"The Guthries are the first family of American folk. They practice what Woody preached." -Vanity Fair"[Woody] Guthrie music is alive and well, and that the legacy is in good hands." -Robert Price, New Jersey HeraldThis month, folk music icon Arlo Guthrie will begin his trek across North America with three generations of Guthries for "Guthrie Family Rides Again."The concerts on the upcoming "Gut...
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Guthrie sounds half-baked and that’s a good thing, because it keeps him musically loose and lets him tell his shaggy dog tales unselfconsciously.Arlo Guthrie was riding high back in 1969; you can hear it on this newly released disc of a live concert performance made back then. He sounds half-baked and that’s a good thing, because it keeps him musically loose and lets him tell his shaggy dog ta
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This song was originally written by Chicago Singer/Songwritter Steve Goodman, who had could only get Arlo Guthrie to listen to it if he bought him a beer first. Arlo liked it and asked to record it, and it became a hit.I don't know if there is a more wistful or sentimental song out there, but I would put this up there with the best of them.
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I picked this song today, not only because I think it's one of Arlo's best songs, but it invokes a lot of emotion in these days of turmoil in the world, and of loved ones off in foreign lands, serving to protect us all (not just Americans of course).So for all the troops in all the armed services from all the countries who are doing their duty to protect the civilised world from terror, we salu...
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I'm flying 2,329 miles for a concert. This occasion is chock-full of firsts. I've never _flown_ somewhere solely for a show. I've also never been to California, or seen the Pacific Ocean, or even rented a car. But most importantly, I've never seen Rage Against The Machine. And now I will be! Mwa-ha-ha!!! In honor of finalizing my travel arrangements, here's a song that will most ...
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Apologies to all i may have actually scared. I figured that it ought to be fairly obvious that if i posted something on Monday and then agaon on Tuesday, i couldnt have been in jail long, nor for anything too serious.To be honest, i sorta felt like rattling some cages; got to get your amusement from such things where you can.The upshot is that, due to the fact that, when i paid a speeding fine...
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On the *Steve Goodman Memorial Concert* Cd (alluded to in "*my previous post*":http://mog.com/fairportfan/blog_post/138983), *Arlo Guthrie* performs Steve's City of New Orleans which, as we know, was a hit for him in 1972.He talks about how he was playing a club in Chicago, and after the set, the manager said "There's someone here wants to talk to ya."He says he looked round the corner, and the...
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...obie, i don't think i'm gonna be able to pick up the garbage with these handcuffs on...It was all about a driver's license problem...Meanwhile, words cannot properly describe the following video (and it's nine minutes long), but i started laughing at the "opening credits" and didn't stop till the end...
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Apologies to all i may have actually scared. I figured that it ought to be fairly obvious that if i posted something on Monday and then agaon on Tuesday, i couldnt have been in jail long, nor for anything too serious.To be honest, i sorta felt like rattling some cages; got to get your amusement from such things where you can.The upshot is that, due to the fact that, when i paid a speeding fine...
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Back in the stoned age, we used to hear all 18+ minutes of Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant" on the radio every Thanksgiving. What a strange cultural moment: Arlo, over an unchanging guitar figure, related the tale of a Thanksgiving dinner, its aftermath, and his subsequent encounter with the draft board. It made up one side of an album, got played a lot on FM radio, and got made into a film ...
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To all you Moggers here in the greatest country on earth, I offer to you humble happy Thanksgiving wishes. May we see many many more together.adam.
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