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Poster for The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (2000)

★ 7.4/10 112 min Music, Documentary United States English
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After Woody Guthrie and before Bob Dylan came Ramblin' Jack Elliott.

Description

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?

Top Cast

Jack Elliott
Jack Elliott Self
Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie Self
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson Self
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger Self
Odetta
Odetta Self
D. A. Pennebaker
D. A. Pennebaker Self
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk Self

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