Arlo Guthrie Biography and Album Guide Video

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Arlo Guthrie Biography and Album Guide Video   Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10, 1947) is an American folk singer-songwriter. He is known for singing songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling while performing songs, following the tradition of his father, Woody Guthrie. Guthrie's best-known work is his debut piece, "Alice's Restaurant Massacree", a satirical talking blues song about 18 minutes in length that has since become a Thanksgiving anthem. His only top-40 hit was a cover of Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans". His song "Massachusetts" was named the official folk song of the state, in which he has lived most of his adult life. Guthrie has also made several acting appearances. He is the father of four children, who have also had careers as musicians.   #folksongs #folkmusic #folkrock #folkmusichistory #folkmusician

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00:00Arlo Guthrie, born in Coney Island, New York in 1947, is a folk singer who was born with

00:07the unenviable task of following in the footsteps of a legendary father, folk music icon, Woody

00:16Guthrie. Arlo Guthrie's choice of career could have proven problematic, however, his

00:23cheerful and often quirky material defies comparisons to that of his famous father.

00:30Guthrie found fame with the album Alice's Restaurant in 1967, at the age of just 20.

00:38The album featured the epic 20-minute title track, which describes a comical misadventure

00:44of Guthrie's involving garbage, the police, and the Vietnam War draft. Alice's Restaurant

00:51features Guthrie performing solo with acoustic guitar accompaniment. Guthrie recorded several

00:58other albums in this vein, including Arlo from 1970 and Running Down the Road, which

01:05features the drug-smuggling anthem, Coming in to Los Angeles. On his classic album Hobo's

01:13Lullaby from 1972, Guthrie recorded with excellent side musicians, including Ry Cooter, and received

01:21more polished production. The result was eminently more listenable, and the album included

01:27Arlo's best-known recording, a cover of the classic Steve Goodman song, City of New Orleans.

01:34Other outstanding tracks from Hobo's Lullaby include Anytime and Lightning Bar Blues. Guthrie

01:42has continued to record solid albums over the years, including Last of the Brooklyn

01:47Cowboys from 1973, Amigo from 1976, and In Times Like These from 2007.

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