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April 20, 2017 • Whether or not you partake, there's no denying Mary Jane shows up in a lot of music — and what better day to light up some of those songs than April 20?

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Arlo Guthrie: Newport Folk 2009

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August 2, 2009 • The younger Guthrie has released more than two dozen albums, founded the Guthrie Center and devoted himself to numerous political causes.

Arlo Guthrie: Newport Folk 2009

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Arlo Guthrie On Mountain Stage

February 18, 2013 • Guthrie's live performances are as much about what he says between songs as they are about the songs themselves. Hear a colorful set from the iconic folksinger, recorded live in West Virginia.

Arlo Guthrie On Mountain Stage

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Mountain Stage

Arlo Guthrie's Family Legacy Band In Concert

May 23, 2009 • The great folk singer, son of Woody Guthrie, teamed up with his own son and daughter to carry on his father's tradition. Hear the Guthrie Family Legacy perform a special one-hour show, recorded live for NPR's Mountain Stage.

The Guthrie Family Legacy in Concert on Mountain Stage - 02/2007

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World Cafe

Arlo Guthrie: Born to Play Music

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December 5, 2006 • Arlo Guthrie is the oldest son of folk-music legend Woody Guthrie and Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, a dancer in the Martha Graham Company. He has become a musician of international renown without ever experiencing what can be classified as a hit. Still, he remains a hard-working icon, even after four decades in the business.

Arlo Guthrie in Studio on World Cafe - 12/05/2006

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Concerts

Arlo Guthrie in Concert

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November 10, 2006 • Arlo Guthrie is the oldest son of folk-music legend Woody Guthrie, as well a musician of international renown in his own right. Guthrie — who plays piano, harmonica, six and twelve-string guitar and at least a dozen other instruments — performs a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia on Nov. 10.

Arlo Guthrie in concert on XPN Live Fridays - 11/10/2006

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Music Interviews

Arlo Guthrie, Remembering 'Alice's Restaurant'

November 26, 2005 • Forty years ago, Arlo Guthrie dumped a pile of trash. The minor crime made him ineligible for the draft. In 1967, he immortalized the saga in "Alice's Restaurant." Debbie Elliott hears the story behind the song.

Arlo Guthrie, Remembering 'Alice's Restaurant'

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'This Land' Parody Riles Rights Holder

August 2, 2004 • An online animated short is under criticism from the publisher that owns the copyright to Woody Guthrie's song "This Land is Your Land." The political parody features President Bush and Democratic nominee John Kerry singing very different lyrics to the tune. Guthrie's son, Arlo, calls in from a Flying J truck stop in Des Moines, Iowa, to offer his take on the controversy.

'This Land' Parody Riles Rights Holder

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