Alice Brock, inspiration for Arlo Guthrie’s song Alice’s Restaurant and the film adaptation

Alice Brock, who has died aged 83, was the owner of a restaurant immortalised by Arlo Guthrie in his 1967 mock-heroic ballad ...
WMNF

SOTD 11/27/25: “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” by Arlo Guthrie

Every year in mid-to-late November, WMNF fans gets a specific musical anticipation. Some of theme wait for announcement. Others call in or text the DJs for inside information. They are all waiting for ...
Jambands

Arlo Guthrie Marks 60 Years of the Events That Inspired “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”

This Thanksgiving marks 60 years since the events that inspired Arlo Guthrie’s signature song, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree.” The quirky tune, which recounts Guthrie’s Thanksgiving 1965 arrest for ...
Berkshire Eagle

'Blind justice': How a Berkshire County judge became a character in Arlo Guthrie's 'Alice's Restaurant Massacree'

LEE — It was Thanksgiving Weekend, 1965, and Stockbridge Police Chief William J. Obanhein had all the evidence he needed to bring a few litterers to justice in court. Arlo Guthrie and Rick Robbins, ...
Berkshire Eagle

From Arlo Guthrie to The Bothy Band, Kevin Burke helped modernize Irish fiddle music

SHEFFIELD — Growing up in London, fiddle player Kevin Burke received the best education in Irish traditional music that anyone could ask for. When Burke came of age in the 1960s, the influx of Irish ...
Sports Illustrated

How to Pickle Northern Pike: A Traditional Recipe for Ice Fishing Enthusiasts

Northern pike are one of the most widely distributed fish across the Ice Belt. It seems comparatively few people fish specifically for them in summer, but in winter, many anglers set out tip-ups ...
The Boston Globe

Alice Brock, whose restaurant inspired Arlo Guthrie’s classic song, dies at 83

To Alice Brock, the song that immortalized her name and her long-ago Stockbridge restaurant stirred memories of the best parts of the 1960s. And she remained friends with folksinger Arlo Guthrie, who ...
WUNC

Remembering the woman behind the Arlo Guthrie song 'Alice's Restaurant Massacree'

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 ...
WLRN

Remembering the woman behind the Arlo Guthrie song 'Alice's Restaurant Massacree'

Every year around Thanksgiving, radio stations play Arlo Guthrie's epic song, "Alice's Restaurant." For many people, the song is a Thanksgiving tradition. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ALICE'S RESTAURANT ...