Roll On, Columbia, Roll On

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"Roll On, Columbia, Roll On" is a folk song by Woody Guthrie celebrating the Columbia River and the New Deal-era hydroelectric projects in the Pacific Northwest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk song
song
associatedWithAgency Bonneville Power Administration
associatedWithProgram New Deal-era public works
associatedWithProject Bonneville Dam
Grand Coulee Dam
commissionedBy Bonneville Power Administration
composer Woody Guthrie
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPerformanceLocation Pacific Northwest
genre American folk music
hasChorus Roll On, Columbia, Roll On self-linksurface differs
surface form: "Roll on, Columbia, roll on"
hasCulturalRole regional anthem of the Columbia River Basin
hasNotablePerformer Woody Guthrie
influencedBy American labor and folk music traditions
language English
lyricist Woody Guthrie
mentionsPlace Bonneville Dam
Grand Coulee Dam
mentionsRiver Cascades Rapids
Columbia River
Cowlitz River
Deschutes River
Grays River
Hood River
John Day River
Kalama River
Klickitat River
Lewis River
Sandy River NERFINISHED
Snake River
Umatilla River
Walla Walla River
Washougal River
White Salmon River
Willamette River
Wind River
Yakima River
purpose publicize Columbia River hydroelectric projects
recordedBy Woody Guthrie
region Pacific Northwest
subject Columbia River
New Deal
Pacific Northwest
hydroelectric power
theme celebration of the Columbia River
promotion of hydroelectric projects
writer Woody Guthrie

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Woody Guthrie notableWork Roll On, Columbia, Roll On
Roll On, Columbia, Roll On hasChorus Roll On, Columbia, Roll On self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: "Roll on, Columbia, roll on"
Washington State, United States stateFolkSong Roll On, Columbia, Roll On
subject surface form: Washington (state)