Arlo Guthrie was arrested in Massachusetts 60 years ago and his tale became the unnofficial song of Thanksgiving.

Nearly 80 years after Woody Guthrie wrote the poem “Deportee” (also known as “Plane Wreck at Los Gatos”), his sole recording of the piece performed as a song is being released to commemorate his ...

Actor William Smithers (“Dallas,” ″Peyton Place”) is 98. Singer Mavis Staples is 86. Actor Mills Watson (“B.J. and the Bear,” ″Lobo”) is 85. Actor Robert Pine (“CHiPS”) is 84. Bassist Dave Smalley of ...

OKEMAH, Okla. — The Woody Guthrie Festival has begun and will continue into the weekend in the famed artist's hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma. The event, now in its 28th year, is held annually in Okemah ...

“‘All you can write is what you see’ is a quote from my grandfather that is ingrained in my songwriting brain,” says Cole Quest. The grandson of Woody Guthrie, Quest grew up in New York City, where ...

No folk music collection is complete without the all-time classic 1967 LP, Arlo Guthrie’s debut, the entire first side of which was the 18-minute opus called “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree.” It was a ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — As she sorts through the back channels of her father’s mementos and keepsakes, Annie Guthrie often feels like she’s keeping up with his historical omnipresence a la Forrest Gump.

Every year around Thanksgiving, radio stations play Arlo Guthrie's epic song, "Alice's Restaurant." For many people, the song is a Thanksgiving tradition. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ALICE'S RESTAURANT ...

ARLO GUTHRIE: (Singing) You can get anything you want at Alice's restaurant. SHAPIRO: The song was inspired by 1960s artist Alice Brock, who died last week at the age of 83. Viki Merrick was a close ...

Alice Brock, whose restaurant in western Massachusetts inspired Arlo Guthrie's Thanksgiving song, died last week at the age of 83. ARLO GUTHRIE: (Singing) You can get anything you want at Alice's ...

Arlo Guthrie's 18-minute long, 1967 folk song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" was inspired by his 1965 Thanksgiving meal with Alice Brock in Massachusetts Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty ...