May 1941; Following the administration of his oath of office on May 13, Woody Guthrie embarked upon the most productive month of songwriting in his life. Under a one-month contract worth $266.66, in the next 30 days he wrote 26 songs for the Bonneville Power Administration. The songs included Roll On Columbia, Roll On, The Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done, Pastures of Plenty and Hard Travelin'. With thanks to Ten Dollars a Song: Woody Guthrie Sells His Talent to the Bonneville Power Administration; Washington State Historical Society. ROLL ON COLUMBIA, ROLL ON - Woody Guthrie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gL34KHNkdo THE BIGGEST THING THAT MAN HAS EVER DONE - Woody Guthrie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4rpUxXVsvM PASTURES OF PLENTY - Woody Guthrie  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH2DJvgNlMA HARD TRAVELIN’ - Woody Guthrie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=busZs8xUUqs Ten Dollars a Song: Woody Guthrie Sells His Talent to the Bonneville Power Administration,article from Washington State Historical Society https://www.washingtonhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ten-dollars-song.pdf
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