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| isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref> Like his late father, [[Woody Guthrie]], Arlo is known for singing [[protest song|songs of protest]] against social injustice. Guthrie's best-known work is "[[Alice's Restaurant Massacree]]", a satirical [[talking blues]] song about 18 minutes in length. His song "[[Massachusetts (Arlo Guthrie song)|Massachusetts]]" was named the official folk song of the state in which he has lived most of his adult life.
| isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref> Like his late father, [[Woody Guthrie]], Arlo is known for singing [[protest song|songs of protest]] against social injustice. Guthrie's best-known work is “[[Alice’s Restaurant Massacree]],” a satirical [[talking blues]] song about 18 minutes in length. His song “[[Massachusetts (Arlo Guthrie song)|Massachusetts]]” was named the official folk song of the state in which he has lived most of his adult life.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Arlo Guthrie was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]], the son of [[folk singer]] and composer [[Woody Guthrie]] and his wife [[Marjorie Guthrie|Marjorie Mazia Guthrie]]. His sister is record producer [[Nora Guthrie]]. His mother was a one-time professional dancer with the [[Martha Graham|Martha Graham Company]] and founder of the Committee to Combat [[Huntington's disease]], the disease that took Woody's life in 1967. His father was from a Protestant family and his mother was Jewish.<ref>{{cite web |first=Nora |last=Guthie |url=http://www.voicesofoklahoma.com/woody_guthrie.html |title=Woody Guthrie |work=Voices of Oklahoma |date= |accessdate=2012-05-21}}</ref> His maternal grandmother was renowned Yiddish poet [[Aliza Greenblatt]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Susanne A. |last=Shavelson |url=http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/greenblat-aliza |title=Aliza Greenblatt: 1885 – 1975 |work=Jewish Women's Archive |date= |accessdate=2012-01-01}}</ref>
Arlo Guthrie was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]], the son of [[folk singer]] and composer [[Woody Guthrie]] and his wife [[Marjorie Guthrie|Marjorie Mazia Guthrie]]. His sister is record producer [[Nora Guthrie]]. His mother was a onetime professional dancer with the [[Martha Graham|Martha Graham Company]] and founder of the Committee to Combat [[Huntington’s disease]], the disease that took Woody’s life in 1967. His father was from a Protestant family and his mother was Jewish.<ref>{{cite web |first=Nora |last=Guthie |url=http://www.voicesofoklahoma.com/woody_guthrie.html |title=Woody Guthrie |work=Voices of Oklahoma |date= |accessdate=2012-05-21}}</ref> His maternal grandmother was renowned Yiddish poet [[Aliza Greenblatt]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Susanne A. |last=Shavelson |url=http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/greenblat-aliza |title=Aliza Greenblatt: 1885 – 1975 |work=Jewish Women's Archive |date= |accessdate=2012-01-01}}</ref>


Guthrie received religious training for his [[bar mitzvah]] from [[Rabbi]] [[Meir Kahane]], who would go on to form the [[Jewish Defense League]]. "Rabbi Kahane was a really nice, patient teacher," Guthrie later recalled, "but shortly after he started giving me my lessons, he started going haywire. Maybe I was responsible."<ref>{{cite web|last=Tugend |first=Tom |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/a_jewish_visit_to_guthries_land_20041203/ |title=A Jewish Visit to Guthrie's Land |work=JewishJournal.com |publisher=Tribe Media Corp |date=2004-12-02 |accessdate=2012-01-01}}</ref> Guthrie converted to Catholicism in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones |first=Landon Y. |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20069700,00.html |title=Remember That Happy Hippie? At 30, Arlo Guthrie Has Done His Own Hard Travelin' |publisher=People.com |date=1977-12-05 |accessdate=2014-04-18}}</ref>
Guthrie received religious training for his [[bar mitzvah]] from [[Rabbi]] [[Meir Kahane]], who would go on to form the [[Jewish Defense League]]. “Rabbi Kahane was a really nice, patient teacher,” Guthrie later recalled, “but shortly after he started giving me my lessons, he started going haywire. Maybe I was responsible.”<ref>{{cite web|last=Tugend |first=Tom |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/a_jewish_visit_to_guthries_land_20041203/ |title=A Jewish Visit to Guthrie's Land |work=JewishJournal.com |publisher=Tribe Media Corp |date=2004-12-02 |accessdate=2012-01-01}}</ref> Guthrie converted to Catholicism in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones |first=Landon Y. |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20069700,00.html |title=Remember That Happy Hippie? At 30, Arlo Guthrie Has Done His Own Hard Travelin' |publisher=People.com |date=1977-12-05 |accessdate=2014-04-18}}</ref>


Guthrie attended Woodward School in [[Clinton Hill, Brooklyn]] 1st through 8th grades and later graduated from the [[Stockbridge School]], in [[Stockbridge, Massachusetts]], in 1965, and briefly attended [[Rocky Mountain College]] in [[Billings, Montana]]. He received an [[Honorary Doctorate]] from [[Westfield State College]], in 2008.
Guthrie attended Woodward School in [[Clinton Hill, Brooklyn]], 1st through 8th grades and later graduated from the [[Stockbridge School]], in [[Stockbridge, Massachusetts]], in 1965, and briefly attended [[Rocky Mountain College]] in [[Billings, Montana]]. He received an [[Honorary Doctorate]] from [[Westfield State College]], in 2008.


As a singer, songwriter and lifelong political activist, Guthrie carries on the legacy of his legendary father. He was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience award on September 26, 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peaceabbey.org/cofc-award/award-recipients/ |title=Courage of Conscience Award Recipients |work=PeaceAbbey.org |publisher=The Peace Abbey |accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref>
As a singer, songwriter and lifelong political activist, Guthrie carries on the legacy of his legendary father. He was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience award on September 26, 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peaceabbey.org/cofc-award/award-recipients/ |title=Courage of Conscience Award Recipients |work=PeaceAbbey.org |publisher=The Peace Abbey |accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref>


=="Alice's Restaurant"==
==‘Alice's Restaurant’==
[[File:ArloGuthrieMinnesotaZooAmphitheatre2005.jpg|thumb|Guthrie performing during his 2005 ''Alice's Restaurant Massacree 40th Anniversary'' tour.]]
[[File:ArloGuthrieMinnesotaZooAmphitheatre2005.jpg|thumb|Guthrie performing during his 2005 ''Alice's Restaurant Massacree 40th Anniversary'' tour.]]
His most famous work is "[[Alice's Restaurant Massacree]]", a [[talking blues]] song that lasts 18 minutes and 34 seconds in its original recorded version. Guthrie has pointed out that this was also the exact length of one of the famous gaps in [[Richard Nixon]]'s [[Watergate tapes]]. He has been known to spin the story out to forty-five minutes in concert. The Alice in the song is [[Alice's Restaurant#Real restaurant and people|Alice Brock]], who had been librarian at Arlo's boarding school in town before opening her restaurant, and who now owns an art studio in [[Provincetown, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Alice |last=Brock |url=http://www.alicebrock.com/All%20About%20Alice.htm |title=All About Alice |work=AliceBrock.com |publisher=Alice Brock |date= |accessdate=2012-01-01}}</ref>
His most famous work is “[[Alice’s Restaurant Massacree]],” a [[talking blues]] song that lasts 18 minutes and 34 seconds in its original recorded version. Guthrie has pointed out that this was also the exact length of one of the famous gaps in [[Richard Nixon]]’s [[Watergate tapes]]. He has been known to spin the story out to 45 minutes in concert. The Alice in the song is [[Alice's Restaurant#Real restaurant and people|Alice Brock]], who had been librarian at Arlo’s boarding school in town before opening her restaurant, and who now owns an art studio in [[Provincetown, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Alice |last=Brock |url=http://www.alicebrock.com/All%20About%20Alice.htm |title=All About Alice |work=AliceBrock.com |publisher=Alice Brock |date= |accessdate=2012-01-01}}</ref>


The song lampoons the [[Vietnam War]] [[conscription|draft]]. However, Guthrie stated in a 2009 interview with [[Ron Bennington]] that the song is more an "anti-stupidity" song than an anti-war song, adding that it is based on a true incident. In the song, Guthrie is called up for a draft examination, and rejected as unfit for [[military]] service as a result of a criminal record consisting in its entirety of a single arrest, court appearance, fine, and clean-up order for [[littering]] and creating a [[public nuisance]] on Thanksgiving Day in 1965, when Arlo was 18 years old. Alice and her restaurant make up the recurrent refrain, but barely figure in the story. On the DVD commentary for the 1969 movie, Guthrie states that the events presented in the song all actually happened.
The song lampoons the [[Vietnam War]] [[conscription|draft]]. However, Guthrie stated in a 2009 interview with [[Ron Bennington]] that the song is more an “anti-stupidity” song than an antiwar song, adding that it is based on a true incident. In the song, Guthrie is called up for a draft examination, and rejected as unfit for [[military]] service as a result of a criminal record consisting in its entirety of a single arrest, court appearance, fine, and clean-up order for [[littering]] and creating a [[public nuisance]] on Thanksgiving Day in 1965, when Arlo was 18 years old. Alice and her restaurant make up the recurrent refrain but barely figure in the story. On the DVD commentary for the 1969 movie, Guthrie states that the events presented in the song all actually happened.


For a short period after its release in 1967, "Alice's Restaurant" was heavily played on U.S. college and [[Counterculture of the 1960s|counterculture]] radio stations. It became a symbol of the late 1960s and for many it defined an attitude and lifestyle that were lived out across the country in the ensuing years. Its leisurely, sassy finger-picking acoustic guitar and rambling lyrics were widely memorized and played by irreverent youth. Many stations across the States have made playing "Alice's Restaurant" a Thanksgiving Day tradition.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Uguakxft-JwC&pg=PT128&dq=%22alice's+restaurant%22+tradition+radio&hl=en&sa=X&ei=y0ToUZGNCY3u8ATC_4GYCA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ|title=The Joy of Family Traditions: A Season-by-Season Companion to Celebrations|author=Thompson, Jennifer Trainer|year=2011|publisher=Random House}}</ref>
For a short period after its release in 1967, “Alice’s Restaurant” was heavily played on U.S. college and [[Counterculture of the 1960s|counterculture]] radio stations. It became a symbol of the late 1960s and for many it defined an attitude and lifestyle that were lived out across the country in the ensuing years. Its leisurely, sassy finger-picking acoustic guitar and rambling lyrics were widely memorized and played by irreverent youth. Many stations across the States have made playing “Alice’s Restaurant” a Thanksgiving Day tradition.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Uguakxft-JwC&pg=PT128&dq=%22alice's+restaurant%22+tradition+radio&hl=en&sa=X&ei=y0ToUZGNCY3u8ATC_4GYCA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ|title=The Joy of Family Traditions: A Season-by-Season Companion to Celebrations|author=Thompson, Jennifer Trainer|year=2011|publisher=Random House}}</ref>


A 1969 [[film]], directed and co-written by [[Arthur Penn]], was based on the true story told in the song, but with the addition of a large number of fictional scenes. This film, also called ''[[Alice's Restaurant (film)|Alice's Restaurant]]'', featured Arlo portraying himself. The part of his father Woody Guthrie, who had died in 1967, was played by an actor, Joseph Boley.<ref>{{IMDb title|0064002|Alice's Restaurant}}</ref>
A 1969 [[film]], directed and co-written by [[Arthur Penn]], was based on the true story told in the song, but with the addition of a large number of fictional scenes. This film, also called ''[[Alice's Restaurant (film)|Alice’s Restaurant]]'', featured Arlo portraying himself. The part of his father Woody Guthrie, who had died in 1967, was played by an actor, Joseph Boley.<ref>{{IMDb title|0064002|Alice's Restaurant}}</ref>


Despite its popularity, the song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" is not always featured on the set list of any given Guthrie performance.
Despite its popularity, the song “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” is not always featured on the set list of any given Guthrie performance.


==Musical career and critical reception==
==Musical career and critical reception==
[[Image:Arlo Guthrie 2007.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|From The Guthrie Family Legacy Tour 2007]]
[[Image:Arlo Guthrie 2007.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|From The Guthrie Family Legacy Tour 2007]]
The "Alice's Restaurant" song was one of a few very long songs to become popular just when albums began replacing hit singles as young people's main music listening. But in 1972 Guthrie had a highly successful single too, [[Steve Goodman]]'s song "[[City of New Orleans (song)|City of New Orleans]]", a wistful [[paean]] to long-distance passenger [[railway|rail]] travel. Guthrie's first trip on that train was in December 2005 (when his family joined other musicians on a train trip across the country to raise money for musicians financially devastated by [[Hurricane Katrina]] and [[Hurricane Rita]], in the South of the United States). He also had a minor hit with his song "Coming into Los Angeles", which was played at the 1969 [[Woodstock Festival]], and success with a live version of "[[The Motorcycle Song]]".
The “Alice’s Restaurant” song was one of a few very long songs to become popular just when albums began replacing hit singles as young people’s main music listening. But in 1972 Guthrie had a highly successful single too, [[Steve Goodman]]’s song “[[City of New Orleans (song)|City of New Orleans]],” a wistful [[paean]] to long-distance passenger [[railway|rail]] travel. Guthrie’s first trip on that train was in December 2005 (when his family joined other musicians on a train trip across the country to raise money for musicians financially devastated by [[Hurricane Katrina]] and [[Hurricane Rita]], in the South of the United States). He also had a minor hit with his song “Coming into Los Angeles,” which was played at the 1969 [[Woodstock Festival]], and success with a live version of “[[The Motorcycle Song]].”


In the fall of 1975 during a benefit concert in Massachusetts, Arlo Guthrie performed with his band Shenandoah in public for the first time. They continued to tour and record throughout the 1970s until the early 1990s.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> Although the band received good reviews, it never gained the popularity that Guthrie did while playing solo. This band is not to be confused with the popular country music group [[Shenandoah (band)|Shenandoah]], an entirely different group that had musical hits from 1986 to 2006. Arlo Guthrie's band Shenandoah consisted (after 1976) of David Grover, Steve Ide, Carol Ide, Terry A La Berry and Dan Velika.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kasten |first=Roy |url=http://archives.nodepression.com/2001/01/arlo-guthrie-outlasting-the-bluespower-of-love/ |title=Arlo Guthrie: Outlasting The Blues / Power Of Love (Koch) |work=Not Fade Away |publisher=Americana and Roots Music – No Depression |date=January–February 2001 |issue=31 |accessdate=2012-01-01}}</ref>
In the fall of 1975 during a benefit concert in Massachusetts, Arlo Guthrie performed with his band Shenandoah in public for the first time. They continued to tour and record throughout the 1970s until the early 1990s.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> Although the band received good reviews, it never gained the popularity that Guthrie did while playing solo. This band is not to be confused with the popular country music group [[Shenandoah (band)|Shenandoah]], an entirely different group that had musical hits from 1986 to 2006. Arlo Guthrie’s band Shenandoah consisted (after 1976) of David Grover, Steve Ide, Carol Ide, Terry A La Berry, and Dan Velika.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kasten |first=Roy |url=http://archives.nodepression.com/2001/01/arlo-guthrie-outlasting-the-bluespower-of-love/ |title=Arlo Guthrie: Outlasting The Blues / Power Of Love (Koch) |work=Not Fade Away |publisher=Americana and Roots Music – No Depression |date=January–February 2001 |issue=31 |accessdate=2012-01-01}}</ref>


Guthrie's 1976 album ''Amigo'' received a 5-star (highest rating) from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', and may be his best-received work. However, that album, like Guthrie's earlier [[Warner Bros. Records]] albums, is rarely heard today even though each contains strong folk and folk rock music accompanied by widely regarded musicians such as [[Ry Cooder]].{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}
Guthrie’s 1976 album ''Amigo'' received a 5-star (highest rating) from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', and may be his best-received work. However, that album, like Guthrie’s earlier [[Warner Bros. Records]] albums, is rarely heard today even though each contains strong folk and folk rock music accompanied by widely regarded musicians such as [[Ry Cooder]].{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}


A number of musicians from a variety of genres have joined Guthrie onstage, including [[Pete Seeger]], [[David Bromberg]], [[Cyril Neville]], [[Emmylou Harris]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Judy Collins]], [[John Prine]], Wesley Gray, [[Josh Ritter]], and others.
A number of musicians from a variety of genres have joined Guthrie onstage, including [[Pete Seeger]], [[David Bromberg]], [[Cyril Neville]], [[Emmylou Harris]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Judy Collins]], [[John Prine]], Wesley Gray, [[Josh Ritter]], and others.


==Acting==
==Acting==
Though Guthrie is best known for being a musician, singer, and composer, throughout the years he has also appeared as an actor in films and on television. The film ''[[Alice's Restaurant (film)|Alice's Restaurant]]'' (1969) is his best known role, but he has had small parts in several films and even co-starred in a television drama, ''[[Byrds of Paradise]]''.
Though Guthrie is best known for being a musician, singer, and composer, throughout the years he has also appeared as an actor in films and on television. The film ''[[Alice's Restaurant (film)|Alice’s Restaurant]]'' (1969) is his best known role, but he has had small parts in several films and even co-starred in a television drama, ''[[Byrds of Paradise]]''.


Guthrie has had minor roles in several movies and [[television series]]. Usually, he has appeared as himself, often performing music and/or being interviewed about the 1960s, folk music and various social causes. His television appearances have included a broad range of programs from ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' (1979) to ''[[Politically Incorrect]]'' (1998).<ref>{{IMDb name|0349241}}</ref> A rare dramatic film part was in the 1992 movie ''[[Roadside Prophets]]''. Guthrie's memorable appearance at the 1969 [[Woodstock Festival]] was documented in the [[Michael Wadleigh]] film ''[[Woodstock (film)|Woodstock]]''.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/>
Guthrie has had minor roles in several movies and [[television series]]. Usually he has appeared as himself, often performing music and/or being interviewed about the 1960s, folk music, and various social causes. His television appearances have included a broad range of programs from ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' (1979) to ''[[Politically Incorrect]]'' (1998).<ref>{{IMDb name|0349241}}</ref> A rare dramatic film part was in the 1992 movie ''[[Roadside Prophets]]''. Guthrie’s memorable appearance at the 1969 [[Woodstock Festival]] was documented in the [[Michael Wadleigh]] film ''[[Woodstock (film)|Woodstock]]''.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/>


Guthrie also made a pilot for a TV variety show called "The Arlo Guthrie Show" in February, 1987. The hour-long program included story telling and musical performances and was filmed in Austin, Texas. It was broadcast nationally on [[PBS]]. Special guests were Pete Seeger, [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[David Bromberg]] and [[Jerry Jeff Walker]].{{citation needed|date=November 2011}}
Guthrie also made a pilot for a TV variety show called “The Arlo Guthrie Show” in February, 1987. The hour-long program included story telling and musical performances and was filmed in Austin, Texas. It was broadcast nationally on [[PBS]]. Special guests were Pete Seeger, [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[David Bromberg]] and [[Jerry Jeff Walker]].{{citation needed|date=November 2011}}


==Politics==
==Politics==
In earlier years, at least from the 1960s to the 1980s, Guthrie had taken a decidedly [[Left-wing politics|leftist]] approach to American politics. In his often lengthy comments during concerts his expressed positions were consistently anti-war, anti-Nixon, pro-drugs and in favor of making nuclear power illegal. However, he apparently regarded himself as more an individualist than the major youth culture spokesperson he had been regarded as by the media, as evidenced by the lyrics in his 1979 song "Prologue": "I can remember all of your smiles during the demonstrations, ... and together we sang our victory songs though we were worlds apart."<ref>{{cite web |first=Alro |last=Guthrie |url=http://www.arlo.net/resources/lyrics/prologue.shtml |title=Prologue: Words and Music by Arlo Guthrie |work=Arlo.net |publisher=Arloco Music Inc |date= |accessdate=2012-01-01}}</ref>
In earlier years, at least from the 1960s to the 1980s, Guthrie had taken a decidedly [[Left-wing politics|leftist]] approach to American politics. In his often lengthy comments during concerts his expressed positions were consistently antiwar, anti-Nixon, pro-drugs and in favor of making nuclear power illegal. However, he apparently regarded himself as more an individualist than the major youth culture spokesman he had been regarded as by the media, as evidenced by the lyrics in his 1979 song “Prologue”: “I can remember all of your smiles during the demonstrations,... and together we sang our victory songs though we were worlds apart.”<ref>{{cite web |first=Alro |last=Guthrie |url=http://www.arlo.net/resources/lyrics/prologue.shtml |title=Prologue: Words and Music by Arlo Guthrie |work=Arlo.net |publisher=Arloco Music Inc |date= |accessdate=2012-01-01}}</ref>


In 1984, he was the featured celebrity in [[George McGovern]]'s [[George McGovern presidential campaign, 1984|campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination]] in Guthrie's home state of Massachusetts, performing at rallies and receptions.<ref>{{cite book |last=Marano |first=Richard Michael |title=Vote Your Conscience: The Last Campaign of George McGovern |publisher=Praeger Publishers |year=2003 |page=172}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/georgemcgovern/photos/48035887#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A48035887%7D |title=Promotional flyer for "Rally for McGovern" on March 12, 1984, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts (Special guest: Arlo Guthrie) |publisher=Myspace.com |date=2011-12-08 |accessdate=2012-01-01}}</ref>
In 1984 he was the featured celebrity in [[George McGovern]]’s [[George McGovern presidential campaign, 1984|campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination]] in Guthrie’s home state of Massachusetts, performing at rallies and receptions.<ref>{{cite book |last=Marano |first=Richard Michael |title=Vote Your Conscience: The Last Campaign of George McGovern |publisher=Praeger Publishers |year=2003 |page=172}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/georgemcgovern/photos/48035887#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A48035887%7D |title=Promotional flyer for "Rally for McGovern" on March 12, 1984, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts (Special guest: Arlo Guthrie) |publisher=Myspace.com |date=2011-12-08 |accessdate=2012-01-01}}</ref>


Guthrie has since become a registered [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. Guthrie endorsed Texas Congressman [[Ron Paul]] for the [[Results of the 2008 Republican presidential primaries|2008 Republican Party nomination]]. He said, "I love this guy. Dr. Paul is the only candidate I know of who would have signed the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] of the United States had he been there. I'm with him, because he seems to be the only candidate who actually believes it has as much relevance today as it did a couple of hundred years ago. I look forward to the day when we can work out the differences we have with the same revolutionary vision and enthusiasm that is our American legacy."<ref>{{cite news |first=June |last=Kronholz |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/01/29/group-w-grad-endorses-ron-paul/ |work=The Wall Street Journal | title=Group W Grad Endorses Ron Paul | date=January 29, 2008 |accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> He told ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'' that he is a Republican because, "We had enough good Democrats. We needed a few more good Republicans. We needed a [[loyal opposition]]."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/magazine/26fob-q4-t.html | work=The New York Times | title=Questions for Arlo Guthrie: Just Folk | first=Deborah | last=Solomon | date=July 26, 2009 |accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref>
Guthrie has since become a registered [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. Guthrie endorsed Texas congressman [[Ron Paul]] for the [[Results of the 2008 Republican presidential primaries|2008 Republican Party nomination]]. He said, “I love this guy. Dr. Paul is the only candidate I know of who would have signed the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] of the United States had he been there. I’m with him, because he seems to be the only candidate who actually believes it has as much relevance today as it did a couple of hundred years ago. I look forward to the day when we can work out the differences we have with the same revolutionary vision and enthusiasm that is our American legacy.”<ref>{{cite news |first=June |last=Kronholz |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/01/29/group-w-grad-endorses-ron-paul/ |work=The Wall Street Journal | title=Group W Grad Endorses Ron Paul | date=January 29, 2008 |accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> He told ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'' that he is a Republican because, "We had enough good Democrats. We needed a few more good Republicans. We needed a [[loyal opposition]]."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/magazine/26fob-q4-t.html | work=The New York Times | title=Questions for Arlo Guthrie: Just Folk | first=Deborah | last=Solomon | date=July 26, 2009 |accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref>


About once a month, Guthrie posts short writings to the Announcements area of www.arlo.net, often expounding [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] themes.
About once a month, Guthrie posts short writings to the Announcements area of www.arlo.net, often expounding [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] themes.
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==Legacy==
==Legacy==
[[File:Arlo Guthrie-Bardentreffen 2010.JPG|thumb|Arlo Guthrie in 2010 in Nuremberg]]
[[File:Arlo Guthrie-Bardentreffen 2010.JPG|thumb|Arlo Guthrie in 2010 in Nuremberg]]
Like his father, [[Woody Guthrie]], Guthrie often sings [[protest song|songs of protest]] against social injustice. He collaborated with poet [[Adrian Mitchell]] to tell the story of [[Chile]]an folk singer and activist [[Víctor Jara]] in song. He regularly performed with folk musician Pete Seeger, one of his father's longtime partners. [[Ramblin' Jack Elliott]], who had lived for two years in the Guthries' home before Arlo left for boarding school, had absorbed Woody's style perhaps better than anyone; Arlo has been said to have credited Elliott for passing it along to him. {{Citation needed|date=October 2012}}
Like his father, [[Woody Guthrie]], Guthrie often sings [[protest song|songs of protest]] against social injustice. He collaborated with poet [[Adrian Mitchell]] to tell the story of [[Chile]]an folk singer and activist [[Víctor Jara]] in song. He regularly performed with folk musician Pete Seeger, one of his father's longtime partners. [[Ramblin' Jack Elliott]], who had lived for two years in the Guthries' home before Arlo left for boarding school, had absorbed Woody's style perhaps better than anyone; Arlo has been said to have credited Elliott for passing it along to him. {{Citation needed|date=October 2012}}


In 1991, Guthrie bought the church that had served as Alice and Ray Brock's former home in [[Great Barrington, Massachusetts]], and converted it to the Guthrie Center, an interfaith meeting place that serves people of all religions. The center provides weekly free lunches in the community and support for families living with HIV/AIDS as well as other life-threatening illnesses. It also hosts a summertime concert series and Guthrie does six or seven fund raising shows there every year. There are several annual events such as the Walk-A-Thon to Cure Huntington's Disease and a "Thanksgiving Dinner That Can't Be Beat" for families, friends, doctors and scientists who live and work with Huntington's disease.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/11/AR2005081100624.html |work=The Washington Post |first=Richard |last=Harrington |title=Arlo Guthrie's Storied Career |date=August 12, 2005 |accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref>
In 1991 Guthrie bought the church that had served as Alice and Ray Brock’s former home in [[Great Barrington, Massachusetts]], and converted it to the Guthrie Center, an interfaith meeting place that serves people of all religions. The center provides weekly free lunches in the community and support for families living with HIV/AIDS as well as other life-threatening illnesses. It also hosts a summertime concert series and Guthrie does six or seven fund-raising shows there every year. There are several annual events such as the Walk-A-Thon to Cure Huntington’s Disease and a “Thanksgiving Dinner That Can’t Be Beat” for families, friends, doctors, and scientists who live and work with Huntington’s disease.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/11/AR2005081100624.html |work=The Washington Post |first=Richard |last=Harrington |title=Arlo Guthrie's Storied Career |date=August 12, 2005 |accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref>


==Family==
==Family==
Guthrie resides in the town of [[Washington, Massachusetts]] where he and Jackie Hyde, his wife of 43 years, were long time residents. Jackie died on October 14, 2012 after a brief battle with liver cancer. He also has a home in [[Sebastian, Florida]].
Guthrie resides in the town of [[Washington, Massachusetts]], where he and Jackie Hyde, his wife of 43 years, were long time residents. Jackie died on October 14, 2012 after a brief battle with liver cancer. He also has a home in [[Sebastian, Florida]].


Guthrie's son Abe Guthrie and his daughters Annie, [[Sarah Lee Guthrie]] and Cathy Guthrie have also become musicians. Annie Guthrie writes songs and performs, and also takes care of family touring details. Sarah Lee performs and records with her husband [[Johnny Irion]]. Cathy plays [[ukulele]] in Folk Uke, a group she formed with Amy Nelson, the daughter of [[Willie Nelson]]. Abe Guthrie was formerly in a folk-rock band called Xavier, and now tours with his father. Abe Guthrie's son, Krishna, is a drummer and toured with Arlo Guthrie on his European tour in 2006{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} and played guitar for the 2009–2010 Tour. Krishna plays drums in Modest Me and aspires to be the lead of his own band some day. Arlo Guthrie is a grandfather of Abe's son Krishna and daughter Serena, Annie's son Shiva Das (Mo) and daughter Jacklyn, Sarah Lee's daughters Olivia Nora and Sophia Irion and Cathy's daughter Marjorie Maybelle Midwood.
Guthrie’s son Abe Guthrie and his daughters Annie, [[Sarah Lee Guthrie]], and Cathy Guthrie have also become musicians. Annie Guthrie writes songs and performs, and also takes care of family touring details. Sarah Lee performs and records with her husband, [[Johnny Irion]]. Cathy plays [[ukulele]] in Folk Uke, a group she formed with Amy Nelson, the daughter of [[Willie Nelson]]. Abe Guthrie was formerly in a folk-rock band called Xavier, and now tours with his father. Abe Guthrie’s son, Krishna, is a drummer and toured with Arlo Guthrie on his European tour in 2006{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} and played guitar for the 2009–2010 Tour. Krishna plays drums in Modest Me and aspires to be the lead of his own band someday. Arlo Guthrie is a grandfather of Abe’s son Krishna and daughter Serena, Annie’s son Shiva Das (Mo) and daughter Jacklyn, Sarah Lee’s daughters Olivia Nora and Sophia Irion and Cathy’s daughter Marjorie Maybelle Midwood.


==In fiction==
==In fiction==
Arlo Guthrie is mentioned in Tim Winton's novel ''[[The Riders]]'' – shortlisted for the [[Booker Prize]] in 1995. A character in the novel overhears locals in the small Irish town of [[Shinrone]], recount the night Arlo Guthrie came to play.
Arlo Guthrie is mentioned in Tim Winton’s novel ''[[The Riders]]''—shortlisted for the [[Booker Prize]] in 1995. A character in the novel overhears locals in the small Irish town of [[Shinrone]], recount the night Arlo Guthrie came to play.
The actual event occurred in February 1988, when Arlo played the local gymnasium in [[Shinrone]], County [[Offaly]]. The concert was organised by a local postman, Tom Stapleton.
The actual event occurred in February 1988, when Arlo played the local gymnasium in [[Shinrone]], County [[Offaly]]. The concert was organized by a local postman, Tom Stapleton.


The character of Professor Sonek Pran in ''[[Star Trek: A Singular Destiny]]'' by [[Keith DeCandido|Keith R. A. DeCandido]] is based on Arlo Guthrie. The acknowledgements of the book thank Arlo for inspiring the personality and physical traits for the character and for his music inspiring the writer.
The character of Professor Sonek Pran in ''[[Star Trek: A Singular Destiny]]'' by [[Keith DeCandido|Keith R. A. DeCandido]] is based on Arlo Guthrie. The acknowledgements of the book thank Arlo for inspiring the personality and physical traits for the character and for his music inspiring the writer.
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* ''Woodstock Diary'' (1994) (TV)
* ''Woodstock Diary'' (1994) (TV)
* ''The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts'' (1994) (TV)
* ''The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts'' (1994) (TV)
* ''The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6'' (1995) (TV) (also known as ''My Generation'')
* ''The History of Rock ’N’ Roll, Vol. 6'' (1995) (TV) (also known as ''My Generation'')
* ''This Land Is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie'' (1997)
* ''This Land Is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie'' (1997)
* ''Healthy Kids'' (1998) (TV series)
* ''Healthy Kids'' (1998) (TV series)

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Arlo Guthrie
Guthrie in 1979
Guthrie in 1979
Background information
Birth nameArlo Davy Guthrie
Born (1947-07-10) July 10, 1947 (age 77)
Coney Island, New York, United States
GenresFolk, folk-rock, talking blues
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, actor, activist
Instrument(s)Guitar, harmonica, piano
Years active1967–present
LabelsRising Son Records
Websitewww.arlo.net

Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10, 1947) is an American folk singer.[1] Like his late father, Woody Guthrie, Arlo is known for singing songs of protest against social injustice. Guthrie's best-known work is “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” a satirical talking blues song about 18 minutes in length. His song “Massachusetts” was named the official folk song of the state in which he has lived most of his adult life.

Early life

Arlo Guthrie was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of folk singer and composer Woody Guthrie and his wife Marjorie Mazia Guthrie. His sister is record producer Nora Guthrie. His mother was a onetime professional dancer with the Martha Graham Company and founder of the Committee to Combat Huntington’s disease, the disease that took Woody’s life in 1967. His father was from a Protestant family and his mother was Jewish.[2] His maternal grandmother was renowned Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt.[3]

Guthrie received religious training for his bar mitzvah from Rabbi Meir Kahane, who would go on to form the Jewish Defense League. “Rabbi Kahane was a really nice, patient teacher,” Guthrie later recalled, “but shortly after he started giving me my lessons, he started going haywire. Maybe I was responsible.”[4] Guthrie converted to Catholicism in 1977.[5]

Guthrie attended Woodward School in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, 1st through 8th grades and later graduated from the Stockbridge School, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1965, and briefly attended Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana. He received an Honorary Doctorate from Westfield State College, in 2008.

As a singer, songwriter and lifelong political activist, Guthrie carries on the legacy of his legendary father. He was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience award on September 26, 1992.[6]

‘Alice's Restaurant’

Guthrie performing during his 2005 Alice's Restaurant Massacree 40th Anniversary tour.

His most famous work is “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” a talking blues song that lasts 18 minutes and 34 seconds in its original recorded version. Guthrie has pointed out that this was also the exact length of one of the famous gaps in Richard Nixon’s Watergate tapes. He has been known to spin the story out to 45 minutes in concert. The Alice in the song is Alice Brock, who had been librarian at Arlo’s boarding school in town before opening her restaurant, and who now owns an art studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts.[7]

The song lampoons the Vietnam War draft. However, Guthrie stated in a 2009 interview with Ron Bennington that the song is more an “anti-stupidity” song than an antiwar song, adding that it is based on a true incident. In the song, Guthrie is called up for a draft examination, and rejected as unfit for military service as a result of a criminal record consisting in its entirety of a single arrest, court appearance, fine, and clean-up order for littering and creating a public nuisance on Thanksgiving Day in 1965, when Arlo was 18 years old. Alice and her restaurant make up the recurrent refrain but barely figure in the story. On the DVD commentary for the 1969 movie, Guthrie states that the events presented in the song all actually happened.

For a short period after its release in 1967, “Alice’s Restaurant” was heavily played on U.S. college and counterculture radio stations. It became a symbol of the late 1960s and for many it defined an attitude and lifestyle that were lived out across the country in the ensuing years. Its leisurely, sassy finger-picking acoustic guitar and rambling lyrics were widely memorized and played by irreverent youth. Many stations across the States have made playing “Alice’s Restaurant” a Thanksgiving Day tradition.[8]

A 1969 film, directed and co-written by Arthur Penn, was based on the true story told in the song, but with the addition of a large number of fictional scenes. This film, also called Alice’s Restaurant, featured Arlo portraying himself. The part of his father Woody Guthrie, who had died in 1967, was played by an actor, Joseph Boley.[9]

Despite its popularity, the song “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” is not always featured on the set list of any given Guthrie performance.

Musical career and critical reception

From The Guthrie Family Legacy Tour 2007

The “Alice’s Restaurant” song was one of a few very long songs to become popular just when albums began replacing hit singles as young people’s main music listening. But in 1972 Guthrie had a highly successful single too, Steve Goodman’s song “City of New Orleans,” a wistful paean to long-distance passenger rail travel. Guthrie’s first trip on that train was in December 2005 (when his family joined other musicians on a train trip across the country to raise money for musicians financially devastated by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, in the South of the United States). He also had a minor hit with his song “Coming into Los Angeles,” which was played at the 1969 Woodstock Festival, and success with a live version of “The Motorcycle Song.”

In the fall of 1975 during a benefit concert in Massachusetts, Arlo Guthrie performed with his band Shenandoah in public for the first time. They continued to tour and record throughout the 1970s until the early 1990s.[1] Although the band received good reviews, it never gained the popularity that Guthrie did while playing solo. This band is not to be confused with the popular country music group Shenandoah, an entirely different group that had musical hits from 1986 to 2006. Arlo Guthrie’s band Shenandoah consisted (after 1976) of David Grover, Steve Ide, Carol Ide, Terry A La Berry, and Dan Velika.[10]

Guthrie’s 1976 album Amigo received a 5-star (highest rating) from Rolling Stone, and may be his best-received work. However, that album, like Guthrie’s earlier Warner Bros. Records albums, is rarely heard today even though each contains strong folk and folk rock music accompanied by widely regarded musicians such as Ry Cooder.[citation needed]

A number of musicians from a variety of genres have joined Guthrie onstage, including Pete Seeger, David Bromberg, Cyril Neville, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Judy Collins, John Prine, Wesley Gray, Josh Ritter, and others.

Acting

Though Guthrie is best known for being a musician, singer, and composer, throughout the years he has also appeared as an actor in films and on television. The film Alice’s Restaurant (1969) is his best known role, but he has had small parts in several films and even co-starred in a television drama, Byrds of Paradise.

Guthrie has had minor roles in several movies and television series. Usually he has appeared as himself, often performing music and/or being interviewed about the 1960s, folk music, and various social causes. His television appearances have included a broad range of programs from The Muppet Show (1979) to Politically Incorrect (1998).[11] A rare dramatic film part was in the 1992 movie Roadside Prophets. Guthrie’s memorable appearance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival was documented in the Michael Wadleigh film Woodstock.[1]

Guthrie also made a pilot for a TV variety show called “The Arlo Guthrie Show” in February, 1987. The hour-long program included story telling and musical performances and was filmed in Austin, Texas. It was broadcast nationally on PBS. Special guests were Pete Seeger, Bonnie Raitt, David Bromberg and Jerry Jeff Walker.[citation needed]

Politics

In earlier years, at least from the 1960s to the 1980s, Guthrie had taken a decidedly leftist approach to American politics. In his often lengthy comments during concerts his expressed positions were consistently antiwar, anti-Nixon, pro-drugs and in favor of making nuclear power illegal. However, he apparently regarded himself as more an individualist than the major youth culture spokesman he had been regarded as by the media, as evidenced by the lyrics in his 1979 song “Prologue”: “I can remember all of your smiles during the demonstrations,... and together we sang our victory songs though we were worlds apart.”[12]

In 1984 he was the featured celebrity in George McGovern’s campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in Guthrie’s home state of Massachusetts, performing at rallies and receptions.[13][14]

Guthrie has since become a registered Republican. Guthrie endorsed Texas congressman Ron Paul for the 2008 Republican Party nomination. He said, “I love this guy. Dr. Paul is the only candidate I know of who would have signed the Constitution of the United States had he been there. I’m with him, because he seems to be the only candidate who actually believes it has as much relevance today as it did a couple of hundred years ago. I look forward to the day when we can work out the differences we have with the same revolutionary vision and enthusiasm that is our American legacy.”[15] He told The New York Times Magazine that he is a Republican because, "We had enough good Democrats. We needed a few more good Republicans. We needed a loyal opposition."[16]

About once a month, Guthrie posts short writings to the Announcements area of www.arlo.net, often expounding libertarian themes.

Legacy

Arlo Guthrie in 2010 in Nuremberg

Like his father, Woody Guthrie, Guthrie often sings songs of protest against social injustice. He collaborated with poet Adrian Mitchell to tell the story of Chilean folk singer and activist Víctor Jara in song. He regularly performed with folk musician Pete Seeger, one of his father's longtime partners. Ramblin' Jack Elliott, who had lived for two years in the Guthries' home before Arlo left for boarding school, had absorbed Woody's style perhaps better than anyone; Arlo has been said to have credited Elliott for passing it along to him. [citation needed]

In 1991 Guthrie bought the church that had served as Alice and Ray Brock’s former home in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and converted it to the Guthrie Center, an interfaith meeting place that serves people of all religions. The center provides weekly free lunches in the community and support for families living with HIV/AIDS as well as other life-threatening illnesses. It also hosts a summertime concert series and Guthrie does six or seven fund-raising shows there every year. There are several annual events such as the Walk-A-Thon to Cure Huntington’s Disease and a “Thanksgiving Dinner That Can’t Be Beat” for families, friends, doctors, and scientists who live and work with Huntington’s disease.[17]

Family

Guthrie resides in the town of Washington, Massachusetts, where he and Jackie Hyde, his wife of 43 years, were long time residents. Jackie died on October 14, 2012 after a brief battle with liver cancer. He also has a home in Sebastian, Florida.

Guthrie’s son Abe Guthrie and his daughters Annie, Sarah Lee Guthrie, and Cathy Guthrie have also become musicians. Annie Guthrie writes songs and performs, and also takes care of family touring details. Sarah Lee performs and records with her husband, Johnny Irion. Cathy plays ukulele in Folk Uke, a group she formed with Amy Nelson, the daughter of Willie Nelson. Abe Guthrie was formerly in a folk-rock band called Xavier, and now tours with his father. Abe Guthrie’s son, Krishna, is a drummer and toured with Arlo Guthrie on his European tour in 2006[citation needed] and played guitar for the 2009–2010 Tour. Krishna plays drums in Modest Me and aspires to be the lead of his own band someday. Arlo Guthrie is a grandfather of Abe’s son Krishna and daughter Serena, Annie’s son Shiva Das (Mo) and daughter Jacklyn, Sarah Lee’s daughters Olivia Nora and Sophia Irion and Cathy’s daughter Marjorie Maybelle Midwood.

In fiction

Arlo Guthrie is mentioned in Tim Winton’s novel The Riders—shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1995. A character in the novel overhears locals in the small Irish town of Shinrone, recount the night Arlo Guthrie came to play. The actual event occurred in February 1988, when Arlo played the local gymnasium in Shinrone, County Offaly. The concert was organized by a local postman, Tom Stapleton.

The character of Professor Sonek Pran in Star Trek: A Singular Destiny by Keith R. A. DeCandido is based on Arlo Guthrie. The acknowledgements of the book thank Arlo for inspiring the personality and physical traits for the character and for his music inspiring the writer.

Works

Discography

Main article: Arlo Guthrie discography

Select filmography

Notable television guest appearances

  • Beat Club (episode # 1.52) February 28, 1970
  • Byrds of Paradise (1994)
  • Relativity December 29, 1996
  • Renegade in episode: "Top Ten with a Bullet" (episode # 5.14) January 24, 1997
  • Rich Man, Poor Man: Book 2 2 episodes, 1976
  • The fourth season of The Muppet Show.

Film and television composer

  • Alice's Restaurant (1969) (song "The Alice's Restaurant Massacree")
  • Woodstock (1970) (song "Coming Into Los Angeles" – the song heard on the officially released soundtrack recording was not played at the Woodstock festival. Rather, it is a recording of a previous live presentation.)
  • Clay Pigeon (1971) also known as Trip to Kill (UK)
  • Baby's Storytime (1989)

Producer and writer

  • Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal (2004)
  • Mooses Come Walking (2004) (children's book)[18]

Appearances as himself

  • Hylands hörna (episode # 4.4) January 31, 1970
  • Woodstock (1969) (also known as Woodstock 25th Anniversary Edition and as Woodstock, 3 Days of Peace & Music)
  • The Dick Cavett Show September 8, 1970
  • Arthur Penn 1922–: Themes and Variants (1970) (TV)
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, August 17, 1972
  • The Muppet Show (episode # 4.8) June 19, 1979
  • The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time (1982)
  • Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' (1984)
  • Farm Aid '87 (1987) (TV)
  • A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly (1988)
  • Woodstock: The Lost Performances (1990)
  • Woodstock Diary (1994) (TV)
  • The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1994) (TV)
  • The History of Rock ’N’ Roll, Vol. 6 (1995) (TV) (also known as My Generation)
  • This Land Is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie (1997)
  • Healthy Kids (1998) (TV series)
  • The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (2000)
  • Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955–1970) (2000) (TV)
  • Last Party 2000 (2001) (also known as The Party's Over)
  • Pops Goes the Fourth! (July 4, 2001)
  • NPR's Talk of the Nation radio broadcast (Nov. 14, 2001)
  • Singing in the Shadow: The Children of Rock Royalty (2003)
  • Get Up, Stand Up (2003) (TV series)
  • From Wharf Rats to the Lords of the Docks (2004)
  • Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal (2004)
  • Sacco and Vanzetti (2006)
  • 1968 with Tom Brokaw (2007)
  • Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2008) (American Masters PBS TV special)
  • The 84th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2010) (TV special)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 410–411. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  2. ^ Guthie, Nora. "Woody Guthrie". Voices of Oklahoma. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  3. ^ Shavelson, Susanne A. "Aliza Greenblatt: 1885 – 1975". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
  4. ^ Tugend, Tom (2004-12-02). "A Jewish Visit to Guthrie's Land". JewishJournal.com. Tribe Media Corp. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
  5. ^ Jones, Landon Y. (1977-12-05). "Remember That Happy Hippie? At 30, Arlo Guthrie Has Done His Own Hard Travelin'". People.com. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  6. ^ "Courage of Conscience Award Recipients". PeaceAbbey.org. The Peace Abbey. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  7. ^ Brock, Alice. "All About Alice". AliceBrock.com. Alice Brock. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
  8. ^ Thompson, Jennifer Trainer (2011). The Joy of Family Traditions: A Season-by-Season Companion to Celebrations. Random House.
  9. ^ Alice's Restaurant at IMDb
  10. ^ Kasten, Roy (January–February 2001). "Arlo Guthrie: Outlasting The Blues / Power Of Love (Koch)". Not Fade Away (31). Americana and Roots Music – No Depression. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
  11. ^ Arlo Guthrie at IMDb
  12. ^ Guthrie, Alro. "Prologue: Words and Music by Arlo Guthrie". Arlo.net. Arloco Music Inc. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
  13. ^ Marano, Richard Michael (2003). Vote Your Conscience: The Last Campaign of George McGovern. Praeger Publishers. p. 172.
  14. ^ "Promotional flyer for "Rally for McGovern" on March 12, 1984, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts (Special guest: Arlo Guthrie)". Myspace.com. 2011-12-08. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
  15. ^ Kronholz, June (January 29, 2008). "Group W Grad Endorses Ron Paul". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  16. ^ Solomon, Deborah (July 26, 2009). "Questions for Arlo Guthrie: Just Folk". The New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  17. ^ Harrington, Richard (August 12, 2005). "Arlo Guthrie's Storied Career". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  18. ^ Guthrie, Arlo (2004). Mooses Come Walking. Chronicle Books. ISBN 0-8118-1051-8.

References

  • Guthrie, Arlo (1969). "Youths Ordered to Clean Up Rubbish Mess". This is the Arlo Guthrie Songbook. Amsco Music Pub. Co. p. 39. Reprint of a contemporaneous news article.
  • Lee, Laura (2000). Arlo, Alice & Anglicans: The Lives of a New England Church. Countryman Press. ISBN 978-1581570106.
  • Lee, Laura (2000). "Arlo Guthrie Convicted of Littering: November 28, 1965". Mass Moment. Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved October 24, 2012.


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