Who can forget the artists who rocked Woodstock? Here we have Arlo Guthrie, son of Woody Guthrie. I've been on a folk/acoustic kick lately, and here's somebody of note. Like his father, his music usually consists of political opinion (in particular, "Alice's Restaurant", "a bitingly satirical protest against the Vietnam War draft" that has been played as a tradition on many stations during the Thanksgiving holiday).
Guthrie himself is an interesting person. He was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience award on September 26, 1992; before that, he bought a church and converted it to the "Guthrie Center", an interfaith meeting place that serves people of all religions. This man knows how to coexist.
"The Motorcycle Song"
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