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California Songs: Dave Alvin's 'California's Burning'

KQED News Staff

Aug 7, 2015 at

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We reach back into the California Report archives for a 2010 story that fits in with today's headlines. Grammy-winning musician Dave Alvin is a bit of a California historian who's used the Golden State as the inspiration for many of his songs, including one called "California's Burning."

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