ABSTRACT
Ralph Towner, born March 1, 1940, in Chehalis, Washington and Paul McCandless, born March 24, 1947, in Indiana, Pennsylvania they talk about their group Oregon as well as their individual career paths. Oregon has been performing in its various incarnations for over forty years. The group's approach to music is built around each member's unique personalities and musical experiences. "It was just something that happened because each of them had varying degrees of classical and jazz training, Collin's interest in Indian music." They built the group around their own personalities and musical experiences. It was just something that happened because each of them had varying degrees of classical and jazz training, as well as Collin's interest in Indian music. It was kind of shocking because they played in jazz clubs, bars and folk clubs and it was considered unsanitary for the drummer to sit on the floor. But of course, in the Indian tradition, that's the way they do it.
