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Featuring a foreword from legendary director Martin
Scorcese,Woodstock: Interviews and Recollections combines stories,
anecdotes, and perspectives from dozens of musicians and filmmakers
about the making of the Academy Award-winning documentary
Woodstock. Assembled by associate producer Dale Bell, the oral
history takes readers behind the scenes-and behind the camera-at
the decade-defining event.
One of America’s most beloved folk singers, Arlo Guthrie was at
the pinnacle of his fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his
best-selling album Alice’s Restaurant and his iconic appearance
at Woodstock. Yet Guthrie’s career as a musician, humorist, and
storyteller extends far beyond his years in the celebrity
spotlight. Rising Son: The Life and Music of Arlo Guthrie, written
by award-winning author Hank Reineke, recounts the veteran
musician’s second act, from the early 1980s to the present.
Featuring extensive reflections and commentary from Guthrie
himself, this book is the only authorized biography of the renowned
folk singer. As a modern-day troubadour drawn to experimentation,
Arlo Guthrie has also carried forward the traditions inherited from
his legendary father, Woody Guthrie. Rising Son examines Arlo’s
role in preserving Woody’s legacy of social protest and examines
his collaborations with his father’s friend Pete Seeger. The book
also highlights the contributions of Guthrie’s mother, Marjorie
Mazia Guthrie, a dancer with the Martha Graham Company and the
Guthrie family’s first archivist. Drawing on substantial
research, the author traces Guthrie’s efforts to free himself
from corporate oversight of his music and art. In 1983, Guthrie
created his own label, Rising Son Records, to reissue titles from
his back catalog and create new music. Guthrie speaks frankly about
record company blues and music industry tangles, offering lively
accounts of the people he met and the places he performed. The
narrative takes several detours, with Guthrie sharing memories
written in the spirt of his signature shaggy-dog storytelling
style. Rising Son also illuminates the spiritual journey of a
restless pilgrim: a man devoted to exploring and synthesizing the
most benevolent principles of charity and kindness as practiced by
different religious traditions. “What I’ve tried to do,”
Guthrie has reflected, “is to use live music to change people’s
lives.” This definitive biography invites new appreciation for
Arlo Guthrie’s remarkable career as a musician, storyteller, and
humanitarian activist.
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