Biography:
The Blasters are an American rock and roll music group formed in 1979 in Downey, California, by brothers Phil Alvin (vocals and guitar) and Dave Alvin (guitar), with bass guitarist John Bazz and drummer Bill Bateman.
Dave Alvin, the group's primary songwriter, left the band in 1986 for a critically-acclaimed solo career. He was initially replaced on guitar by Hollywood Fats (birth name: Michael L. Mann) who appeared with them at Farm Aid. Phil Alvin has led various incarnations of The Blasters intermittently since then
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Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 22:01:55 -0600
From: [email protected] (J.T. Broderick)
American Music
by Dave Alvin
The Blasters, "The Blasters" Slash Records, 1981, "The Blasters Collection"
Slash Records, 1990
n.c.=no chord
Intro: E, E6
(n.c.) E (n.c.) E (n.c.)
Well a US soldier boy on leave in West Berlin
E (n.C.) E (n.C.)
No music there that rocks, just a thousand violins
(n.C.) A7 E
He wants to hear some American Music, American Music.
E B7 A7 E
They want to hear that sound right from the USA
Well it can be sweet and lovely, it can be hard and mean
But one thing's for sure: it's always on the beam
They want to hear some American Music, American Music
They want to hear that sound right from the USA
It's a howl from the desert, the screams from the slums
The Mississippi rollin' to the beat of the drums
Because they're playing American Music, American Music
They want to hear that sound right from the USA
(bridge)
E A7 E
We got the Louisiana boogie and the Delta Blues
A7 E
Country swing and rockabilly, too
E A7 E
We got jazz, country-western and Chicago blues
E B7
It's the greatest music that you ever knew
A7 E A7 E A7 E
Well it's American Music, it's American Music It's American Music
E B7 A7 E
It's the greatest sound right from the USA
Well a US soldier boy has to stop right in his tracks
When he hears that crazy beat, he turns and doubles back
Because they're playing American Music, American Music
The whole world digs that sound from the USA
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Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 22:01:55 -0600
From: [email protected] (J.T. Broderick)
American Music
by Dave Alvin
The Blasters, "The Blasters" Slash Records, 1981, "The Blasters Collection"
Slash Records, 1990
n.c.=no chord
Intro: E, E6
(n.c.) E (n.c.) E (n.c.)
Well a US soldier boy on leave in West Berlin
E (n.C.) E (n.C.)
No music there that rocks, just a thousand violins
(n.C.) A7 E
He wants to hear some American Music, American Music.
E B7 A7 E
They want to hear that sound right from the USA
Well it can be sweet and lovely, it can be hard and mean
But one thing's for sure: it's always on the beam
They want to hear some American Music, American Music
They want to hear that sound right from the USA
It's a howl from the desert, the screams from the slums
The Mississippi rollin' to the beat of the drums
Because they're playing American Music, American Music
They want to hear that sound right from the USA
(bridge)
E A7 E
We got the Louisiana boogie and the Delta Blues
A7 E
Country swing and rockabilly, too
E A7 E
We got jazz, country-western and Chicago blues
E B7
It's the greatest music that you ever knew
A7 E A7 E A7 E
Well it's American Music, it's American Music It's American Music
E B7 A7 E
It's the greatest sound right from the USA
Well a US soldier boy has to stop right in his tracks
When he hears that crazy beat, he turns and doubles back
Because they're playing American Music, American Music
The whole world digs that sound from the USA
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