Ramblin' Jack Elliott
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Last summer, I had the great privilege of talking to Ramblin' Jack Elliott, one of the last surviving pioneers of America's 1960s folk renaissance. I'd say I interviewed him, but really what happened was I called him up on the phone and he told me stories for half an hour. It was sort of like talking to a really cool great-uncle or something, except that his stories were about people like Al...
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Elliott was the complete folksinger of the 60s, singing and yodeling traditional material derived from folk, country, and blues sources and (especially) carrying on the tradition of Woody Guthrie. This two-pocket set, some of which is taken from a 1965 concert, provides a representative sampling of his repertoire and style. ~ ~ by William Ruhlmann, allmusic.com Tracks 1. Roving Gambler 2....
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