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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
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LOS ANGELES, California
United States

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Member Since6/13/2006
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Aug 29 2009 8:00P
The Freight Berkeley, California

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RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT TO RELEASE A STRANGER HERE APRIL 7 2009

Legendary Troubadour Explores Depression-Era Blues Classics with Producer Joe Henry


Ramblin' Jack Elliott will release his long-anticipated follow-up to his 2006 ANTI- Record debut I Stand Alone on April 7th 2009, entitled A Stranger Here. Working with producer Joe Henry (Bettye LaVette, Solomon Burke, Elvis Costello/Allen Toussaint), the 77 year old Elliott sings and plays acoustic guitar, and is backed by a stellar collection of musicians handpicked by Henry, among them Van Dyke Parks and David Hidalgo (Los Lobos).

Revered for his interpretive take on traditional American music, on A Stranger Here Elliott steps out of the country/folk arena that has shaped his legend, 50+ years in the making. Haunting and evocative landscapes crafted by Henry construct a mood that is enhanced by Elliott's world-scarred voice. Together, musician and producer examine a carefully selected number of pre-WWII blues songs in a wholly unique way.

From the liner notes of A Stranger Here, Henry writes: "I pitched the idea that he interpret country blues music from the Depression era of his birth... songs as dark, funny and strange as is he and the times that produced them, and also ones that still resonate in these turbulent days: songs from the blues masters Jack had known during their latter-day resurgence - and his own ascension - in the early sixties (Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis); songs that share shape and subject with many folk songs of the same period but speak with a particular poetry to struggle, love, justice and mortality - off-handedly and all at once... I needn't have pitched so hard. Jack seemed intrigued by the notion from the start, and had no trouble reading the songs as pertinent to him. He pounced on each one as it came up during the four days of recording in my basement studio, gave each a face of suave cunning, and was as unexpectedly arch as Bob Hope might've seemed strolling through a Fellini tableau. He's using an old language but always speaking in the present tense."

One of the great American musical treasures, Elliott has had a rich and storied life. As a budding musician, Jack developed his voice under the tutelage of Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, truck hitching across the country off and on for a couple of years with Woody, carrying "only razors and guitars." The pair eventually landed in the McCarthy-free enclave of Topanga Canyon CA in the 1950s, where Elliott played for James Dean and later married Dean's former flame. On the other coast, Elliott was also a fixture of the Greenwich Village scene, and once spent "three days and a lot of wine" listening to Jack Kerouac read On the Road. But it is his relationship with a young Bob Dylan that Elliott is perhaps most famous for, though back in the 1960s the up-and-coming Dylan was often mistakenly dubbed the "son of Jack Elliott." Today Elliott simply states "Dylan learned from me the same way I learned from Woody."

A Stranger Here promises to be another wonderful tome in the library of Ramblin Jack Elliott, one of the great American storytellers.

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Lee Silby

Lee Silby



Nov 6 2009 7:04 PM

Hi Ya'll, Hope you're having fun and Loving what you're doing!
  All Peace & Love Lee 
Lee Silby

Lee Silby



Oct 31 2009 12:51 AM

Hi Ya'll, Have a Happy Holloween!
  All Peace & Love Lee
The Lonesome Gamblers

The Lonesome Gamblers



Oct 25 2009 11:01 AM


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Lee Silby

Lee Silby



Oct 24 2009 5:11 AM

Hi Jack,  Tear-Um-Up & have a weekend!
  All Peace & Love Lee
Lee Silby

Lee Silby



Oct 17 2009 3:10 AM

Hi Ya'll, Hope your having a great time and living your dreams! Have an awesome weekend!
  All Peace & Love Lee
MAD

MAD



Oct 16 2009 9:04 PM

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Memphis Nights

Memphis Nights



Oct 16 2009 3:47 PM

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Have a HOT Weekend! ;)
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John Southern

John Southern



Oct 11 2009 6:16 PM

Happy Sunday!
Lee Silby

Lee Silby



Oct 10 2009 6:52 PM

Hi Ya'll, It's fall and the season is here! The leaves are changing and the nights are in the 30s. Hope you're having a great time and enjoying life to the fullest!
  All Peace & Love Lee
Lee Silby

Lee Silby



Oct 3 2009 4:50 AM

Hi Ya'll, The weekend is here! Hope all is going great & and have alot of fun & music!
  All Peace & Love Lee
Lee Silby

Lee Silby



Sep 25 2009 10:53 PM

Hi Ya'll, Hope your doing great and all your dreams are coming true. Have an awesome weekend!
  All Peace & Love Lee
Callahan

Callahan



Sep 21 2009 7:22 PM

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Sep 21 2009 11:53 AM


NEW 2009 ISSUE FOR  Lepers Produtcions
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Luke Lukas is back with  an album full of that gleeful gloom that made us love him at first sight. His trustworthy 4-tracks and him go their separate ways so he's now presenting 12 perfectly arranged folk songs to us. Luke reveals himself as a kind soul, but like the western movies taught us, a dreadful killer always hides under every placid looking Texan.
 "Leaving his strongly lo-fi sound that impressed us the first time, he treasures the recipe, packing in this new plain, delightful work a caring love for vocals, which are worthy of Neutral Milk hotel, with a touch of Chordettes feel." Daniele Dileo - Lab Magazine

Lee Silby

Lee Silby



Sep 18 2009 8:24 PM

Hi Ya'll, Hope your having a great weekend and alot of fun and music!
  All Peace & Love Lee
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little robots



Sep 17 2009 1:25 PM

Hello!

Little robots have uploaded 3 new recordings: Pa, Brother Fox and Benny Boy. Our debut EP Tranklements shall be out soon!

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Aug 23 2009 4:40 PM

Your show at Lincoln Center was amazing! 
Lee Silby

Lee Silby



Aug 15 2009 10:06 PM

Hi Ya'll, Hope your having an awesome weekend! Life is good and it's good to be King!
  All Peace & Love Lee
Lee Silby

Lee Silby



Aug 1 2009 9:30 PM

Hi Ya'll, Hey its the weekend and heres hoping yours is as great as mine is going to be, so lets all have fun!
  All Peace & Love Lee
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Jul 29 2009 4:23 PM


Just dropping by to say Hi and see what you’re up to and how you are doing. As always, wishing you well. Stay positive, productive & purpose driven. Peace Michael

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Lee Silby

Lee Silby



Jul 18 2009 2:15 AM

Hi Ya'll, Hope your doing well! Updates;  planning on being recording the new C&W album in the fall. Willie is doing great after her 5 Bipass surgry last Monday! My wife Rhapsody could use some prayers for her RA its been very painful!  All Peace & Love Lee
Will Scott

Will Scott



Jul 7 2009 6:07 PM

Will Scott's new album, GNAWBONE is here!!! The CD is available at CDBaby and other online retailers.







Over three years in the making, GNAWBONE is Scott's fully-produced studio debut and features a crack team of hand-picked musicians as well as guest performances by Jan Bell, Jolie Holland, Samantha Parton, and Preacher Boy (the album's producer).
Lee Silby

Lee Silby



Jun 13 2009 10:01 PM

Hi JACK,  Puttin' the final touches on going to Nashville to record my C&W crossover album! All I can say is that I have one of the Greatest Producers alive! I'm very Happy and even more Excited, to say the least! And for all of you out there, YES DREAMS DO COME TRUE! All Peace & Love Lee
DAVID VIRGIN

DAVID VIRGIN



Jun 2 2009 10:18 PM


At The Waning Of The Moon                Words & Music By David Virgin


At the waning of the moon my true love said to me, don't say sorry for something that you meant to do, you liar go to hell.
If you've got a republic in your heart, better get a congress in your mind.
Oh my lover is wise and true to all she is.
And at the waning of the moon, my lover said to me, darling I'll be with you soon, soon as I can be.
At the waning of the moon my true love gave to me, she gave me oranges and pears for the fever in my head.
She said don't go to the house where the sinners go to pray, for the devil lives beneath the boards, wherever weak souls congregate.
And at the waning of the moon, my lover said to me, darling I'll be with you soon, soon as I can be.
And at the waning of the moon, my true love came to me, she gave me oranges and pears, for the fever in my head.

Photo Of David Virgin by Gail. 
DAVID VIRGIN

DAVID VIRGIN



May 24 2009 5:27 PM

David Virgin interviewed by Joe Dallesandro in June Issue of Punk Globe Magazine!

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DAVID VIRGIN

DAVID VIRGIN



May 17 2009 8:24 PM

Hi & LOVE DV


I'M FREE, I'M FREE, I'M FREE

Hate gonna get you down.
Hate gonna put your face on the ground.
Hate gonna let you down.
Don't waste your time hating someone.

As long as birds sing in the trees,
As long as fish swim in the sea,
As long as love is on your mind,
I will take you up and leave you high.

Well I'm free, I'm free, I'm free.
Freedom means everything to me.
I'm free, I'm free, I'm free.
Freedom means everything ,
It means everything to me.

As long as there's meaning in the beat,
As long as there's dancing in my feet.
As long as peace stays on my mind,
I will take you up, and leave you high.

Time gonna let you down.
Time gonna leave you hanging around.
Time gonna let you down.
Don't waste your time waiting on someone.

As long as birds sing in the trees,
As long as fish swin in the sea.
As long as love is in your eyes,
I will take you up and leave you high.


Words & Music By David Virgin

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