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

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Dave Alvin poses backstage with Grammy he won for Best Traditional Folk Album at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001. (Image credit: Scott Gries/Getty Images)

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Dave Alvin poses backstage with Grammy he won for Best Traditional Folk Album at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001.

We hear from singer-songwriter Dave Alvin about how our state's history of wildfires inspired his song, "California's Burning."

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