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Jul 14, 1912

Arlo Guthrie's father, Woody Guthrie, is born in Okemah, Oklahoma. Best known for writing "This Land Is Your Land," influences the use of folk and country as a tool for social commentary, and is posthumously inducted into the Nashvilleis Songwriters Hall of Fame 1977

Jul 10, 1947

Arlo Guthrie is born in Coney Island, New York. The son of Woody Guthrie, he develops his own career as an artist, earning a pop hit in 1972 with Steve Goodman's "City Of New Orleans," later re-recorded by Willie Nelson

Jan 20, 1968

Woody Guthrie is celebrated with a tribute concert at New York's Carnegie Hall. The lineup includes Bob Dylan, The Band, Tom Paxton, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Pete Seeger, Judy Collins and Arlo Guthrie, who covers "Oklahoma Hills." The night closes with a multi-artist performance of "This Land Is Your Land"

Aug 15, 1969

Tim Hardin sings "If I Were A Carpenter" on the opening night of the Woodstock rock festival in Bethel, New York. The first evening's performers also include Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez and Ravi Shankar. The festival will be referenced in The Bellamy Brothers' 1985 single "Old Hippie"

Nov 15, 1969

Pete Seeger and 500,000 demonstrators sing "Give Peace A Chance" in a Vietnam War protest at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Earl Scruggs Revue--with Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs and Charlie Daniels--plays "Foggy Mountain Breakdown." Also appearing: John Denver, Arlo Guthrie and Peter, Paul & Mary

Jan 21, 1970

"The Johnny Cash Show" welcomes Bobbie Gentry, Arlo Guthrie and Jose Feliciano, who duets with Cash on "I Guess Things Happen That Way." Carl Perkins teams with Cash for "Worried Man Blues"; June Carter joins him for "If I Were A Carpenter"

Sep 12, 1970

Woody Guthrie is the subject of a tribute concert at the Hollywood Bowl, featuring Joan Baez, Peter Fonda, Will Geer, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie, who performs "Oklahoma Hills." The entire cast closes with a mass version of "This Land Is Your Land"

Sep 23, 1970

Arlo Guthrie and Ray Charles appear on ABC-TV's "The Johnny Cash Show." Cash's duets on the episode include: "Oklahoma Hills" with Guthrie, "I Walk The Line" with Charles, and "Help Me Make It Through The Night" with June Carter Cash

Mar 20, 1971

When Steve Goodman attends an Arlo Guthrie show at the Quiet Knight in Chicago, the club's owner, Richard Harding, encourages Goodman to play "City Of New Orleans" backstage. Guthrie ends up recording the song and earning a pop hit with it

Jan 25, 1978

The movie "Renaldo And Clara," written and directed by Bob Dylan, premieres in New York and Los Angeles. It features Ramblin' Jack Elliott, T Bone Burnett, Roger McGuinn, Arlo Guthrie and Joni Mitchell, with one song by Willie Nelson

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