Alice Brock, Born Alice May Pelkey in New York City, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie's deadpan Thanksgiving standard, "Alice's Restaurant," has died at age 83, just a week before Thanksgiving, announced by Guthrie on the Facebook page of his own Rising Son Records. - Upgoat

Alice Brock, Born Alice May Pelkey in New York City, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie's deadpan Thanksgiving standard, "Alice's Restaurant," has died at age 83, just a week before Thanksgiving, announced by Guthrie on the Facebook page of his own Rising Son Records.
submitted by carnold03 to RIP 6 monthsNov 26, 2024 12:32:13 ago (+2/-1) (www.newser.com)
https://www.newser.com/story/360018/guthries-famous-alice-dies-at-83.html

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Whatever happened to this poor lady, the full 16 minute version of Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant" is a total pain to listen to on a par with Bud Abbott & Lou Costello's "Who's on First."

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