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  2. Proud Mary - Wikipedia

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    The line "Left a good job in the city" was written following Fogerty's discharge from the National Guard, and the line "rollin' on the river" was from a movie by Will Rogers. [11] The Proud Mary, more formally known as the Mary Elizabeth, was a real ship and was based in Memphis, Tennessee.

  3. Rollin' on the River (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Rollin' on the River (later shortened to Rollin') is a musical variety television program hosted by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition. They were the first pop rock group to host their own prime-time TV series. [1] The program was produced by Winters/Rosen Productions and Glen-Warren Productions in association with CTV Television Network in ...

  4. Kenny Rogers and the First Edition - Wikipedia

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    After the success of a pilot shot in late 1970, the fall of 1971 saw Kenny Rogers and the First Edition become hosts of their own television series Rollin' on the River. [ citation needed ] Later to be shortened to Rollin , this was a variety show that was taped in Canada (taking advantage of recently imposed Canadian content requirements ...

  5. Bayou Country (album) - Wikipedia

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    The line "Left a good job in the city" was written following Fogerty's discharge from the National Guard, and the line "rollin' on the river" was from a movie by Will Rogers. [10] In the Macintosh program "Garage Band", Fogerty explained that he liked Beethoven's Fifth Symphony , and wanted to open a song with a similar intro, referring to the ...

  6. River of Love - Wikipedia

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    "River of Love" is a moderate up-tempo, with steel-string acoustic guitar and pedal steel guitar accompaniment. Shawn Camp, Billy Burnette and Dennis Morgan, who wrote the song, all sing backing vocals on it as well. [1] The lyrics use a river as a metaphor for love ("Let's go rollin' on the river of love").

  7. Roll On, Columbia, Roll On - Wikipedia

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    The chorus of "Roll On, Columbia, Roll On" declares that the Columbia River is "turning the darkness to dawn". This refers to the electricity generated by the New Deal hydropower projects that brought electricity to homes in rural areas. The first verse describes the path of the Columbia River from the Canadian Northwest to the Pacific Ocean.

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  9. Oh Shenandoah - Wikipedia

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    Away you rolling river. He winked his eye, and he tipped his flipper. Ah-ha, I'm bound away, 'Cross the wide Missouri. He sold the chief that fire-water, Away you rolling river. And 'cross the river he stole his daughter. Ah-ha, I'm bound away, 'Cross the wide Missouri. "O, Shenandoah, I long to hear you, Away you rolling river.