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Title: Roll on Columbia: Woody Guthrie
Added: Oct 3, 2006
Author: uomedia
Duration: 8:44
Description:
In spring 1941, the cusp of the Great Depression and Pearl Harbor, a 28 year old, unemployed Dust Bowl balladeer, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie took a one month, temporary job with the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) on the Columbia River. The BPA needed a folksinger to promote the benefits of building dams to produce cheap electricity. Guthrie, and his wife and 3 kids needed the paycheck. He wrote 26 songs in 30 days - classics like Roll on Columbia and Pastures of Plenty. This documentary is the story of the most prolific moment in Guthrie's extraordinary career. To order the complete video, visit:http://libweb.uoregon.edu/ec/wguthrie/
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Youtube Comments: 69
emochuu Says:
Oct 24, 2009 - God didn't give us this land yo destory it- I'm sure if Woody were alive today he'd be all about sustainable use of resources.
theshadow1932 Says:
Oct 24, 2009 - Of course he would. He was a self declared communist. He was a talented guy who, like a lot of people both then and now, didn't understand much about the way things really work. He just happened to hit a true note this time, by touting development and progress. Nature is nothing until it's put to use.Norm
saddlebredhorsegirl Says:
Oct 31, 2009 - great song im 12 and i love this song
mwp62 Says:
Dec 1, 2009 - I am 47 years old and I was introduced to this song at about 12 years of age myself. I have been singing it ever since!
poopoo0 Says:
Dec 9, 2009 - pervert, quit hitting on that kid. should be ashamed of yourself
onedeadcop Says:
Dec 26, 2009 - hahahahaha
1canyonguy Says:
Jan 15, 2010 - Thanks for posting this video
BigSmoke2222 Says:
Feb 2, 2010 - Woodie Guthrie is the greatest...This land was made for you and me..
ddean1987 Says:
Mar 16, 2010 - "hydro"ha. now that is good. love ya woody. oregon and the columbia river truly is a thing of beauty.
fridayeveryday Says:
Apr 29, 2010 - Was this all very similar to the New Deal which Copeland etc were then part of?
robbie69612 Says:
Jun 2, 2010 - Great video!!! A step back in time
almagore1 Says:
Jun 10, 2010 - I agree.
dmackler58 Says:
Aug 12, 2010 - great---loved to see this, thanks for posting
savestheday0 Says:
Nov 15, 2010 - Are you kidding me? Woody Guthrie's family life is practically a tragedy. Nostalgia is a dangerous friend.
paulo35961 Says:
Jan 28, 2011 - a well intentioned american that swallowed the stateist socialism of the day.
IMNOTAPOLICEOFFICER Says:
Mar 16, 2011 - 3:15 I love america
IMNOTAPOLICEOFFICER Says:
Mar 16, 2011 - what do yoo mean
Pikkerpukkerpotker Says:
Apr 24, 2011 - And the lfie is getting harder again... As you propably know! So Guthrie needed again!
gkims2007 Says:
May 20, 2011 - Lynching of Laura & Lawrence Nelson.In the event, no one was charged. Among those involved was Charley Guthrie, father of folk singer Woody Guthrie, who was born a yr later. Charley's role is uncertain but he appears 2 have attended as an observer or active participant, and he went on 2 become an enthusiastic member of the Ku Klux Klan. The incident was commemorated by Woody Guthrie in 3 songs, High Balladree, Bloody Poll Tax Chain, & Don't Kill My Baby & My Son, also called Old Dark Town.
amysita77 Says:
Sep 26, 2011 - Kill yourself.
paulo35961 Says:
Sep 26, 2011 - typical dopey leftist loon reply... making me look good will get you nowhere.
JohnsonPollock Says:
Jan 29, 2012 - Doncha just love how they rooked Woody? Thought he had a job, shows up and suddenly nobody ever heard of him. Has to beg for a few weeks of temporary work instead of annual. Well, at least he got some money and we got the songs. By the way, didja notice Khan says he had never heard of Woody when he showed up, then immediately says "Woody you can only be a temp worker because of your notorious politics"? How did he know his politics if he never heard of him?
JohnsonPollock Says:
Jan 29, 2012 - @jerryma They can't even get temp work now. At the height of the New Deal even Woody only got a few weeks.
magicpopsicle Says:
May 23, 2012 - Wait is there a specific reason this song was written?












samfrankenbaby Says:
Oct 1, 2009 - thank you Woody!! because with out you they would be no Bob Dylan.