Arlo Guthrie at Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair

American folk singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie, son of famous folk artist Woody Guthrie, began his career in 1967 with the release of “Alice's Restaurant Massacree” – an 18 minute satirical talking blues song based on real life events that went on to become his most famous record. A storytelling protest song that references the Vietnam War, “Alice's Restaurant…” became a Thanksgiving anthem for many and served as a symbol of the late 1960s, defining the counterculture of the time. It also earned Guthrie his first recording contract, and a recording of the track became one side of his debut album, Alice's Restaurant. Guthrie also had a Top 40 hit with a cover of Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans", and minor hits with the songs "Coming into Los Angeles", “The Motorcycle Song” and “Gypsy Davy”.