Jack Elliot - Talkin’ Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie was one of americas greatest folksingers. A man who rambled the country during the depression, he wrote and sang about the people and their times. Jack Elliot is also a folksinger. Although he was born in Brooklyn (Woody was born in Oklahoma) he became a cowboy, and later a folksinger.
Jack Elliot sings Woody Guthrie
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Side one/Talkin Columbia blues Pretty Boy Floyd Ludlow Massacre Talkin’ Miner Hard Traveling
Jack Elliot guitar, vocals, harmonica
Side two/So long, it’s been good to know you
Talkin’ Dustbowl 1913 Massacre Ramblin’ Blues Talkin’ Sailor
Woody Guthrie was one of americas greatest folksingers. A man who rambled the country during the depression, he wrote and sang about the people and their times. Jack Elliot is also a folksinger. Although he was born in Brooklyn (Woody was born in Oklahoma) he became a cowboy, and later a folksinger. He met Woody in 1951 and Woody soon became his idol. He learned to sing, play guitar and virtually became a carbon copy of his ideal. This record, recorded sometime in the sixties (the date is not mentioned) is Jacks tribute to Woody.