Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie
	Guthrie in 1979
Background information
Birth name	Arlo Davy Guthrie
Born	July 10, 1947 (age 76); Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Genres	Folk; folk rock; talking blues; protest music;
Occupation(s)	Musician; songwriter;
Instrument(s)	Guitar; piano; vocals; autoharp; banjo; harmonica; saxophone;
Discography	Arlo Guthrie discography
Years active	1965–2020, 2023
Labels	Warner Bros.; Rising Son; Koch;
Spouse(s)	Jackie Hyde (m. 1969; died 2012); Marti Ladd (m. 2021);

Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10, 1947)^[1] is an American folk singer-songwriter.^[2] 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".^[1] 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.

^ ^a ^b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1046. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 410–411. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.

[LarkinGE-1] Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1046. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.

[The_Great_Rock_Discography-2] Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 410–411. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.

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