Following in the footsteps of his father, legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie,
Arlo Davy Guthrie (July 10, 1947) crafted poignant protest songs that dealt with
the dark side of the American dream. Born in the Coney Island neighborhood in
Brooklyn, he experienced success almost instantly with his studio debut Alice’s
Restaurant (1967), which peaked at Number 17 on the Billboard 200 and achieved
platinum sales. The album featured the track “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” an
18-minute anti-war talking blues track that has since become a Thanksgiving
classic in the United States. Dir...