![]() ![]() Remote until it was dammed by the Tennessee Valley Authority. But rather than thanking God for the TVA, Frank’s life is upended by the construction of the dam.Īs Frank’s farm gets inundated by the “backed up water” behind the dam, he’s given promises of a better future: Uncle Frank tells the story of the title character, a veteran with limited education, who made his living on “fifteen rocky acres…no one else would want” in a remote river valley. ![]() Next to TVA on the album’s song list is another tale about the relationship between people, rivers and dams – but with a dramatically different take. Workers on a Tennessee Valley Authority project building the Norris Dam on the Clinch River, a.
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