Ramblin' Jack Elliott: The Never-Ending Highway

Ramblin' Jack Elliott: The Never-Ending Highway

by Hank Reineke
Ramblin' Jack Elliott: The Never-Ending Highway

Ramblin' Jack Elliott: The Never-Ending Highway

by Hank Reineke

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Overview

The American singer and guitarist Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1931- ) is a seminal figure in the folk music revivals of the United States and Great Britain. Declared an American treasure by former President Bill Clinton, Elliott has traveled and performed for more than 50 years, and his life and career neatly parallel the ascension of folk music's "renaissance" from the 1940s through the present day. Ramblin' Jack Elliott: The Never-Ending Highway is the first complete biography of this important figure in the history of folk music.

Elliott's music and Beat-era sensibility influenced countless artists in the fields of folk, rock, and country and western music, and Hank Reineke provides the full story of Elliott's relationships and influences. Most notably, his associations with Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan are well-documented: Elliott is considered Guthrie's most famous protégé and Elliott mentored Dylan in his early career. Reineke also recounts how Elliott's life intersected with Derroll Adams, Jack Kerouac and the Beats, Princess Margaret, James Dean, and scores of others. The book examines the full breadth of Elliott's career, discussing how the rough-edged cowboy singer survived in the music industry and eventually won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Recording and the prestigious National Medal of the Arts.

In addition to the biography, Reineke has amassed the first exhaustive and comprehensive discography of albums from the singer's notable back-catalog (1955-2009), including nearly 60 LP and CD issues, many rare and sought-after 78rpm discs, EPs, and 45rpm recordings, as well as a number of contributions to compilations, soundtracks, festival recordings, and guest appearances. This impressive volume is rounded out with a bibliography, an index, and more than 30 photographs, making this a must-have for scholars and fans of American folk music.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780810872561
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 12/30/2009
Series: American Folk Music and Musicians Series , #12
Edition description: Twelfth Edition
Pages: 434
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Hank Reineke served as a research consultant on Aiyana Elliott's award winning documentary film The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack. He has written about folk, blues, and country music for publications such as the Aquarian Arts Weekly, Soho Arts Weekly, Downtown, East Coast Rocker, Blues Revue, On The Tracks, ISIS, and The Bridge.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xi

Preface xv

Chapter 1 Me and Billy the Kid 1

Chapter 2 The Great Historical Bum 23

Chapter 3 Rake and Rambling Boy 63

Chapter 4 Bleecker Street Blues 119

Chapter 5 Do-Re-Mi 167

Chapter 6 Reason to Believe 203

Chapter 7 Detour 245

Chapter 8 Sowing on the Mountain 267

Discography 1 Ramblin'Jack Elliott-Basic Official Discography: Extended Play/Long Playing Records/Compact Discs 297

Discography 2 Albums and Samplers on EP/LP/CD That Feature Recordings Ramblin' Jack Elliott 335

Bibliography 345

Index 369

About the Author 397

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