Today in Music History for Sept. 11: In 1850, soprano Jenny Lind, dubbed "The Swedish Nightingale," gave her first concert in the U.S., at Castle Garden in New York. Her tour was organized by showman ...

Singer-songwriter Matt Axton will play at the Guthrie Center 7 p.m. Sept. 19 with his band Badmoon, showcasing a repertoire ...

The community is invited to an unforgettable afternoon of live music, local food, storytelling, solidarity, and celebration ...

You may have heard Kevin Burke's fiddle play on Arlo Guthrie's 1973 album "Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys," but the traditional ...

Kirk “Bluzman” James passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at the age of 61 in Durango, Colorado. Kirk was born on May 14, 1964, in Texas City, Texas, to parents William Hastings James (Bill) and ...

Gin Blossoms guitarist Jesse Valenzuela jokes that he watches “Jeopardy!” in his hotel room on tour. (Don’t believe him.) He does hope the Sun Devils always “cremate” the Wildcats. (Oh, this is true.) ...

Legend has it that Arlo Guthrie was born with a guitar in one fist and a harmonica in the other. More important, perhaps, he was born to folk icon Woody Guthrie and Marjorie Mazia Guthrie. His ...

Slippery roads and snowy conditions continue in some areas. by Halley Griffin Tacoma's Broadway Center for the Performing Arts released its 2011-12 line-up today, and performances include everyone ...

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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 ...

Arlo Guthrie's 18-minute long, 1967 folk song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" was inspired by his 1965 Thanksgiving meal with Alice Brock in Massachusetts Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty ...

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