Jack Elliott Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie
Jack Elliott Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie | ||||
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Released | September 1960 | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Label | Prestige/EMI International | |||
Producer | Kenneth S. Goldstein | |||
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Jack Elliott Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in September 1960. It consists of songs written or well known as performed by Woody Guthrie.
Reception[]
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Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richie Unterberger called the album "the recording that is most representative of his role in popularizing the work of his hero."[1]
Reissues[]
- Jack Elliott Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie was reissued along with Ramblin' Jack Elliott in 1989 as a double LP on the Fantasy label as Hard Travelin'. It was reissued on CD in 1991 with "I Love Her So/I Got a Woman" omitted.[2]
Track listing[]
Side one[]
- "Hard Traveling"
- "Grand Coulee Dam"
- "New York Town"
- "Tom Joad"
- "Howdido"
- "Talking Dust Bowl"
- "This Land is Your Land"
Side two[]
- "Pretty Boy Floyd"
- "Philadelphia Lawyer"
- "Talking Columbia"
- "Dust Storm Disaster"
- "Riding in My Car"
- "1913 Massacre"
- "So Long"
Personnel[]
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott – vocals, harmonica, guitar
- Rudy Van Gelder - recording and mastering
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Unterberger, Richie. "Jack Elliott Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ^ Allmusic entry for Hard Travelin'
External links[]
Categories:
- 1960 albums
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott albums
- Woody Guthrie tribute albums
- Prestige Records albums
- EMI Records albums