Katie Lee

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There are two artists name Katie Lee. 1) Katie Lee (October 23, 1919 – November 1, 2017) was an American folk singer, writer, actress, photographer and environmental activist. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. After that, she went on to study with two of the most successful folksingers of the 1940s, Burl Ives and Josh White. After joining a rafting trip in the Grand Canyon she became a regular on river trips on the Colorado River and joined the opposition to the construction of Glen Canyon Dam. In September and October 1955, she, Tad Nichols, and Frank Wright traveled through and documented parts of the Glen Canyon that later were to be submerged. Lee's early folk music albums, Life Is Just a Bed of Neuroses (1960) and Songs of Couch and Consultation (1957), have long been out of print, but six of her later CDs are still available. She also released three videos, including Love Song to Glen Canyon (DVD, 2007). In 1964, Lee released an album on Folkways Records, entitled Folk Songs of the Colorado River. In the 1980s, she recorded a cassette-only release Colorado River Songs consisting of old songs popular among river runners on the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon, and some original compositions. This release was hailed by Edward Abbey and David Foreman among others. Colorado River Songs was expanded to include more songs and re-released in 1997 on CD. She also released Glen Canyon River Journeys on CD, which mixes music and sp

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The Essential Collection

Songs Of Couch And Consultation

Folk Songs of the Colorado River

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Songs Of Couch And Consultation Sung By Katie Lee

Incredibly Strange Music, Vol. 1

Incredibly Strange Music (Vol. 1)

Warmer In The Winter

Songs Of Crouch And Consultation

RE/Search: Incredibly Strange Music, Volume I

Songs of Couch and Consultation / Life Is Just a Bed of Neuroses

Incredibly Strange Music, Vol 1

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