Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest, Episode 20: Woody Guthrie

1966 · music

Pete Seeger sings some of the hundreds of songs composed by Woody Guthrie, including "Roll on Columbia" and "Put Your Finger in the Air." Rare film footage and photos of Woody are included. Rainbow Quest was a television program produced for one series run in 1965 and 1966 by the Advertisers Broadcasting Company for UHF station WNJU-TV in the New York City market. Throughout the show's 39-episode run, writer and curator of American folk songs Pete Seeger hosted many guest musicians. He also himself presented the histories of diverse American and international folk music traditions through spoken and musical segments.