Ramblin' Jack Elliott (album)
Encyclopedia
Ramblin' Jack Elliott is an album by American
folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott
, released in 1961.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott in London
was reissued in 1971 on the Marble Arch
label also titled as Ramblin' Jack Elliott.
wrote the album "A solidly traditional set of interpretations of standards."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliott is an American folk singer and performer.-Life and career:Elliot Charles Adnopoz was born in Brooklyn, New York to Jewish parents in 1931. Elliott grew up inspired by the rodeos at Madison Square Garden, and wanted to be a cowboy...
, released in 1961.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott in London
Ramblin' Jack Elliott in London
Ramblin' Jack Elliott in London is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 1959 in Great Britain and in 1962 in the US...
was reissued in 1971 on the Marble Arch
Pye Records
Pye Records was a British record label. In its first incarnation, perhaps Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan , Petula Clark , The Searchers , The Kinks , Sandie Shaw and Brotherhood of Man...
label also titled as Ramblin' Jack Elliott.
Reception
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richie UnterbergerRichie Unterberger
Richie Unterberger is a US author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing.-Life and writing:Having worked as a DJ at WXPN in Philadelphia, he started reviewing records for Op magazine in 1983...
wrote the album "A solidly traditional set of interpretations of standards."
Reissues
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott was reissued along with Jack Elliott Sings the Songs of Woody GuthrieJack Elliott Sings the Songs of Woody GuthrieJack Elliott Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 1960. It consists of songs written or well-known as performed by Woody Guthrie.-Reception:...
in 1989 as a double LPDouble albumA double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
on the FantasyFantasy RecordsFantasy Records is a United States-based record label that was founded by Max and Sol Weiss in 1949 in San Francisco, California. They had previously operated a record-pressing plant called Circle Record Company before forming the Fantasy label...
label as Hard Travelin' . It was reissued on CD in 1991 with "I Love Her So/I Got a Woman" omitted.
Side one
- "Sadie Brown" (Jack Elliott)
- "East Virginia Blues" (Carter)
- "I Belong to Glasgow" (William Fyffe)
- "The CuckooThe Cuckoo (song)"The Cuckoo" is a traditional English folk song. It has been covered by many musicians in several different styles. An early notable recorded version was performed by Appalachian folk musician Clarence Ashley with a unique banjo tuning....
" (Traditional) - "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" (Traditional)
- "South Coast" (Lillian Bos Ross)
Side two
- "San Francisco Bay BluesSan Francisco Bay Blues"San Francisco Bay Blues" is an American folk song and is generally considered to be the most famous composition by Jesse Fuller. Fuller first recorded the song in 1954 for a small label called World Song. The song was brought into wider popularity in the early 1960s by club performances by...
" (Jesse FullerJesse FullerJesse Fuller was an American one-man band musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues".-Early life:...
) - "The Last Letter" (Rex Griffin, Traditional)
- "I Love Her So/I Got a Woman"
- "Candy Man" (Reverend Gary DavisReverend Gary DavisReverend Gary Davis, also Blind Gary Davis, was an American blues and gospel singer and guitarist, who was also proficient on the banjo and harmonica...
) - "Tramp on the Street" (Grady Cole, Hazel Cole)
- "Railroad Bill" (Traditional)
Personnel
- Ramblin' Jack ElliottRamblin' Jack ElliottRamblin' Jack Elliott is an American folk singer and performer.-Life and career:Elliot Charles Adnopoz was born in Brooklyn, New York to Jewish parents in 1931. Elliott grew up inspired by the rodeos at Madison Square Garden, and wanted to be a cowboy...
– vocals, harmonica, guitar - John Heard – guitar
- Ralph RinzlerRalph RinzlerRalph Rinzler was the co-founder of the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the Mall every summer in Washington, D.C., where he worked as a curator for American art, music, and folk culture at the Smithsonian....
– mandolin