The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (2000)

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

  • Genre: Music, Documentary
  • Release Date: 2000-08-16
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 52min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Crawford Communications
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Aiyana Elliott
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Summary

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?

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  • Jack Elliott

    as Self
  • Arlo Guthrie

    as Self
  • Kris Kristofferson

    as Self
  • Pete Seeger

    as Self
  • Odetta

    as Self
  • D. A. Pennebaker

    as Self
  • Dave Van Ronk

    as Self
Directing Aiyana Elliott Director
Production David Brendel Associate Producer
Writing Dicky Dahl Writer
Editing Susan Littenberg Editor
Production Dan Partland Producer
Production Aiyana Elliott Producer
Camera Aiyana Elliott Director of Photography
Writing Aiyana Elliott Writer
Production Paul S. Mezey Producer
Production Hunter Gray Executive Producer
Production Jesse Crawford Executive Producer
Production Tyler Brodie Executive Producer
Production Cameron Brodie Associate Producer
Editing David Baum Editor

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