The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (2000)

  • NR
  • 01/26/2000 (US)
  • Music, Documentary
  • 1h 52m

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

Overview

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?

Aiyana Elliott

Director, Writer

Dicky Dahl

Writer

Cast

Jack Elliott's headshot

Jack Elliott

Self
Arlo Guthrie's headshot

Arlo Guthrie

Self
Kris Kristofferson's headshot

Kris Kristofferson

Self
Pete Seeger's headshot

Pete Seeger

Self
Odetta's headshot

Odetta

Self
D. A. Pennebaker's headshot

D. A. Pennebaker

Self
Dave Van Ronk's headshot

Dave Van Ronk

Self

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