> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott

Jack Elliott

Topic presented their Jack Elliott recordings three times: First on three 8" and 10" LPs in 1957/8, then with additional material on three 12" LPs in 1963/4, and finally on a compilation CD in 1995.

> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott: Woody Guthrie's Blues

Jack Elliott: Woody Guthrie's Blues

Woody Guthrie's Blues (Topic 8T5)

Woody Guthrie's Blues
Jack Elliott

Topic Records T.5 (8T5) (8" LP, UK, 1957)

Musicians

Jack Eliott, vocals, guitar, harmonica

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Talking Columbia Blues (3.46)
  2. 1913 Massacre (3.39)
  3. Hard Travelling (3.26)
  1. Talking Dust Bowl Blues (2.56)
  2. The Ludlow Massacre (4.10)
  3. Talking Sailor Blues (4.00)

> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott and Derroll Adams: The Rambling Boys

Jack Elliott and Derroll Adams: The Rambling Boys

The Rambling Boys (Topic 10T14)

The Rambling Boys
Jack Elliott and Derroll Adams

Topic Records 10T14 (10" LP, UK, 1958)

Musicians

Jack Elliott, vocals [1-2, 4-6, 8-9], guitar;
Derroll Adams, vocals [1, 3, 5-7, 9], banjo [8]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Rich and Rambling Boys (2.45)
  2. Buffalo Skinners
  3. I Wish I Was a Rock
  4. State of Arkansas
  5. Mother's Not Dead (2.03)
  1. East Virginia Blues (2.37)
  2. The Old Bachelor
  3. Danville Girl (2.53)
  4. Roll On Buddy (2.00)

All tracks trad. except
Track 3 Derroll Adams

> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott: Jack Takes the Floor

Jack Elliott: Jack Takes the Floor

Jack Takes the Floor (Topic 10T15)

Jack Takes the Floor
Jack Elliott

Topic Records 10T15 (10" LP, UK, 1958)

 Jack Takes the Floor (Topic 10T15)

Musicians

Jack Eliott, vocals, guitar, harmonica

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. San Francisco Bay Blues (3.01)
  2. Ol' Riley (2.03)
  3. The Boll Weevil (3.05)
  4. Bad Bug Blues
  5. New York Town (3.22)
  6. Grey Goose
  1. Mule Skinner's Blues (5.22)
  2. Cocaine
  3. Dink’s Song (3.21)
  4. Black Baby
  5. Salty Dog

All songs trad. except
Track 1 Jesse Fuller;
Track 5 trad. Woody Guthrie;
Track 7 Jimmie Rodgers, George Vaughn

> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott: Talking Woody Guthrie

Jack Elliott: Talking Woody Guthrie

Talking Woody Guthrie (Topic 12T93)

Talking Woody Guthrie
Jack Elliott

Topic Records 12T93 (LP, UK, 1963)
Topic Records TSDL093 (digital download, UK, 2010)

A reissue of material on Woody Guthrie's Blues (8T5, 1957) with additional songs.

Musicians

Jack Eliott, vocals, guitar, harmonica

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Talking Columbia Blues (3.46)
  2. Pretty Boy Floyd (3.01)
  3. The Ludlow Massacre (4.10)
  4. Talking Miner Blues (1.59)
  5. Hard Travelling (3.26)
  1. So Long It's Been Good to Know You (2.58)
  2. Talking Dust Bowl Blues (2.56)
  3. 1913 Massacre (3.39)
  4. Rambling Boys (2.44)
  5. Talking Sailor Blues (4.00)

> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott and Derroll Adams: Roll On Buddy

Jack Elliott and Derroll Adams: Roll On Buddy

Roll On Buddy (Topic 12T105)

Roll On Buddy
Jack Elliott and Derroll Adams

Topic Records 12T105 (LP, UK, 1964)

A reissue of material on The Rambling Boys (10T14, 1958) with additional songs.

Musicians

Jack Elliott, vocals [1-2, 4-7,9-10, 12], guitar;
Derroll Adams, vocals [1, 3, 6-8, 11-12], banjo

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Rich and Rambling Boys (2.45)
  2. Buffalo Skinners
  3. I Wish I Was a Rock
  4. It's Hard, Ain't It Hard (3.19)
  5. All Around the Watertank (2.56)
  6. Mother's Not Dead (2.03)
  1. East Virginia Blues (2.37)
  2. The Old Bachelor
  3. Danville Girl (2.53)
  4. The State of Arkansas
  5. The Death of Mr. Garfield
  6. Roll On Buddy (2.00)

All tracks trad. except
Track 3 Derroll Adams

> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott: Muleskinner

Jack Elliott: Muleskinner

Muleskinner (Topic 12T106)

Muleskinner
Jack Elliott

Topic Records 12T106 (LP, UK, 1964)

A reissue of material on Jack Takes the Floor (10T15, 1958) with additional songs.

Recorded by Bill Leader and Dick Swettenham

Musicians

Jack Eliott, vocals, guitar, harmonica

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. San Francisco Bay Blues (3.01)
  2. Ol' Riley (2.03)
  3. The Boll Weevil (3.05)
  4. Bad Bug Blues
  5. New York Town (3.22)
  6. Old Blue
  7. Grey Goose
  1. Mule Skinner's Blues (5.22)
  2. East Texas Talking Blues (2.34)
  3. Cocaine
  4. Dink’s Song (3.21)
  5. Black Baby
  6. Salty Dog

All songs trad. except
Track 1 Jesse Fuller;
Track 5 trad. Woody Guthrie;
Track 8 Jimmie Rodgers, George Vaughn

> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott: Ramblin' Jack

Jack Elliott: Ramblin' Jack

Ramblin' Jack (Topic TSCD477)

Ramblin' Jack
Jack Elliott

Topic Records TSCD477 (CD, UK, 1995)

This collection is a (shortened) compilation of three Topic albums by Jack Elliott, recorded in 1963-64.

Musicians

Jack Eliott, vocals, guitar, mouth organ;
Derroll Adams, vocals, banjo [20-24]

Tracks

From Talking Woody Guthrie (12T93, 1963)

  1. Talking Columbia Blues (3.46)
  2. Pretty Boy Floyd (3.01)
  3. Ludlow Massacre (4.10)
  4. Talking Minor Blues (1.59)
  5. Hard Travelling (3.26)
  6. So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You (2.58)
  7. Talking Dustbowl Blues (2.56)
  8. 1913 Massacre (3.39)
  9. Rambling Boys (2.44)
  10. Talking Sailor Blues (4.00)

Tracks 1, 4, 6-7, 9-10 Woody Guthrie;
Tracks 2-3, 5, 8, 14, 18 trad. Woody Guthrie;
Track 11 Jesse Fuller;
Track 15 Jimmie Rodgers, George Vaughn;
Track 19 Jimmie Rodgers

From Muleskinner (12T106, 1964)

  1. San Francisco Bay Blues (3.01)
  2. Ol' Riley (2.03)
  3. The Boll Weevil (3.05)
  4. New York Town (3.22)
  5. Mule Skinner's Blues (5.22)
  6. East Texas Talking Blues (2.34)
  7. Dink’s Song (3.21)

From Roll On Buddy (12T105, 1964)

  1. It’s Hard, Ain’t It Hard (3.19)
  2. All Around the Water Tank (2.56)
  3. Mother’s Not Dead (2.03)
  4. East Virginia Blues (2.37)
  5. Danville Girl (2.53)
  6. Rich and Rambling Boys (2.45)
  7. Roll On Buddy (2.00)