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Arlo Guthrie (born July 10, 1947, Brooklyn, New York) is an American folk singer.
Background
Arlo Guthrie is the son of folk singer and composer Woody Guthrie and his wife Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, a one-time professional dancer with the Martha Graham Company and founder of The Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease. He graduated from the Stockbridge School of Massachusetts in 1965, and briefly attended Rocky Mountain College.
Alice's Restaurant
His most famous work is "Alice's Restaurant", a talking blues song that lasts 18 minutes and 20 seconds (in its original recorded version; Guthrie has been known to spin the story out to forty-five minutes in concert). The song, a bitingly satirical protest against the Vietnam War draft, is based on a true incident. In the song, Guthrie was 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. In reality, Guthrie, though a potential carrier of the genetically inherited Huntington's disease, was classified as fit (1A), but, his draft-lottery number did not come up. However, on the commentary of the below-mentioned movie version, Guthrie states that this is totally false; asserting that the events as presented in the song are true to how they occurred in real life and he was not declared unfit for any genetic disease. More on [ Arlo Guthrie ]
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Arlo.Net - Arlo Guthrie's official home page, with biography, concert listings, complete collection of lyrics, song samples, message boards, pictures, discography, tablature, and other news and information.
Guthrie Center - Not-for-profit interfaith foundation established by Guthrie in the former church in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, featured in the song 'Alice's Restaurant.' Photos, program information, calendar of concerts and other events, and other topics.
IMDb: Arlo Guthrie - Filmography, biography, and other information.
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In a Quest, Arlo Guthrie Is Back in That Church - In a New York Times interview, Guthrie tells how his search for spiritual enlightenment led him to establish an interfaith center in the Massachusetts church that he made famous in the song and movie Alice's Restaurant.
Late 20th Century Interview with Arlo Guthrie - The folksinger tells about his background in and current involvement with the Berkshire region of Massachusetts. November 1998, updated September 2001.
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RollingStone.com: Arlo Guthrie - Includes a biography, discography, photos, and message board.
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