''The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott'' is a compilation album by
American folk musician
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliott (born Elliott Charles Adnopoz; August 1, 1931) is an American folk singer, songwriter and story teller.
Life and career
Elliott was born in 1931 in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Florence (Rieger) and Abraham Adno ...
, released in 1976.
Picture of label shows 1976 as year of release, Accessed June 11, 2009. It was originally issued as a Double album, double LP including Elliot's only Vanguard
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release '' Jack Elliott'' and other live tracks. The album was reissued on CD in 1998.
Track listing
All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.
#"Roving Gambler" – 3:36
#" Will the Circle Be Unbroken" – 2:38
#"Diamond Joe" – 2:58
#"Guabi Guabi" (Traditional, Jack Elliott) – 4:43
#"Sowing on the Mountain" – 2:15
#"Roll on Buddy" – 2:03
#"1913 Massacre
"1913 Massacre" is a Protest song, topical ballad written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie, and recorded and released in 1945 for Moses Asch, Moses Asch's Folkways Records, Folkways Record label, label. The song originally appeared on ''Stru ...
" (Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered to be one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American Left, A ...
) – 3:51
#" House of the Rising Sun" – 3:28
#"Shade of the Old Apple Tree" – 2:41
#"Black Snake Moan" – 3:26
#"Portland Town" ( Derroll Adams) – 1:59
#"More Pretty Girls Than One" – 2:14
#:Double LP and CD reissue live tracks:
#" San Francisco Bay Blues" (Jesse Fuller
Jesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 – January 29, 1976) was an American one-man band musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues".
Early life
Fuller was born in Jonesboro, Georgia, near Atlanta, United States. He was sent by his moth ...
) – 2:15
#"Buffalo Skinners" – 4:51
#"Sadie Brown" – 3:30
#" Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...
) – 4:13
#"Blind Lemon Jefferson" (Lead Belly
Huddie William Ledbetter ( ; January 1888 or 1889 – December 6, 1949), better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk music, folk and blues singer notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the ...
) – 3:55
#"Ramblin' Round Your City" (Guthrie) – 3:50
#" Tennessee Stud" (Jimmy Driftwood
James Corbitt Morris (June 20, 1907 – July 12, 1998), known professionally as Jimmy Driftwood or Jimmie Driftwood, was an American folk music, folk-style songwriter and musician, most famous for his songs "The Battle of New Orleans (song), ...
) – 4:14
#"Night Herding Song" – 3:20
#" Lovesick Blues" ( Cliff Friend, Irving Mills
Irving Harold Mills (born Isadore Minsky; January 18, 1894 Odessa, Ukraine – April 21, 1985) was a music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz promoter. He often used the pseudonyms Goody Goodwin and Joe Primrose.
Personal life
Mills ...
) – 3:17
#"I Belong to Glasgow" (William Fyffe) – 5:31
Personnel
*Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliott (born Elliott Charles Adnopoz; August 1, 1931) is an American folk singer, songwriter and story teller.
Life and career
Elliott was born in 1931 in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Florence (Rieger) and Abraham Adno ...
– vocals, harmonica, guitar
References
External links
Ramblin' Jack Elliott Discography
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1976 greatest hits albums
Ramblin' Jack Elliott compilation albums
Vanguard Records compilation albums
Albums produced by Maynard Solomon