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Vanguard Visionaries (Ramblin' Jack Elliott album)

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Released
  
June 12, 2007

Vanguard Visionaries (2007)
  
A Stranger Here (2009)

Release date
  
12 June 2007

Genre
  
Folk music

Length
  
32:41

Artist
  
Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Label
  
Vanguard Records

Ramblin' Jack Elliott albums
  
The Lost Topic Tapes: Isl, Songs to Grow On by Woody, Jack Elliot Sings, Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sings So, Jack Elliott at the Second F

Vanguard Visionaries is the title of a recording by American folk music artist Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 2007.

Contents

History

Vanguard Records had a high profile during the 1960s folk revival and released music by many folk artists such as Doc Watson, Odetta, John Fahey and many others. To celebrate their 60th anniversary, Vanguard released a series of artist samplers called Vanguard Visionaries from the 1960s and early-'70s era.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic John Bush wrote of the album "Vanguard Visionaries, a ten-track compilation sans liner notes, can't possibly do more than scratch the surface of Ramblin' Jack Elliott's career. Still, it's true that Elliott recorded much great work on Vanguard, and there's no question that these songs... are among the best of his Vanguard work."

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

  1. "1913 Massacre" (Woody Guthrie) – 3:49
  2. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" – 2:36
  3. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Bob Dylan) – 3:16
  4. "John Hardy" – 2:26
  5. "Guabi Guabi" (Traditional, Jack Elliott) – 4:41
  6. "House of the Rising Sun" – 3:27
  7. "Black Snake Moan" – 3:25
  8. "Roving Gambler" – 3:33
  9. "Diamond Joe" – 2:56
  10. "I Got a Woman" – 2:32

Personnel

  • Ramblin' Jack Elliott – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Songs

    11913 Massacre3:50
    2Will The Circle Be Unbroken2:37
    3Don't Think Twice - It's All Right3:16

    References

    Vanguard Visionaries (Ramblin' Jack Elliott album) Wikipedia