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Arlo Guthrie On Mountain Stage

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Mountain Stage

Arlo Guthrie On Mountain Stage

Arlo Guthrie's 2012 Mountain Stage performance was a family affair, featuring his son and grandson, playing music to celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of roots icon Woody Guthrie.

Arlo Guthrie On Mountain Stage

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Arlo Guthrie On Mountain Stage

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

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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Concerts

Arlo Guthrie in Concert

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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'

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

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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World Cafe

Arlo Guthrie: Born to Play Music

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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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