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what’s up this week Arlo Guthrie makes a stop in Bremerton for one-night performance
By RICHARD D. OXLEY Kitsap Week
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f the Guthrie family has a legacy, being a musical voice of the common people would be it. Woody Guthrie brought forth that voice during the Dust Bowl era and beyond, with songs such as “This Land Is Your Land,” “Worried Man Blues,” and “Hobo’s Lullaby.” His influence spread farther than the regions
he sang of, inspiring the likes of Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen and others. Woody’s son, Arlo Guthrie, echoed that voice and forged his own with a lifelong folk music career, producing hits such as “The City of New Orleans,” “The Motorcycle Song,” and the renowned 1967 tune “Alice’s Restaurant,” a spoken-word song that tells an 18-minute long tale. The popularity of “Alice’s
Restaurant” carried it onto the big screen in 1969 in a movie starring Guthrie himself. The folk legend hasn’t stopped since. Guthrie has continued his family’s tradition of songs of protest, of injustice, and of the beauty of the American landscape. He has further entered into the pop culture sphere with numerous albums over the decades, See Guthrie, Page 15
Arlo Guthrie will perform in Bremerton on April 19.
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