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Ramblin' Jack Elliott

ランブリン・ジャック・エリオット　/　らんぶりん・じゃっく・えりおっと

American singer

August 1, 1931 (age 94)　・　Brooklyn, New York, United States

New York
singer
street artist
songwriter

My Take

Ramblin' Jack is the kind of artist I treasure precisely because he sits between the legends rather than above them. A Brooklyn doctor's son who reinvented himself as a rambling cowboy troubadour, he carried Woody Guthrie's torch and handed it forward to a young Bob Dylan, making him a living hinge in American folk history. The endless, digressive yarns that earned his nickname are part of the charm, not a flaw. To me his National Medal of Arts feels less like a capstone than overdue recognition of a man who has spent a lifetime keeping the road, and the song, alive.

Overview

Ramblin' Jack Elliott (born Elliott Charles Adnopoz; August 1, 1931) is an American folk singer, songwriter, and storyteller.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Name (Japanese): ランブリン・ジャック・エリオット
Reading: らんぶりん・じゃっく・えりおっと
Born: August 1, 1931 (age 94)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Goat
Origin: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / street artist / songwriter / guitarist / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Midwood High School
University: Private

Awards & achievements

National Medal of Arts

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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