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Arlo Guthrie

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Like his father Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie has carved out a career as a folksinger and songwriter with a social conscience who leavens political messages with humor. Though Woody Guthrie was hospitalized for much of Arlo's youth, the youngster nevertheless grew up in a musical community that included Pete Seeger, Leadbelly, and Cisco Houston. He learned to play the guitar at age six and was performing in coffeehouses by his late teens.... Read More... at allmusic.com

 


Moose74

Arlo should definitely be in. He is one of those few who deserve it based on one song/piece of music. And what a piece of music! "Alice's Restaurant" is still topical. Why? because, bottom line, it is a great story and a funny one at that. Yes, it came out during an era and does offer commentary on said era, but it has a universality to it that is rare: The individual (or Everyman) up against bureaucratic madness who somehow triumphs in the end.

The live version of "The Motorcycle Song" is also a hoot. Another song worth mentining is "Coming into Los Angeles" which he performed at Woodstock.
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• Review posted on 06/18/2008
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