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The original and first "Ballad of DB Cooper"was written by singer/songwriter Richard Purdy of Woodland Washington in 1976. It was recorded by him in 1980 with the Beaver Trail Boys at Recording Associates in Portland, Oregon. Purdy also owned the Ariel Store and Tavern where the DB Cooper Party has been held for the last 30+ years. He also has the most extensive collection of Cooper memrobilia. Reference The Columbian, Lewis River News,Philidelphia Inquirer,The Oregonian, Sacramento Bee, Minneapolis Star and Tribune, Hustler Magazine and many, many others.