Oregon Trail
Roll On Columbia
New Found Land
Talking Columbia
Roll Columbia, Roll
Columbia's Waters
Ramblin' Blues
It Takes A Married Man To Sing A Worried Song
Hard Travelin'
The Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done
Jackhammer Blues
Song Of The Coulee Dam
Grand Coulee Dam
Washington Talkin' Blues
Ramblin' Round
Pastures Of Plenty
End Of The Line
Frogtoon Music Album Info: Columbia River Collection
Published: 11 Nov 2021, 06:59
Columbia River Collection Originally Released In 1987 Is A Compilation Of Songs Woody Guthrie Wrote During His Visit To The U.S. States Of Oregon And Washington In 1941. Guthrie Traveled To These States On The Promise Of A Part Narrating A Documentary About The Construction Of Public Works Dams And Other Projects In The Pacific Northwest. The Documentary Never Came To Fruition But 17 Of The 26 Songs He Wrote During This Period Were Compiled And Released As This Collection Including Some Of His Most Famous Songs Such As "Roll On Columbia" "Grand Coulee Dam" "Hard Travelin’ " And "Pastures Of Plenty." In May 1941 After A Brief Stay In Los Angeles Guthrie Moved To Portland Oregon In The Neighborhood Of Lents On The Promise Of A Job. Gunther Von Fritsch Was Directing A Documentary About The Bonneville Power Administration's Construction Of The Grand Coulee Dam On The Columbia River And Needed A Narrator. Alan Lomax Had Recommended Guthrie To Narrate The Film And Sing Songs Onscreen. The Original Project Was Expected To Take 12 Months But As The Filmmakers Became Worried About Casting Such A Political Figure They Minimized Guthrie's Role. The United States Department Of The Interior Hired Him For One Month To Write Songs About The Columbia River And The Construction Of The Federal Dams For The Documentary's Soundtrack. Guthrie Toured The Columbia River And The Pacific Northwest.