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Grand Coulee's place in music history

Grand Coulee and its dam have been mentioned in songs by a number of popular artists over the years.

Woody Guthrie started things off, penning a number of songs in 1941 mentioning Grand Coulee Dam. Most obvious is the song "Grand Coulee Dam," but the dam is also mentioned in what is easily one of the most famous and hauntingly beautiful folk songs ever written, "Pastures of Plenty," where Guthrie...

 

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