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Ramblin' Jack Elliot Sings Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers and Cowboy Songs

Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliot Sings Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers and Cowboy Songs

Ramblin' Jack Elliott (born 1931) was interested in cowboys from a young age; he ran away from his home in Brooklyn, New York, to join a rodeo at age 14.

But he was also inspired by Woody Guthrie--he lived with the Guthrie family for a time, mastering Woody's vocal and guitar style so completely that Woody supposedly exclaimed, "Jack sounds more like me than I do!"

Jimmie Rodgers (1897–1933), of Meridian Mississippi, was one of the first country music icons, but only after his worsening tuberculosis made it too difficult for him to continue as a railroad worker.

This recording, issued as a CD in 1994, combines two LPs released more than 30 years earlier—one of Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers songs and the other of cowboy songs.

Track Listing

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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:34
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
03:26
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:42
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
03:27
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:19
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
03:55
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
03:41
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108
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:31
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109
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:30
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110
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
03:07
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111
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:36
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
03:44
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:58
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114
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:04
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115
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:12
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116
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:48
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117
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:20
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118
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:56
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119
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:06
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120
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:18
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
03:22
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
03:23
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:22
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
02:27