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Dave Alvin

American musician
Person Human Q1173086

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
November 11, 1955
Place of birth
Downey
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
poet, singer-songwriter, singer, guitarist, songwriter, composer[9]
Educated at
California State University, Long Beach, Downey High School[10][11]
Award received
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album[12]
Genre
Americana, roots rock, rockabilly, alternative country, blues, folk music, punk rock, psychedelic rock[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Nominated for
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album[34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[35]
Family name
Alvin[28]
Given name
David, Albert[29][30]
Instrument
electric guitar, acoustic guitar, voice[31][32][33]
Member of
The Blasters, X, The Knitters[13][14][15]
Name in native language
David Albert Alvin[36]
Record label
Rhino Entertainment Company, Yep Roc Records[25][26]
Residence
California[27]
Social media followers
7.9k (5.0k–7.9k, n=7)
Start of work period
1980[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dave Alvin en David Albert Alvin ar ديف آلفين cs David Albert Alvin fa دیو آلوین ja デイヴ・アルヴィン ja デイブ・アルヴィン ru Дэйв Элвин sv Alvin, Dave zh 戴夫·阿爾文
🔖 Identifiers · 53
ISNI
0000000073733468
VIAF cluster ID
26248696
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91116663
GND ID
134584147
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Dave Alvin.jpg ↗
Acharts.co artist ID
dave_alvin
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001912085
Apple Music artist ID
859373724, 470416
Awards & Winners artist ID
02g1fl
BBC Things ID
dfbdaf81-d20b-4573-96af-74dab37a6b7d
BIBSYS ID
8019528
Bandcamp profile ID
davealvin
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
141494391
Billboard artist ID
dave-alvin
CONOR.SI ID
116473955
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134584147
Discogs artist ID
291361
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Dave-Alvin
Europeana entity
agent/base/64584
FAST ID
295088
Facebook username
davealvinofficial
Freebase ID
/m/02g1fl
GTAA ID
260271
Google+ ID
112042361086490171914
Grammy Awards artist ID
dave-alvin, dave-alvin/546
HAND ID
9B45-678B-0F70-C4AA-EB00
IMDb ID
nm0023568
IdRef ID
14573417X
Instagram username
davealvinoriginal
KANTO ID
000187621
Kinobox person ID
604191
Last.fm ID
Dave+Alvin+and+the+Guilty+Men, Dave+Alvin+&+Phil+Alvin, Dave+Alvin
Laut.de artist ID
Dave-Alvin
MusicBrainz artist ID
306ebc54-d11c-4bf4-9f37-27adc37d00b4, 01585ac5-601a-4c83-842a-877b92d62a0b
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000055986
Myspace ID
davealvin
NL CR AUT ID
xx0213806
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095406616
Plex person key
5d77683c54f42c001f8c5967
Rock's Backpages artist ID
dave-alvin
SNAC ARK ID
w6cg3292
Shazam artist ID
470416, 859373724
Songkick artist ID
171611, 73269
SoundCloud ID
dave-alvin-1
Spotify artist ID
1QSEKTN8PPjVzniAkpJ90p
TMDB person ID
117813
Threads username
davealvinoriginal
Universal Music France artist ID
20000040430
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrKVh8fWCHV4KM6c46dwC
X (Twitter) username
davealvin
Yale LUX ID
person/26d11d09-05bb-4c8f-bff3-692a1e094a12
Yandex Music artist ID
24146
YouTube channel ID
UCsyq6L8WjdoB8fUvaQmgpAw

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🔗 Connections
Genre 8
blues, punk rock, folk music, psychedelic rock, rockabilly, Americana, alternative country, roots rock
Occupation 6
poet, singer, musician, songwriter, singer-songwriter, guitarist
Instrument 3
electric guitar, acoustic guitar, voice
Given name 2
Albert, David
Award received 1
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
California State University, Long Beach
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Nominated for 1
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album
Place of birth 1
Downey
Record label 1
Rhino Entertainment Company
Residence 1
California
Sex or gender 1
male
← Mb:member of band 1
Joe Terry
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Summary

Dave Alvin was born on November 11, 1955[1], in Downey[2]. He has worked as a poet[3], singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], guitarist[6], and songwriter[7].

FAQs

Where was Dave Alvin born?

Dave Alvin was born in Downey[2].

What did Dave Alvin do for work?

Dave Alvin worked as a poet[3], singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], guitarist[6], and songwriter[7].

Where did Dave Alvin go to school?

Dave Alvin was educated at California State University, Long Beach[10] and Downey High School[11].

What awards did Dave Alvin receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album[12].

Related Entities

California United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . maniadb.com. maniadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . AllMusic. allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . AllMusic. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . BBC Programme Catalogue. examiner.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . patch.com. patch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . sandiegoreader.com. sandiegoreader.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [23] ↑ . Spotify. cdbaby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 9B45-678B-0F70-C4AA-EB00
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46460: HAND ID (6)"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, singer-songwriter, singer +1
    "Removed claim: Occupation: musician, batch #258353"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Alvin
    Award received → Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album
    Occupation → poet, singer-songwriter, singer +1
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31702: import P21 and P106 from GND (3)"
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