Arlo Guthrie/ Evangalina & My Old Friend

Arlo on his LOST WORLD TOUR doing a tribute to HOYT AXTON! Our dear friend and cousin to Arlo. They were so proud to be cousins. Mama Mae Axton, (Hoyt's mom) had an idea for Arlo and Hoyt to make an album together and call it, "Cousins". It never happened, but it was a great idea. He was Uncle Hoyt to ALL of our kids and we miss him like crazy!



LIVE at the KING CENTER, in Melbourne, FL March 5, 2009.

"Evangalina" is on Arlo's CD titled "Outlasting The Blues."
"My Old Friend" is on his CD titled,"Live in Sydney."
www.risingsonrecords.com or download them on iTunes!

Okay, here's the story.

About a year before I met Arlo, I was camped out for about five weeks in San Felipe, 120 miles South of Mexicali. My car broke down and I got a ride home to make enough money to fix my car.
Hoyt gave me a ride to the Mexicali border, where I jumped on a bus headed for San Felipi. Hoyt dramatically crossed the boarder with his guitar and pretended to be my boy friend and started serenading me as the bus was pulling out. The people on the old bus were smiling and loved it. There were chickens on the bus too. Anyway, Hoyt went back to Hollywood and wrote this song. So, this "adventure" was an inspiration and Hoyt's great, colorful & beautiful imagination wrote this song

Back in the old Troubadour days, Hoyt Axton and Doug Dillard were my best friends. We had lots of crazy & fun adventures!

So, there you have it.

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[matthewvaughan]

Hoyt wrote that for you? ...I don't get it. That sounds like a bigger deal than Arlo makes it out to be.

[jguth3]

Ha ha ha, ok, you've inspired me to write the story.

I just updated the above description.

Have fun!

Mrs. G

[MauriceCBrown3rd]

The last time I caught an Arlo show was 2011 at the House of Blues Houston. The Black sisters with him. I was So moved by that show, I wish Someone had a video of that very show, yer pikn friend, Bullfrog. Thanx, Peace.

[1958wvpicker]

hahahha Excelent tale

you are a very lucky lady to have had such great friends

Excellent video

thanks for posting

been an Arlo fan for yrs

[robbie69612]

Hoyt was one of the best songwriter's along with Woody, you do them proud Arlo just beautiful. A GREAT TRIBUTE keep them alive

[Piggylou]

Thanks for the story behind the song. I used to hang out in Puerto Penasco when I was a kid, and loved hearing Hoyt sing this song. Sure miss that voice!

[SalleeDillard]

Great Arlo, Thanks Jackie for sending this, glad you got to see Steve too! call us anytime, we love you, I got a cel and gave Doug my old one. I will e-mail you the number. love you again, Vikki

[MarcosHarkness]

Thanks for posting Jackie! Lovely song, and the story behind it makes it so much cooler! I hope you're having a great spring! Cheers,

Marcos

[matthewvaughan]

A great story, thanks! Those sound like some fun times.

[muse3135]

I am listenting to Arlo on Prairie Home. Wonderful stuff. Please post the new song. I love it!

[muse3135]

Love this! (Always have ...even though it sometimes plays in my head when I'm tring to sleep) By the way, Hoyt was also my favorite supporting backstory character on WKRP in Cincinnati.