Arlo Guthrie got arrested in 1965, he wrote a little song about it. One of the reasons that the song has lasted so long is that it happened on Thanksgiving, so that “Alice’s Restaurant” has become classic for a holiday that has a dearth of songs. Guthrie wrote “Alice’s Restaurant” soon after the events happened, and added more context until the song eventually up a half-hour of his live show.
But the song’s first true breakthrough, one that commemorates a second golden anniversary, was “Alice’s” February 1967 radio…
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