Arlo Guthrie
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Arlo Guthrie at Woodstock
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| Performed on | Day 1 | |
| Started at | 11.55 pm, Friday, 15th | |
| Played for | 30 min. (approx.) | |
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| Festival Day Chronology | ||
| Prev. artist | Melanie Safka at 11.00 pm | |
| Next artist | Joan Baez at 1.00 am | |
The son of legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, started Friday evening, around 11:55 pm. Apparently he was on drugs during his performance. It was still raining, parts of the stage were wet. Luckily the musicians and the sound systems were protetected.
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Musicians 
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- Arlo Guthrie - guitar, vocals
- Bob Arkin - bass
- Paul Motian - drums
- John Pilla - guitar
Setlist Edit
- Coming into Los Angeles
- Wheel of Fortune
- Walking Down the Line
- Arlo Speech: Exodus
- Oh Mary, Don't You Weep
- Every Hand in the Land
- Amazing Grace
Details Edit
"Coming into Los Angeles", written by Arlo Guthrie, was a strong song but the rest of his short set vanished into a buzz of psychedelia. Before he played the humorously interpreted Bob Dylan cover "Walking Down the Line" he made the announcement "New York State throughway is closed, man" followed by "Lotta freaks!".
Arlo told a very funny story about Moses and the Brownies. In essence the story related how Moses and the freed Israelites, during their exodus from Egypt, ate the manna (Acid brownies) from heaven allowing them to walk across the Red Sea, rather than walking along the sea bed after it was parted.
Availability Edit
Gathering all sources from official releases as well as audience tapes and film outtakes completes Arlo's Woodstock set.
"Exodus" and "Oh Mary, Don't You Weep" are available on an audience tape. "Amazing Grace" is available on a film outtake. See the audio and video releases below for more songs.
Audio Edit
- 1970: Woodstock I
- 1994: Woodstock - Three Days of Peace and Music
- 2009: Woodstock: 40 Years On: Back to Yasgur's Farm
Video Edit
- 1970: Woodstock
- 1990: Woodstock: The Lost Performances
- 1994: Woodstock Diaries
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