Word: arlo
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...months. Holcombe's suspension inspired brunch boycotts, demonstrations, and the most protracted rash of protest song-writing at Harvard since the sixties expired. At the height of the Holcombe controversy, signs appeared throughout the University announcing a special benefit concert for the beleaguered shop steward, featuring Bob Dylan and Arlo Guthrie. Well, Dylan and Guthrie never showed, but an individual purporting to be Dylan left an adaptation of the protest-hit "Hurricane" at the offices of The Crimson last month, in the form of a letter to the editor. The letter is reprinted in its entirety at the right...
With the federal spigot turned off, and only so many $1,000 contributors to be found,* candidates are resorting more and more to "events" to raise cash. Arlo Guthrie is arranging concerts in 22 cities to drum up $250,000 for the faltering Harris campaign. Other candidates are relying on telethons, rock concerts, breakfasts and dinners to which they try to send their wives or children if they cannot attend themselves. Udall has forced himself to attend as many as three fund-raising parties a night despite being bone-weary from full days of campaigning...
Jimmy Buffett is a country musician, one of a new breed that began with John Prine's innovations in country lyrics and produced such songs as "The City of New Orleans" (which Arlo Guthrie made famous) and the great country self-parody "I Don't Mind If You Don't Call me 'Darling,' Darlin, But You Don't Even Call Me By My Name." The genius of these new country singers and songwriters is in their largely successful avoidance of the banality of previous country lyrics, and their musical incorporation of not only rock and roll...
...album contains a lot of great songs. There aren't too many surprises here--Seeger and Arlo run through all the old standards, from "Joe Hill" to "deportees" and "Guantanamera," all done competently. The newer songs are less impressive; Arlo's "Presidential Rag," a Watergate song, has a point of view on the subject which is slightly less interesting than that of the House Judiciary Committee. Nevertheless, if you're looking for a good collection of songs of the traditional American left, this album will serve...
...braving the wet chill night in Concord was gathered for the ostensible purpose of "sending a message to Wall Street" in protest of big business. But it was clear from the carefreeness of the crowd that they were more interested in listening to favorites by Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie than in making any political statement beyond proclaiming their celebration an embodiment of the "true" spirit of the Revolution...