Arlo Guthrie sings "Amazing Grace" to his new bride Jackie Hyde, at their wedding ceremony on Guthrie's Washington, Mass. farm on Oct. 9, 1969.

On Thanksgiving Day in 1965, Guthrie was arrested after throwing trash down a hill when he couldn’t find a dumpster. ...

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Every year around Thanksgiving, radio stations play Arlo Guthrie's epic song, "Alice's Restaurant." For many people, the song is a Thanksgiving tradition.

“Alice was a lifelong friend,” said folksinger Arlo Guthrie of Ms. Brock, a former restaurateur who prepared the 1965 Thanksgiving dinner that was the jumping off point for his famous song ...

Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s deadpan Thanksgiving standard, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” has died. She was 83.

Alice Brock, the woman who was the real life inspiration for the iconic Arlo Guthrie song “Alice’s Restaurant,” has died, Guthrie announced on social media on Friday. She was 83. “We ...

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Every year around Thanksgiving, radio stations play Arlo Guthrie's epic song, "Alice's Restaurant." For many people, the song is a Thanksgiving tradition.

Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie's deadpan Thanksgiving standard, "Alice's Restaurant Massacree," has died. She was 83. Her death, just a week before ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...