Phil Alvin

American singer and guitarist
Person human Q7181651
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Summary

Phil Alvin was born on March 6, 1953[1], in Downey[2]. He has worked as a musician[3], singer[4], and guitarist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (550 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Educated at: California State University, Long Beach[8], Downey High School[9], Pius X High School[10]
  • Member of: The Blasters[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Genre: rock and roll[13]
  • Family name: Alvin[14]
  • Given name: Phil[15], Philip[16], Joseph[17]
  • Official website: http://www.theblasters.com/[18]
  • Instrument: guitar[19], harmonica[20], voice[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]
  • Name in native language: Philip Joseph Alvin[23]

Why It Matters

Phil Alvin is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Phil Alvin born?

Phil Alvin's place of birth was Downey[2].

What did Phil Alvin do for work?

Phil Alvin worked as a musician[3], singer[4], and guitarist[5].

Where did Phil Alvin go to school?

Phil Alvin was educated at California State University, Long Beach[8], Downey High School[9], and Pius X High School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 40m ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 6
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'en', 'it', 'mzn', 'ru']
    Member of → The Blasters
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 17w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Worldcat entities id → E39PBJrwQc4whpp7qRkGpbYMfq
    Secondhandsongs artist id → 80234
    Family name → Alvin
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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