http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb312613.htm ( Full text of press release with Arlo talkin' bout reviving the music scene in New Orleans! whoohooooooo! Folks like Arlo make my heart sing. )
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"Arlo Guthrie & Friends will travel the Amtrak City of New Orleans train for twelve days in December, performing along the way to benefit the small venues in the train’s namesake city that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Sebastian, Fla. (PRWEB) November 18, 2005 -- Arlo Guthrie & Friends will travel the Amtrak City of New Orleans train for twelve days in December, performing along the way to benefit the small venues in the train’s namesake city that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Arlo was the first to record Steve Goodman’s song, “City of New Orleans” and make it a national hit. The song is based on a version of the train prior to the creation of Amtrak.
Arlo & Friends will start at The Vic Theatre in Chicago on Dec. 5 and arrive in New Orleans to perform at Tipitina’s on Dec. 17th. Arlo, his son Abe with his band, Xavier, and daughter Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, will hold seven concerts along the route. Some of Arlo’s friends will step aboard along the way, including Guy Davis, Ramsay Midwood, Kevn Kinney with Drivin' n' Cryin', John Flynn and The Burns Sisters, riding on this “southbound odyssey.”
Tour Route
Mon. Dec. 5 The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago, Ill. 7 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 7 Lincoln Cultural Center, 240 S. Warren Ave., Kankakee, Ill. 7 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 10 Canopy Club, 708 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana/Champaign, Ill. 4 p.m.
Sun. Dec. 11 Keller Convention Center., 1202 N. Keller Dr., Effingham, Ill. 4 p.m.
Mon. Dec. 12 Copper Dragon, 700 E. Grand Ave., Carbondale, Ill. 7 p.m.
Tues. Dec. 13 The New Daisy, 330 Beale St., Memphis, Tenn. 7 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 17 Tipitina’s, 233 N. Peters St., New Orleans, La. 8 p.m.
Additional guest artists for benefit shows along the route will be announced soon. Purchase concert tickets at GuthrieFoundation.com. " ( see link below )
http://www.guthriefoundation.com/habitat/Home/
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