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folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in September 1960. It consists of songs written or well known as performed by Woody Guthrie.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richie Unterberger called the album "the recording that is most representative of his role in popularizing the work of his hero."

Reissues

*''Jack Elliott Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie'' was reissued along with '' Ramblin' Jack Elliott'' in 1989 as a double LP on the Fantasy label as ''Hard Travelin'''. It was reissued on CD in 1991 with "I Love Her So/I Got a Woman" omitted. Allmusic entry for ''Hard Travelin'''/ref>

Track listing

Side one

#"Hard Traveling" #" Grand Coulee Dam" #"New York Town" #"Tom Joad" #"Howdido" #"Talking Dust Bowl" #" This Land is Your Land"

Side two

#"Pretty Boy Floyd" #" Philadelphia Lawyer" #"Talking Columbia" #"Dust Storm Disaster" #"Riding in My Car" #"

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" #"So Long"

Personnel

* Ramblin' Jack Elliott – vocals, harmonica, guitar * Rudy Van Gelder - recording and mastering

References

External links

Ramblin' Jack Elliott Illustrated discography
{{Authority control 1960 albums Ramblin' Jack Elliott albums Woody Guthrie tribute albums Prestige Records albums EMI Records albums