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Woody Guthrie "Roll On, Columbia, Roll On" is an American folk song written in 1941 by American folk singer Woody Guthrie , [ 1 ] who popularized the song through his own recording of it. The song glamorized the harnessing of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest .
Columbia River Collection, originally released as the Columbia River Ballads, is a compilation album of songs folksinger Woody Guthrie wrote during his visit to the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington in 1941.
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (/ ˈ ɡ ʌ θ r i /; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter and composer who was one of the most significant figures in American folk music.
It premiered at McMenamin's Pub in Troutdale, Oregon. [1] In the documentary, oral historian Michael O'Rourke is interviewed about Guthrie's month of songwriting in Oregon and Washington. O'Rourke also produced the film. [2] [3] The film was developed from a radio documentary that O'Rourke created for Oregon Public Broadcasting. [4]
"The Oregon Trail" is a song written by Peter DeRose and Billy Hill, recorded by singing cowboy artist Tex Ritter in 1935, and by Australian country musician Tex Morton in 1936. Woody Guthrie wrote and recorded a song entitled "Oregon Trail" while traveling in the
Pete Seeger At first on American Industrial Ballads (1956, Folkways SW 40058) and then on American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 5 (1962, Folkways SW 40154; this is an abbreviated version with five verses, the lyrics are from Lomax' original "Buffalo Skinners", the melody and accompaniment are closer to Woody Guthrie)
Woody Guthrie wrote several songs about the Northwest under the commission of the Bonneville Power Administration.. The music of Oregon reflects the diverse array of styles present in the music of the United States, from Native American music to the contemporary genres of rock and roll, country, rhythm and blues, jazz, pop, electronic music, and hip hop.
"Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" is a protest song with lyrics by Woody Guthrie and music by Martin Hoffman detailing the January 28, 1948 crash of a plane near Los Gatos Canyon, [1] 20 miles (32 km) west of Coalinga in Fresno County, California, United States.