Lyr Req: John Colter or Colter's Run

17 Feb 97 - 04:43 PM (#2316)
Subject: Song Request: John Colter or Colter's Run
From: Lora

As a child I remember playing an album of folk songs that included a song about the mountain man John Colter and his infamous Colter's Run from the Blackfoot Indians. I believe the album may have been produced by the Disney Corp.

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18 Feb 97 - 02:36 AM (#2335)
Subject: RE: Song Request: John Colter or Colter's Run
From: Bill

Howdy Lora,

I seem to remember Fess Parker doing that one in a movie, so I'm guessing that it was in "Westward Ho the Wagons." See if it's in the video rentals.

Allinkausay, Bill

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05 Apr 03 - 10:17 PM (#926999)
Subject: RE: Song Request: John Colter or Colter's Run
From: George Seto - [e-mail]

Interesting story

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23 Mar 08 - 11:30 PM (#2296270)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: John Colter or Colter's Run
From: Jim Dixon

Dan Thomasma & Terry Yazzolino sing JOHN COLTER on their album "We Proceeded On, Songs of Lewis and Clark" which is advertised at CD Baby. There is a sound sample on that page.

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24 Mar 08 - 09:01 AM (#2296450)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: John Colter or Colter's Run
From: JJ

Sing of the bravest mountain men
Sing of the strong and the fleet
Colter's courage was in his heart
And his speed was in his feet

That's the chorus I remember, from the Disney TV show.

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24 Mar 08 - 09:03 AM (#2296451)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: John Colter or Colter's Run
From: EBarnacle

Wow, I haven't heard of this since I read the story in the Weekly Reader back in grade school. Talk about a blast from the past.

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24 Apr 25 - 08:14 PM (#4221564)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: John Colter or Colter's Run
From: GUEST,Greg Morris

The Ballad of John Colter (Fess Parker)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0qp5YZrlAo

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24 Apr 25 - 10:26 PM (#4221566)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: John Colter or Colter's Run
From: Joe Offer

John Colter has quite a story in Wikipedia. Here's just part:

John Colter (c.1770–1775 – May 7, 1812 or November 22, 1813) was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806). Though party to one of the more famous expeditions in history, Colter is best remembered for explorations he made during the winter of 1807–1808, when he became the first known person of European descent to enter the region which later became Yellowstone National Park and to see the Teton Mountain Range. Colter spent months alone in the wilderness and is widely considered to be the first known mountain man.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Colter

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