How James Keelaghan wrote "Cold Missouri Waters" (part 1)

from Nathans & Roncast · host Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt

Today we join songwriter James Keelaghan as we take a deep dive into one of the best folk songs ever written, a story song that has been covered countless times. The song is “Cold Missouri Waters,” first released in 1995. The song is a harrowing portrait of the Mann Gulch Fire in the mountains of Montana, which occurred on August 5, 1949, 75 years ago today. We are proud to have James as our guest in this two-part interview, the first part of which we release today. You may have heard the song as covered by the supergroup “Cry Cry […]

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