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The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

"After Woody Guthrie and before Bob Dylan came Ramblin' Jack Elliott."

2000-08-16
7.2
en 112m
MusicDocumentary
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?

Director

Aiyana Elliott

Associate Producer

David Brendel

Writer

Dicky Dahl

Editor

Susan Littenberg

Producer

Dan Partland

Producer

Aiyana Elliott

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Crawford Communications
  • Journeyman Pictures
  • Plantain Films
  • Verisimilitude