The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (2000)
After Woody Guthrie and before Bob Dylan came Ramblin' Jack Elliott.
112 min
With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack Elliott. She explores who he is and how he got there, working back and forth between archival and contemporary footage. Born in 1932 in Brooklyn, busking through the South and West in the early 50s, a year with Woody Guthrie, six years flatpicking in Europe, a triumphant return to Greenwich Village in the early 60s, mentoring Bob Dylan, then life on the road, from gig to gig, singing and telling stories. A Grammy and the National Medal of Arts await Jack near the end of a long trail. What will Aiyana find for herself?
- Release date
- August 16, 2000
- Country of origin
- United States
Soundtrack
- Intro by Johnny Cash · Johnny Cash0:25
- Muleskinner Blues · Ramblin’ Jack Elliott5:05
- Cuckoo · Ramblin’ Jack Elliott2:29
- Hard Travelin' · Ramblin’ Jack Elliott1:44
- Railroad Bill · Ramblin’ Jack Elliott feat. Woody Guthrie3:32
- Buskin' · Ramblin’ Jack Elliott0:33
- Pastures of Plenty · Ramblin’ Jack Elliott2:43
- Rake & Ramblin' Boy · Ramblin’ Jack Elliott2:46
- San Francisco Bay Blues · Ramblin’ Jack Elliott2:05
- Talkin' Sailor Blues (By Candy Man) · Ramblin’ Jack Elliott4:50
- Acne · Ramblin’ Jack Elliott feat. Bob Dylan3:24
- Don't Think Twice · Ramblin’ Jack Elliott3:38
Cast
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott as Self
- Gil Gross as Self
- Arlo Guthrie as Self
- Kris Kristofferson as Self
- Harold Leventhal as Self
- Alan Lomax as Self
- Victor Maymudes as Self
- Odetta as Self
- D.A. Pennebaker as Self
- Pete Seeger as Self
Crew
- Aiyana Elliott · Director
- Dicky Dahl · Writer
- Aiyana Elliott · Writer
- Aiyana Elliott · Producer
- Paul Mezey · Producer
- Dan Partland · Producer
- Aiyana Elliott · Cinematographer
- David Baum · Editor
- Susan Littenberg · Editor