Arlo Guthrie
Country:
USA
Company:
Music
Hisgrandfather, Izadore Greenblatt, was born in Bessarabia. His grandmother is Aliza Greenblat (Waitzman). In 1965, a teenaged Guthrie performed a "friendly gesture" that proved to be fateful. Arlo was arrested for littering, leading him to be deemed "not moral enough to join the army". Guthrie attained international atten- tion at age 19 by recounting the true events on the album Alice's Restaurant in 1967. The Alice's Restaurant Massacree has become an anti-establishment anthem and an
essential part of the Thanksgiving holiday season, still broadcast widely on terrestrial, internet and satellite radio. Alice's Restaurant achieved platinum status and was made
into a movie in 1969, in which Arlo played himself, by the esteemed director Arthur Penn. 1969 also brought Arlo to the rock festival of theages - Woodstock. His appear- ance showcased Arlo's hit Coming Into Los Angeles, which was included on themulti- platinum Woodstock: Music From The Original Soundtrack And More (1970).
Beginning in the 1960s under a recording contract for Warner Bros., Guthrie helped set the standard for the singer-songwriter genre burgeoning at the time. Per- haps the best known is Hobo's Lullaby (1972), featuring a diverse body of work. Most notable si the definitive version of Steve Goodman's The City of New Orleans that was a hit on all major charts. Another critically acclaimed album was Amigo (1976), which includes Massachusetts, honored in 1981 as the official state folk song.