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Released
  
1962

Jack Elliott at the Second Fret (1962)
  
Country Style (1962)

Release date
  
1962

Label
  
Prestige/International

Artist
  
Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Genre
  
Folk music

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Recorded
  
May 18, 1962 in Philadelphia, PA

Ramblin' Jack Elliott albums
  
Songs to Grow On by Woody, The Lost Topic Tapes: Isl, Jack Elliot Sings, Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sings So, Woody Guthrie's Blues

Jack Elliott at the Second Fret is a live album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 1962.

Contents

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richie Unterberger wrote the album "It's perhaps a little more fun to hear than the average early 1960s Jack Elliott album, because the live ambience and spoken introductions and asides give it a warmer atmosphere than the earnest but plain studio recordings."

Reissues

  • Jack Elliott at the Second Fret was reissued as Hootenanny with Jack Elliott in 1964 on the Prestige/Folklore label.
  • Jack Elliott at the Second Fret was reissued on CD by Fantasy Records in 1999 along with Country Style.

    • Side one

    1. "Mule Skinner Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers, Vaughn Horton)
    2. "Cool Water" (Bob Nolan)
    3. "Talking Miner"
    4. "Boll Weevil" (Traditional)
    5. "How Long Blues"

    Side two

    1. "Salty Dog" (Traditional)
    2. "Tyin' Knots in the Devil's Tail"
    3. "Hobo's Lullaby" (Goebel Reeves)
    4. "Talking Sailor"
    5. "Rock Island Line" (Lead Belly)

    Personnel

  • Ramblin' Jack Elliott – vocals, harmonica, guitar

    • References

    Jack Elliott at the Second Fret Wikipedia
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