How Arlo Guthrie’s Arrest Inspired the Thanksgiving Classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant’
It all started with an offer to clear out the garbage, bottles, paper and building supplies piled in an old church.
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Arlo Guthrie’s ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ Thanksgiving’s Go-To Song
Each Thanksgiving there's only one song trotted out like that enormous turkey platter your grandmother loves so much.
Arlo Guthrie’s ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ is November’s ‘Album Side Sunday’ on KING FM
How many times have you listened to Arlo Guthrie's 'Alice's Restaurant'?
For many music lovers this song is their Thanksgiving favorite. Based on the true story of Arlo's visit to Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 1965 where he was arrested for littering, the tune takes up side one of Guthrie's debut album.
Arlo Guthrie’s ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ is November’s ‘Album Side Sunday’
How many times have you hummed a few bars of 'Alice's Restaurant'?
You'll get another chance on 'Your Sunday Brunch' during the 8 a.m. hour we'll play Arlo Guthrie's classic from 1967 along with 'The Motorcycle Song (The Significance of the Pickle).'
'Alice's Restaurant Massacree' has become a Thanksgiving tradition as the true story takes place on the holiday in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
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