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The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

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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?

Date: 08/16/2000
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Jack Elliott, Arlo Guthrie, Kris Kristofferson, Pete Seeger, Odetta, D. A. Pennebaker, Dave Van Ronk

Jack Elliott as Self in The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack Jack Elliott

Arlo Guthrie

Kris Kristofferson as Self in The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack Kris Kristofferson

Pete Seeger as Self in The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack Pete Seeger

Odetta as Self in The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack Odetta

D. A. Pennebaker as Self in The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack D. A. Pennebaker

Dave Van Ronk as Self in The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack Dave Van Ronk

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