvin, in addition to being harmonica player, is an incredible singer, advanced set theorist and great storyteller. His powerful voice was first heard by much of the public in the Blasters, a band he and his brother Dave Alvin founded in the late 70s. This, after years of tutelage performing alongside Big Joe Turner, T-Bone Walker, Lee Allen and other musical greats Dave and Phil met while growing up in Downey, California. Phil talks about taking harmonica lessons from Sonny Terry, his years of study in mathematics, his latest duo albums <a href="http://www.davealvin.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Common Ground</a> and <a href="http://www.davealvin.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lost Time</a> with his brother and their potential follow-up recordings. This is also week 2 of the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/842378407/get-my-ass-to-nashville" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign</a> to get me to Nashville to interview three of the greats: Charlie McCoy, Buddy Greene and Jelly Roll Johnson. Contributing $10 or more is the only way to get this exclusive content and $25 contributions get you a Harmonicast coffee mug!

Harmonicast Episode 16 - Phil Alvin

Brian Setzer

Rockabilly N Blues

We catch up with Dave Alvin &amp; Phil Alvin after a recent concert in Nashville, TN to discuss playing together in Nashville for the first time, recording and touring and their new album, Lost Time.  We also hear a new Christmas tune from the Brian Setzer Orchestra, new rockers from Vince Ray's Loser Machine and Danny B. Harvey &amp; Annie Marie Lewis as well as Ricky Nelson, Big Sandy &amp; His Fly Rite Boys, Levi Dexter, Dale Watson, Jack Skuller, Blue Cats, Elvis Presley, Robert Gordon and so much more!! Download all episodes HERE!   Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey   Ricky Nelson- "Milk Cow Blues" Big Sandy &amp; His Fly Rite Boys- "Feelin' Kinda Lucky" Blue Cats- "Turn My Back On You" Levi Dexter- "Completely Sweet"   Dave Alvin &amp; Phil Alvin- "Please, Please, Please" segment 1 Dave Alvin &amp; Phil Alvin- "World's In A Bad Condition" segment 2 Dave Alvin &amp; Phil Alvin- "Rattlesnakin' Daddy"   Johnny Cash- "Mean Eyed Cat" Robert Gordon- "Trying To Get To You" Dale Watson- "Down Down Down Down Down" Danny B. Harvey &amp; Annie Marie Lewis- "Don't Lie To Me" Gene Vincent- "Lotta Lovin'" Vince Ray's Loser Machine- "Red Rocket 88" Jack Skuller- "Hard To Want" Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Rockabilly Rudolph" Elvis Presley- "Just Because"

We catch up with Dave Alvin &amp; Phil Alvin after a recent concert in Nashville, TN to discuss playing together in Nashville for the first time, recording and touring and their new album, Lost Time.  We also hear a new Christmas tune from the Brian Setzer Orchestra, new rockers from Vince Ray's Loser Machine and Danny B. Harvey &amp; Annie Marie Lewis as well as Ricky Nelson, Big Sandy &amp; His Fly Rite Boys, Levi Dexter, Dale Watson, Jack Skuller, Blue Cats, Elvis Presley, Robert Gordon and so much more!! Download all episodes <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rockabilly-blues-radio-hour/id837135547?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Ricky Nelson- "Milk Cow Blues" Big Sandy &amp; His Fly Rite Boys- "Feelin' Kinda Lucky" Blue Cats- "Turn My Back On You" Levi Dexter- "Completely Sweet" Dave Alvin &amp; Phil Alvin- "Please, Please, Please" segment 1 Dave Alvin &amp; Phil Alvin- "World's In A Bad Condition" segment 2 Dave Alvin &amp; Phil Alvin- "Rattlesnakin' Daddy" Johnny Cash- "Mean Eyed Cat" Robert Gordon- "Trying To Get To You" Dale Watson- "Down Down Down Down Down" Danny B. Harvey &amp; Annie Marie Lewis- "Don't Lie To Me" Gene Vincent- "Lotta Lovin'" Vince Ray's Loser Machine- "Red Rocket 88" Jack Skuller- "Hard To Want" Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Rockabilly Rudolph" Elvis Presley- "Just Because"

Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin interview, new Brian Setzer Orchestra, more! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 11-30-15

The Earls of Leicester feat. Jerry Douglas, JD McPherson, Dave &amp; Phil Alvin, The Jeff Austin Band, Buckwheat Zydeco. Episode 840.

840 - Buckwheat Zydeco, Dave & Phil Alvin...

Part 4 of our talk with Phil Alvin of The Blasters in our Blastember segment highlights the new show as we talk about the 4-11-44 release.  Also, we hear from Muddy Waters' son Mud Morganfield &amp; Kim Wilson from their new project, plus new music from Lara Hope &amp; The Arktones, The Rhythm Shakers, the Burnette brothers, the Katmen, Dion and much more!!   Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey   Gene Vincent- "Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me" Johnny Burnette &amp; The Rock N Roll Trio- "Your Baby Blue Eyes" The Katmen- "You Can Go Now" Lara Hope &amp; The Ark-Tones- "Whiskey Pick" Junior Brown- "Highway Patrol" Mud Morganfield/Kim Wilson- "My Dog Can't Bark" John Lee Hooker- "Dimples" Charlie Feathers- "Wild Wild Party" Dion- "Drip Drop" Bill Fadden &amp; The Rhythm Busters- "Glenville Railroad Tracks"   Blastember The Blasters- "4-11-44" The Blasters- "Daddy Rollin' Stone" The Blasters- "It's All Your Fault"   Del Moroccos- "That's A Pretty Good Love" Rhythm Shakers- "Love You So" Dorsey Burnette- "Bertha Lou"   Dr. Rubin's Pomade

Part 4 of our talk with Phil Alvin of The Blasters in our Blastember segment highlights the new show as we talk about the 4-11-44 release.  Also, we hear from Muddy Waters' son Mud Morganfield &amp; Kim Wilson from their new project, plus new music from Lara Hope &amp; The Arktones, The Rhythm Shakers, the Burnette brothers, the Katmen, Dion and much more!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Gene Vincent- "Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me" Johnny Burnette &amp; The Rock N Roll Trio- "Your Baby Blue Eyes" The Katmen- "You Can Go Now" Lara Hope &amp; The Ark-Tones- "Whiskey Pick" Junior Brown- "Highway Patrol" Mud Morganfield/Kim Wilson- "My Dog Can't Bark" John Lee Hooker- "Dimples" Charlie Feathers- "Wild Wild Party" Dion- "Drip Drop" Bill Fadden &amp; The Rhythm Busters- "Glenville Railroad Tracks" Blastember The Blasters- "4-11-44" The Blasters- "Daddy Rollin' Stone" The Blasters- "It's All Your Fault" Del Moroccos- "That's A Pretty Good Love" Rhythm Shakers- "Love You So" Dorsey Burnette- "Bertha Lou" <a href="http://drrubinspomade.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Rubin's Pomade</a>

Blastember with Phil Alvin of The Blasters part 4 and more!

Phil Alvin discusses Dwight Yoakam, John Mellencamp and Quentin Tarantino's use of "Dark Night" as we continue our "Blastember" segment.  Also, The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns return with another "Ask The Clowns" segment.  Plus, music from 69 Cats, Webb Wilder, Robert Gordon and so much more!!   Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey   Elvis Presley- "When It Rains, It Really Pours" Robert Gordon- "Walk Hard" Big Mama Thornton- "Hound Dog" Billy Fury- "My Advice" TJ Mayes- "When Love Come Down" Reckless Ones- "Mean Pickin' Mama" Bo Diddley- "Pretty Thing" Brenda Lee- "Sweet Nothins"   Dr. Rubin's Pomade   Johnny Horton- "Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor" Sixteen &amp; The Sidewinders- "Full Moon Baby"   Blastember part 3 The Blasters- "Long White Cadillac" The Blasters- "Dark Night" The Blasters- "Colored Lights"   Ask The Clowns! The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "King Of The Slot Car Track" 69 Cats- "Sunglasses After Dark" Webb Wilder- "Honky Tonkin' In Mississippi" Eddie Cochran- "Sweetie Pie"

Phil Alvin discusses Dwight Yoakam, John Mellencamp and Quentin Tarantino's use of "Dark Night" as we continue our "Blastember" segment.  Also, The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns return with another "Ask The Clowns" segment.  Plus, music from 69 Cats, Webb Wilder, Robert Gordon and so much more!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Elvis Presley- "When It Rains, It Really Pours" Robert Gordon- "Walk Hard" Big Mama Thornton- "Hound Dog" Billy Fury- "My Advice" TJ Mayes- "When Love Come Down" Reckless Ones- "Mean Pickin' Mama" Bo Diddley- "Pretty Thing" Brenda Lee- "Sweet Nothins" <a href="http://drrubinspomade.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Rubin's Pomade</a> Johnny Horton- "Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor" Sixteen &amp; The Sidewinders- "Full Moon Baby" Blastember part 3 The Blasters- "Long White Cadillac" The Blasters- "Dark Night" The Blasters- "Colored Lights" <a href="http://lanarkrecords.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ask The Clowns!</a> The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "King Of The Slot Car Track" 69 Cats- "Sunglasses After Dark" Webb Wilder- "Honky Tonkin' In Mississippi" Eddie Cochran- "Sweetie Pie"

Blastember with Phil Alvin of The Blasters part 3 and more

The long time fueding brothers in the Blasters have reunited for their first album together since 1985, ComMon Ground The Songs of Big Bill Broonzy.

Dave and Phil Alvin

Phil Alvin died – twice – while on tour in Spain.  Complications from an abscessed tooth put him in a hospital in Valencia, where he flatlined and had to be shocked back to life two times.  In typical rock n’ roll fashion, when he finally woke up – he felt perfectly fine.  Phil’s band, The Blasters, have their first new record in seven years out called Fun on a Saturday Night. We talk life, death, and the stories behind the songs on the new record – including “Breath of My Love,” about a deranged lover with a knife in her hand. We also go back to the origins of the band, and some advice he got from R&amp;B legend Big Joe Turner.