When Phil and Dave Alvin, founding members of the Blasters, the L.A. roots-rock band Phil has continued to front since Dave left in 1986, reunited last year on album for the first time in nearly 30 years, it seemed there was little that could top the new sense of family harmony after so many years apart. The record, "Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy," drew critical accolades and earned them a blues album Grammy Award nomination.
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