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.

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.

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.

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 close ...