Mr Powell (John Wesley Powell), was the first white man to go down the Colorado and Green River on expedition....Larry Lee wrote this song after watching a documentary of Mr Powell on TV....Here is a recent version by "Beyond Reach" Larry Lee and Randle Chownings new Band I went to see them play on April 15 2011 in Fayetteville Arkansas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOu9MZ1d2bM
Mr Powell (John Wesley Powell), was the first white man to go down the Colorado and Green River on expedition....Larry Lee wrote this song after watching a documentary of Mr Powell on TV....Here is a recent version by "Beyond Reach" Larry Lee and Randle Chownings new Band I went to see them play on April 15 2011 in Fayetteville Arkansas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOu9MZ1d2bM