Yahoo

Almost 60 years later, Alice's Restaurant Massacree is still an FM Rock radio tradition

“It’s become a Thanksgiving ballad, more than an anti-war this, or a pro-that, or whatever it was. And I think it could only happen (in America)” - Arlo Guthrie (2005) How did an 18-minute long song ...
Yahoo

How This 1967 Folk Classic Became America's Favorite Thanksgiving Song

While there's certainly no shortage of Christmas songs on the radio this time of year, dedicated Thanksgiving tunes are pretty hard to come by. In fact, most people can only think of one song that's ...
Gothamist

There’s a real Alice’s Restaurant in NJ — and they have reasons to be thankful

Alice Szigethy — owner of Alice’s Restaurant in northwest New Jersey’s Jefferson Township — has always been amused by the fact that her business shares a name with folk singer Arlo Guthrie’s offbeat, ...
WLRN

Remembering the woman behind the Arlo Guthrie song 'Alice's Restaurant Massacree'

Every year around Thanksgiving, radio stations play Arlo Guthrie's epic song, "Alice's Restaurant." For many people, the song is a Thanksgiving tradition. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ALICE'S RESTAURANT ...
AOL

For many, an 18-minute Arlo Guthrie song is a Thanksgiving tradition. Here's why.

Correction: WBAI, the radio station that first broadcast Arlo Guthrie's song, "Alice's Restaurant," is still broadcasting in New York City at 99.5 FM and online at wbai.org. An earlier version of this ...
WWNO

Remembering the woman behind the Arlo Guthrie song 'Alice's Restaurant Massacree'

ARLO GUTHRIE: (Singing) You can get anything you want at Alice's restaurant. SHAPIRO: The song was inspired by 1960s artist Alice Brock, who died last week at the age of 83. Viki Merrick was a close ...