Arlo Guthrie
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Arlo Guthrie is an American folk singer-songwriter and storyteller best known for his satirical talking blues song "Alice's Restaurant" and for continuing the musical and political legacy of his father, Woody Guthrie.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arlo Guthrie canonical | 57 |
| Arlo Davy Guthrie | 1 |
| Arlo Guthrie (character) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1921804 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arlo Guthrie Context triple: [Woody Guthrie, child, Arlo Guthrie]
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A.
Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton is an influential American folk singer-songwriter known for his topical protest songs, storytelling ballads, and significant role in the 1960s folk music revival.
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B.
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie was an American folk singer-songwriter and political troubadour whose socially conscious songs, including "This Land Is Your Land," profoundly shaped 20th-century popular and protest music.
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C.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliott is an influential American folk singer and guitarist known for his storytelling style and for helping popularize traditional folk music during the mid-20th-century folk revival.
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D.
Nora Guthrie
Nora Guthrie is an American producer, curator, and archivist best known for preserving and promoting the musical legacy of her father, folk icon Woody Guthrie.
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E.
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger was a seminal American folk singer, songwriter, and social activist whose music and advocacy were central to the 20th-century folk revival and numerous progressive movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arlo Guthrie Target entity description: Arlo Guthrie is an American folk singer-songwriter and storyteller best known for his satirical talking blues song "Alice's Restaurant" and for continuing the musical and political legacy of his father, Woody Guthrie.
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A.
Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton is an influential American folk singer-songwriter known for his topical protest songs, storytelling ballads, and significant role in the 1960s folk music revival.
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B.
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie was an American folk singer-songwriter and political troubadour whose socially conscious songs, including "This Land Is Your Land," profoundly shaped 20th-century popular and protest music.
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C.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliott is an influential American folk singer and guitarist known for his storytelling style and for helping popularize traditional folk music during the mid-20th-century folk revival.
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D.
Nora Guthrie
Nora Guthrie is an American producer, curator, and archivist best known for preserving and promoting the musical legacy of her father, folk icon Woody Guthrie.
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E.
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger was a seminal American folk singer, songwriter, and social activist whose music and advocacy were central to the 20th-century folk revival and numerous progressive movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American musician
ⓘ
folk singer ⓘ human ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ storyteller ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Pete Seeger
ⓘ
The Guthrie Family ⓘ
linked to:
Guthrie family
Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| childOf |
Marge Greenblatt Guthrie
ⓘ
linked to:
Marjorie Mazia Guthrie
Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-07-10 ⓘ |
| familyName | Guthrie ⓘ |
| father | Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| founded |
The Guthrie Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Guthrie Center, Iowa
The Guthrie Foundation ⓘ |
| fullName |
Arlo Davy Guthrie
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linked to:
Arlo Guthrie
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
folk music
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folk rock ⓘ talking blues ⓘ |
| givenName |
Arlo
ⓘ
linked to:
Arlo Bates
|
| influencedBy |
Pete Seeger
ⓘ
Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
harmonica ⓘ piano ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mother |
Marge Greenblatt Guthrie
ⓘ
linked to:
Marjorie Mazia Guthrie
|
| movement | 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| notableFor | continuing the musical and political legacy of Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| notableSongType | satirical talking blues ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alice's Restaurant
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Alice's Restaurant Massacree ⓘ City of New Orleans ⓘ Coming into Los Angeles ⓘ Running Down the Road ⓘ The Motorcycle Song ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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musician ⓘ recording artist ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Woodstock Festival (1969)
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linked to:
Woodstock 1969
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| placeOfBirth |
Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
Coney Island
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| politicalActivity |
anti-war activism
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civil rights advocacy ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, Massachusetts, United States
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linked to:
Washington, Massachusetts
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| spouse | Jackie Hyde ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1960s–2020s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arlo Guthrie Description of subject: Arlo Guthrie is an American folk singer-songwriter and storyteller best known for his satirical talking blues song "Alice's Restaurant" and for continuing the musical and political legacy of his father, Woody Guthrie.
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subject linked to:
City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman
subject linked to:
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