Roll on Columbia : Woody Guthrie & the Bonneville Power Administration

Originally produced in 2000. 56 minutes, 30 seconds. Contains the following files of the presentation: Windows Media 1000 kbps, Windows Media 300 kbps, Quicktime 300 kbps, Real Player 300 kbps, and a Podcast link: rtsp://tinder.uoregon.edu/media.uoregon.edu/audio/channel/ODP/2007/roll-on-columbia.mp3
A VHS copy of this video is available through the UO Libraries under the call number: VIDEO COLL VIDEOTAPE 05138
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. For much more information and purchasing instructions, visit the official web site.