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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
August 6, 2004
Before "Americana" became a catch-all tag for rootsy country, rock and rockabilly, there were The Blasters, a music-appreciation society, if you will, for American music forms.
Formed in the late '70s by Dave Alvin, songwriter and lead guitarist, and his older brother, Phil, who....