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August 18th, 1969: Watch Arlo Guthrie cover Bob Dylan while stoned in front of half a million people at Woodstock
Last week Guthrie was pulled up on stage unexpectedly following an afternoon of drinking and smoking mother nature
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August 18th, 1969: Watch Arlo Guthrie cover Bob Dylan while stoned in front of half a million people at Woodstock
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22-year-old Arlo Guthrie arrived at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair on day one of the three-day event. Guthrie wasn't due to play until day two so he settled into an afternoon of drinking and smoking weed.
Day one of the event saw scheduling issues due to major traffic congestion heading into Bethel so a few bands hadn't arrived on time.
An event organizer found Guthrie backstage and told him he had to go up on stage to fill the gap in the bill. Despite telling them he could barely walk, a stoned and drunk Arlo Guthrie was pushed into performing in front of the massive crowd.
Watch below Guthrie addressing the crowd and performing Bob Dylan's unreleased 1962 song, "Walkin' Down The Line" at Woodstock last week.
And here is a clip of Arlo Guthrie performing "Coming Into Los Angeles" at Woodstock along with some great footage of the event.
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