Arlo Guthrie - Running Down The Road

Title: Arlo Guthrie - Running Down The Road
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1969, Folk Rock, Country Rock, Singer-Songwriter, New York, New York 10/26
Matrix #: RS6346
Condition: EX (LM) | Cover: VG+ | Members: Arlo G (47' - ) | Producer: Lenny Waronker, Van Dyke Parks
Cultural Facts:

1. An Insane Studio Band: Guthrie was backed by a remarkable group of players including Ry Cooder, James Burton, Clarence White, Gene Parsons, Jim Gordon, Jerry Scheff and Chris Ethridge, connecting the album directly to the Byrds, Elvis Presley and the emerging California country-rock scene.
2. “Coming Into Los Angeles” Hit Woodstock First: Guthrie performed the then-unreleased song at Woodstock in August 1969. Its tale of smuggling marijuana became one of his signature songs after the performance later appeared in the Woodstock film and soundtrack.
3. Arlo Put His Triumph on the Cover: Henry Diltz photographed Guthrie with a Triumph TR6 Trophy motorcycle for the album artwork, fitting a record centered on travel, open roads and Guthrie moving beyond the long comic monologues that had defined his earliest releases.