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14 de abr. de 2022 · A founding member of the Blasters, Alvin says he's undergone successful treatment for stage four colorectal cancer. By Jonathan Bernstein. April 14, 2022. Dave Alvin onstage at a 2020 tribute...
10 de oct. de 2023 · Back in 2020, the singer-songwriter and guitarist was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Soon after, his doctors gave him worse news: He also had stage 4 colorectal cancer that spread to his liver. “Oh, and I’ve got this lung cancer that keeps returning,” he adds.
25 de ene. de 2023 · Phil Alvin, the 69-year-old singer and guitarist of Americana and roots rockers The Blasters, is currently in the hospital, according to a post by Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. “Right now Phil...
15 de abr. de 2022 · By Ivan Korrs. Published Apr 15, 2022 9:35AM EDT. (Photo : Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach) One of the founding members of The Blasters, Dave Alvin, shares a hefty update on his...
21 de abr. de 2023 · In June 2021, less than three weeks after being declared he was “cancer-free,” Alvin learned he had cancer in his lungs and likely had less than a year to live. “I’ve had three surgeries ...
In April 2022, Alvin announced his return to public performance after a grueling two-year battle with different forms of cancer that started in May 2020. He chose to do so with Gilmore, scheduling nine dates in California for late June and early July 2022.
More than 40 years after The Blasters got started, and despite ongoing health concerns in recent years, Phil Alvin remains their frontman. The lineup includes two other original members, John Bazz and Bill Bateman, as well as Keith Wyatt. According to The Blasters web site, Phil has been hospitalized since January 1, 2023.
