Arlo Guthrie Net Worth

May 2024 · 8 minute read

Arlo Davy Guthrie net worth is
$10 Million

Arlo Davy Guthrie Wiki Biography

Arlo Guthrie was born on the 10th July 1947, in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City USA, and is a folk musician, particularly well known for singing protest songs against social injustice; his song “Massachusetts” is considered to be the state’s folk song. Guthrie has been nominated for the prestigious Grammy Award twice, during being active in the entertainment industry since 1967.

How rich is the musician? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of Arlo Guthrie’s net worth is as much as $10 million, as of late 2016. Music is the main source of Guthrie wealth.

Arlo Guthrie Net Worth $10 Million

To begin with, he is a son of folk music legend Woody Guthrie (1912-1967) and the dancer Marjorie Mazia Guthrie (1917-1983); his sister is record producer Nora Guthrie. Arlo Guthrie graduated from Woodward School in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn and then attended Stockbridge School in Massachusetts. For a short time he studied at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana. Arlo made his first appearance at aged 13, continuing the musical tradition of his father. His musical development was influenced by Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Ramblin ‘Jack Elliott, Sonny Terry and the Weavers.

Guthrie’s career began at the Newport Folk Festival in 1967, in which he performed the 18 minute song “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”. At the age of 20, Guthrie had already toured overseas, and he performed at the now iconic Woodstock Festival in 1969, where he presented his version of “Amazing Grace” and Bob Dylan’s “Walking Down the Line”. Around the year 1972, Guthrie sang Steve Goodman’s “City of New Orleans”, which appeared in 4th position on Billboard Easy Listening and 18th on Billboard Hot 100 charts. Even 40 years later, the song with the line – Good Morning America – is regularly played overseas as well as in Europe.

In 1991, Arlo Guthrie bought the Trinity Church, known as Alice’s Restaurant, and set up the intercultural and interreligious Guthrie Center. In 1992, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for the album “Woody’s 20 Grow Big Songs”, which he recorded with his sister Nora – who is the director of the Woody Guthrie Archive – and his brother Joady. Another Grammy nomination he received was for the Best Music Album for Children entitled “This Land Is Your Land” (1997). His net worth was rising steadily.

Guthrie has mastered a variety of instruments, appeared as an actor, and written an award-winning children’s book entitled “Mooses Come Walking”. Even now the country singer is on tour almost every year. In Germany, Arlo Guthrie has toured several times with Hans-Eckardt Wenzel, with whom he also recorded a joint CD “Every 100 Years Live on the Wartburg”. It is worth saying that Arlo Guthrie preferably plays Western guitars from the company Gibson, which brought him the Arlo-Guthrie-LG-Signature guitar in his honour.

Finally, in the personal life of the singer, Arlo Guthrie has four children, including daughter Sarah Lee and son Abe, with whom he has collaborated on tour with Gordon Titcomb. His wife Jackie, to whom he was married for 43 years, died from cancer on the 14th October 2012 at the age of 68.


Full NameArlo Guthrie
Net Worth$10 Million
Date Of BirthJuly 10, 1947
Place Of BirthConey Island, New York, United States
Height6' (1.83 m)
ProfessionSinger-songwriter, Actor, Composer
EducationWoodward School in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, Stockbridge School in Massachusetts, Rocky Mountain College, in Billings, Montana
NationalityAmerican
SpouseJackie Guthrie (1969- 2012, her death)
ChildrenSarah Lee Guthrie, Abe Guthrie, Annie Guthrie, Cathy Guthrie
ParentsWoody Guthrie, Marjorie Mazia Guthrie
SiblingsNora Guthrie, Joady Guthrie
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/arloguthrie
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/folkslinger
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0349241
Allmusicwww.allmusic.com/artist/arlo-guthrie-mn0000927736
AwardsPeace Abbey Courage of Conscience award (1992), Honorary Doctorate from Siena College (1981), Westfield State College (2008)
Record LabelsWarner Bros. Records, Rising Son Records, Koch Records
AlbumsLive In Sydney (2005), Tales Of '69 (2009), Mystic Journey (1996), Son of the Wind (1992), Amigo (1976), “Woody's 20 Grow Big Songs”, Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys (1973), Alice's Restaurant (1967), “This Land Is Your Land” (1997)
NominationsBAFTA Award for Best Film Music, Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Drama, Alice's Restaurant Massacre, The City of New Orleans, Coming Into Los Angeles
MoviesAlice's Restaurant (1969), Renaldo and Clara (1978), Baby's Storytime (1989), Roadside Prophets (1992)
TV ShowsRich Man, Poor Man: Book 2 (1976), "Byrds of Paradise" (1994), Beat Club (1970), The Muppet Show,Baby's Storytime (1989), The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time (1982), Singing in the Shadow: The Children of Rock Royalty (2003)
#Trademark
1Dansko shoes
2Long curly silver hair
#Quote
1[on Woodstock, 1969] What made it wonderful was the fact that all those people could get along together without one black eye, one cut lip. That's what went down - the kids respected the cops for doing their thing (and doing it well, too) and the cops respected the kids for not running wild - even though the conditions were terrible. You know, they could have started burnin' stuff down, but they just sat there and were grooving with each other.
2[on the advent of 'Flower Power'] All political systems are on their way out. We're finally gonna get to the point where there's no more bigotry or greed or war. Peace is on the way. People are simply gonna learn that they can get more by being groovy than by being greedy.
3My only description for me is that there's no throwaway people. That's the creed that I live by. It doesn't matter if I'm singing or not. That's the kind of person that my father and mother wanted me to be. The end obligation is to make people feel good about who they are.
4I don't do anything on stage that allows me to become a trained seal, where you're just doing the same thing over and over.
5You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.
#Fact
1Is currently doing a US Tour with his four children, son-in-law and seven grandchildren. Tour is entitled "Guthrie Family Rides Again" [October 2009]
2A new CD entitled "In Times Like These" featuring the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra will be released on Arlo's 60th birthday on July 10 [July 2007]
3Served as one of several celebrity witnesses to testify at the trial of the Chicago Eight, featuring defendants Abbie Hoffman, David Dellinger, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Bobby Seale, Rennie Davis, John Froines, and Lee Weiner (1969-1970).
4Father of Sarah Lee Guthrie
5Had a hootenanny-style bar mitzvah when he was 13. His Hebrew tutor was the then-unknown Rabbi Meir Kahane, who later became founder of the Jewish Defense League.
6Was named as "King of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 2001
7Son of Woody Guthrie

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Labor Day2013performer: "I'm Going Home" / writer: "I'm Going Home"
Radio Unnameable2012Documentary performer: "Alice's Restaurant" / writer: "Alice's Restaurant"
Taking Woodstock2009performer: "Coming into Los Angeles" / writer: "Coming into Los Angeles"
From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks2007Documentary performer: "The Ballad of Harry Bridges"
Kurt Cobain About a Son2006Documentary performer: "The Motorcycle Song" / writer: "The Motorcycle Song"
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970)2000TV Movie documentary performer: "The Alice's Restaurant Massacree" / writer: "The Alice's Restaurant Massacree"
The '60s1999TV Movie performer: "Comin' Into Los Angeles" / writer: "Comin' Into Los Angeles"
RenegadeTV Series performer - 1 episode, 1997 writer - 1 episode, 1997
Mystery Science Theater 30001993TV Series writer - 1 episode
Lucky Luke1992TV Series performer - 8 episodes
Lucky Luke1991performer: "The Lonesomest Cowboy in the West", "Lopin' Along"
Woodstock: The Lost Performances1990Video documentary performer: "Walking Down the Line"
Lady Liberty1971writer: "Gabriel's Mother's Hiway"
Clay Pigeon1971lyrics: "I Could Be Singing", "Gabriel's Mother's Highway Ballad # 16 Blues" / music: "I Could Be Singing", "Gabriel's Mother's Highway Ballad # 16 Blues"
The Omega Man1971writer: "Coming Into Los Angeles" - uncredited
Two-Lane Blacktop1971performer: "Stealin'" / writer: "Stealin'"
Once Upon a Wheel1971Documentary performer: "Wheel Of Fortune" / writer: "Wheel Of Fortune"
The Johnny Cash ShowTV Series performer - 2 episodes, 1970 writer - 1 episode, 1970
Woodstock1970Documentary performer: "Coming Into Los Angeles" / writer: "Coming Into Los Angeles"

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Renegade1997TV SeriesJamie Jackson
Relativity1996TV SeriesMick Hillis
The Byrds of Paradise1994TV SeriesAlan Moon
A Change of Heart with Ram Dass1994Musician
Roadside Prophets1992Harvey
Baby's Storytime1989VideoNarrator
Renaldo and Clara1978Mandolin Player
Alice's Restaurant1969Arlo Guthrie

Composer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Baby's Storytime1989Video
Alice's Restaurant1969

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Alice's Restaurant1969song The Alice's Restaurant Massacree

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal2004Documentary executive producer

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Bound for Glory1976thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Lead Belly: Life, Legend, LegacyDocumentary post-productionHimself
The Resurrection of Victor Jara2015DocumentaryHimself
Cherry Cottage: The Story of an American House2012DocumentaryHimself
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation2012DocumentaryHimself
Radio Unnameable2012DocumentaryHimself
On Your Mark, Get Set, MOW!2012DocumentaryHimself
My First Guitar2011DocumentaryHimself
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade2010TV MovieHimself
Sid Bernstein Presents...2010DocumentaryHimself
The Power of Their Song: The Untold Story of Latin America's New Song Movement2008DocumentaryHimself
1968 with Tom Brokaw2007TV Movie documentaryHimself
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song2007DocumentaryHimself
Music Rising2006TV Movie documentaryHimself
Sacco and Vanzetti2006DocumentaryHimself - Interview / Performance
The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation2005TV Movie documentaryHimself
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!2005TV Series documentaryHimself
This Machine Kills Fascists2005Video documentary
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal2004DocumentaryHimself
Natural Heroes2004TV Series documentaryHimself
Get Up, Stand Up2003TV Series documentaryHimself - Interviewee
Singing in the Shadow: The Children of Rock Royalty2003DocumentaryHimself
Judy Collins: Wildflower Festival2003VideoHimself
ABC 20022001TV Movie documentary
American Roots Music2001TV Series documentaryHimself
Last Party 20002001DocumentaryHimself
Roadie Chefs II2001TV Movie documentaryRecording Artist
ABC News 20012000TV MovieHimself
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970)2000TV Movie documentaryHimself (uncredited)
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack2000DocumentaryHimself
Man in the Sand1999Video documentaryHimself
Behind the Music1997-1999TV Series documentaryHimself
Healthy Kids1998TV SeriesHimself
Politically Incorrect1998TV SeriesHimself
This Land Is Your Land: The Animated Kids' Songs of Woody Guthrie1997Video shortHimself
Troubadours of Folk Music1996TV Special
The History of Rock 'n' Roll1995TV Series documentaryHimself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts1994TV SpecialHimself
Woodstock Diary1994TV Movie documentaryHimself
Woodstock: The Lost Performances1990Video documentary
Today1989TV SeriesHimself
Arena1988TV Series documentaryHimself
A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly1988Video documentaryHimself
Farm Aid '871987TV SpecialHimself
Nashville Now1985TV SeriesHimself
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'1984Documentary
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time1981DocumentaryHimself
The Mike Douglas Show1977-1980TV SeriesHimself - Folksinger
The Muppet Show1979TV SeriesHimself - Special Guest Star
Personenbeschreibung1978TV Series documentaryHimself
All You Need Is Love1977TV Series documentaryHimself
Good Morning America1976TV SeriesHimself
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II1976TV SeriesHimself
The Smothers Brothers Show1975TV SeriesHimself
The Hoyt Axton Country Western Boogie Woogie Gospel Rock and Roll Show1975TV MovieHimself - Singer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1969-1972TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Guest
The Johnny Cash Show1970TV SeriesHimself - Singer
The David Frost Show1970TV SeriesHimself
The Dick Cavett Show1970TV SeriesHimself
The Smothers Brothers Summer Show1970TV SeriesHimself
The Everly Brothers Show1970TV SeriesHimself
Woodstock1970DocumentaryHimself
Beat-Club1970TV Series
Hylands hörna1970TV SeriesHimself
Arthur Penn, 1922-: Themes and Variants1970TV Movie documentary
The Merv Griffin Show1969TV SeriesHimself
Terminal Point1969ShortHimself
All Systems Freeman1968TV SeriesHimself - Singer

Archive Footage

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1971Anthony Asquith Award for Film MusicBAFTA AwardsAlice's Restaurant (1969)

Known for movies


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