Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sings Songs by Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott.[1] It was released in 1960 in Great Britain and in 1962 in the US on the Monitor label. [discrepancy - Discogs shows UK album by Columbia being released in 1961]
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| Released | 1960 [*discrepancy - Discogs shows UK album by Columbia being released in 1961] |
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| Recorded | November 14, 1959 |
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| Genre | Folk |
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| Length | 65:24 (Reissue) |
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| Label | Columbia |
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| Producer | Denis Preston |
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AllMusic's Bruce Eder wrote of the reissue: "These versions have a beguiling air of authenticity despite their being recorded long after the point they were written... Elliott covers at least three styles here, with little overlap; it's more than one hour of excellent material that's the equal of any of his various best-of compilations from different labels."[2]
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sings Songs by Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers was reissued in 1962 in the US on the Monitor label with a slight title change to Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sings Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers.
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sings Songs by Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers was reissued on CD in 1994 by Monitor along with Monitor Presents Jack Elliott: Ramblin' Cowboy. It retained the altered title.
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sings Songs by Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers was reissued on CD in 2005 by Monitor with additional tracks and re-titled Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sings Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers & Cowboy Songs.
Side one
- "Do-Re-Mi" (Woody Guthrie)
- "Dead or Alive" (Lonnie Donegan, Guthrie)
- "Grand Coulee Dam" (Guthrie)
- "Dust Storm Disaster" (Guthrie)
- "I Ain't Got No Home" (Guthrie)
- "So Long (It's Been Good to Know Yuh)" (Guthrie)
- "Do-Re-Mi" (Woody Guthrie) – 2:29
- "Dead or Alive" (Lonnie Donegan, Guthrie) – 3:15
- "Grand Coulee Dam" (Guthrie) – 2:38
- "Dust Storm Disaster" (Guthrie) – 3:22
- "I Ain't Got No Home" (Guthrie) – 2:14
- "So Long (It's Been Good to Know Yuh)" (Guthrie) – 3:50
- "T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:38
- "Waiting for a Train" (Rodgers) – 2:27
- "Jimmie the Kid" (Rodgers) – 2:25
- "Mother, the Queen of My Heart" (Rodgers) – 3:04
- "In the Jailhouse Now" (Rodgers) – 2:20
- "Whippin' That Old T.B." (Rodgers) – 3:40
- "Rusty Jiggs and Sandy Sam" – 2:53
- "Get Along, Little Dogies" (Traditional) – 2:00
- "Sadie Brown" (Jack Elliott) – 2:08
- "Night Herding Song" (Traditional) – 2:42
- "Chisholm Trail" (Traditional) – 2:12
- "Fifteen Cents and a Dollar" – 2:45
- "Rocky Mountain Belle" (Traditional) – 2:00
- "Talking Blues" (Traditional) – 2:13
- "Diamond Joe" (Traditional) – 3:17
- "In the Willow Garden" – 3:15
- "I Ride an Old Paint" (Traditional) – 2:15
- "Jack O'Diamonds" – 2:22
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott – vocals, guitar
- Technical
- Dick Lazenby - engineer
- Peter Leslie - sleeve design
- Walter Campbell Hanlon - photography
Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 266.
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 254.
The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 226.
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