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

SHEFFIELD — Growing up in London, fiddle player Kevin Burke received the best education in Irish traditional music that anyone could ask for. When Burke came of age in the 1960s, the influx of Irish ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...