Arlo Guthrie is an American folk singer and songwriter, the eldest son of folk singer WOODY Guthrie. He is best known for his 1967 song 'ALICE's Restaurant Massacree' and for his role in the 1969 film adaptation of the same name. WOODY Guthrie was an American singer-songwriter and folk musician whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional, and children's songs, along with ballads and improvised works. He is best remembered for his song 'This Land Is Your Land.'