Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Ramblin' Jack Elliot (born Elliott Charles Adnopoz, August 1, 1931) is an American folk performer. August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Folk can refer to a number of different things: It can be short for folk music, or, for folksong, or, for folklore; it may be a word for a specific people, tribe, or nation, especially one of the Germanic peoples; it might even be a calque on German Volk, a...

Originally from New York, Jack grew up in a Jewish family but had always wanted to be a cowboy. He ran away from home as a teenager and joined a rodeo in an attempt to fufill his childhood dream. He started learning to play the guitar at this point and eventually hooked up with Woody Guthrie and lived with him as a kind of student. State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... A cowboy (Spanish vaquero) tends cattle and horses on cattle ranches in North and South America. ... This article contains nonstandard pronunciation information which should be rewritten using the International Phonetic Alphabet (see IPA in Unicode and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (pronunciation) for help). ... Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967), known almost universally as Woody, was a folk singer and raconteur who wrote some of Americas best-loved songs. ...

With banjo player Derroll Adams, he later toured Britain and Europe and had a lasting effect on the music scene there. Upon arriving back in the U.S., Jack discovered he had become a mythical hero within the folk/country scene. Vitals: November 27th 1925-February 6th 2000 aged 75 Yin/Yang: ?/Sagittarius Place of Birth: Portland, OR Place of Death: unknown, probably somewhere in Belgium Derroll Adams was a tall, lanky banjo player with a deep voice. ...

Elliott's greatest influence was Woody Guthrie. Guthrie's son, Arlo, has said that because of his dad's illness and early death, he never really got to know him. Arlo acknowledged that he learned his dad's songs and musical style through Elliott. A press photo of Arlo Guthrie. ... Huntingtons disease or Huntingtons chorea is an inherited disorder characterized by abnormal body movements called chorea, and loss of memory. ...

Elliott's musical style heavily influenced Bob Dylan to the point where he would travel as the "Son of Jack Elliot". Portrait photograph of Bob Dylan taken by Daniel Kramer Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman May 24, 1941) is widely regarded as one of Americas greatest popular songwriters. ...

External Links

• Ramblin' Jack website (http://www.ramblinjack.com/)