Ramblin 'Jack Elliott
Ramblin 'Jack Elliott , also Elliott Charles Adnopoz (born August 1, 1931 in Brooklyn , New York City ), is an American folk singer influenced by Woody Guthrie .
Life
Elliott grew up in a New York Jewish family and left home when he was 15 to join rodeo shows. After his return he learned to play the guitar and began to perform as a "singing cowboy" with Woody Guthrie and Derroll Adams , among others . Guthrie's son Arlo later said he first got to know his father's songs through Elliott. Elliott influenced folk singers such as Phil Ochs and Bob Dylan , in whose Rolling Thunder Revue Elliott took part in 1976. Elliott also appeared in Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara . In 1980 he took part in the second Folk Friends session recording in Hannes Waders Mühle.
Ramblin 'Jack Elliott also performed in 2013, for example at the Newport Folk Festival .
Discography
- Ramblin 'Jack Elliott: Kerouac's Last Dream. Lucky bag. rec. 1980 / CD 1993.
- Ramblin 'Jack Elliott: A Strange Here. Label Anti / Indigo - Recorded and mixed at The Garfield House, South Pasadena, CA July 21-24, 27-29, 2008 / CD 2009
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elliott, Ramblin 'Jack |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adnopoz, Elliott Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American folk singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |