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Be serious. Folk songs are serious. That's what Pete Seeger told me. 'Arlo, I only wanna tell you one thing. Folk songs are serious.' And I said, 'Right.'

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Arlo Guthrie
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 10
Banjoist
Guitarist
Mandolinist
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Arlo Davy Guthrie
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