The City of New Orleans: Arlo Guthrie

Today we have birthday boys. Our first, Arlo Guthrie, can now start collecting social security!

 

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9 Comments on “The City of New Orleans: Arlo Guthrie”

  1. Spaceman Says:

    Arlo is super, but Goodman might have been thinking about Willie when he wrote this song ’cause it’s custom Willie.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJMVj04lfyo

    And you may not be aware that Steve Goodman did write the most perfect country-western song ever, “You Never Even Called Me By My Name”, sung by the incomparable David Allen Coe. And Coe may be the most well-known country singer in spite of getting hardly any radio play (uh, some of his songs are pretty rough). This particular one is a bar standard in this part of the country and sure to have the audience singing the chorus with gusto.

    • Kat Says:

      Spaceman,
      Sadly, this didn’t open so I’ll try and hunt it down on youtube as I’d love to hear Willie sing it.

      I’ve just started listening to country, but even I know David Allen Coe so your are correct about him being well-known. I don’t know that Steve Goodman song but now you have my interest!

  2. Spaceman Says:

    Try

    http://www.wqah.com/

    At the moment playing Willie Nelson, All of Me, Have always found it interesting that Willie first commercially popular music was playing songs what I refer to as lounge standards

    • Kat Says:

      Spaceman,
      That was one of my mother’s favorite albums. Many were songs from her era. She became a Willie Fan.

      Thanks for the link!!

  3. im6 Says:

    Actually, Arlo could start collecting SS two years ago. If not sooner. I swear he starting looking old very prematurely and could probably have convinced people he was eligible 20 years ago. Based on all the YouTube videos, he’s as mellow as ever. I really admire that!

    • Kat Says:

      im6,
      I figured as we were born in the same year he had to wait until he turned 65, but then I realized I was thinking of medicare, not SS.

      His grey hair made him look older, but I agree with you that he’s still mellow. He was on the Pops 4th of July concert a few years back and was great.

  4. Spaceman Says:

    Well, if you really interested in DAC, I would suggest these 3 without too much misgiving, 1) Long Hair Redneck (another road house classic) 2) It that Ain’t Country (the essential DAC), and 3) Would You Lay with Me in a Field of Stone (which is actually a very good song subsequently done by several others).

    • Kat Says:

      Spaceman,
      I actually have posted him before on Coffee so I’m pleased for the suggestions as I don’t know too much about his music.


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