The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott
# The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott

The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott is a compilation album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 1976. It was originally issued as a double LP including Elliot's only Vanguard release Jack Elliott and other live tracks. The album was reissued on CD in 1998.

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## Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

* "Roving Gambler" – 3:36
* "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" – 2:38
* "Diamond Joe" – 2:58
* "Guabi Guabi" (Traditional, Jack Elliott) – 4:43
* "Sowing on the Mountain" – 2:15
* "Roll on Buddy" – 2:03
* "1913 Massacre" (Woody Guthrie) – 3:51
* "House of the Rising Sun" – 3:28
* "Shade of the Old Apple Tree" – 2:41
* "Black Snake Moan" – 3:26
* "Portland Town" (Derroll Adams) – 1:59
* "More Pretty Girls Than One" – 2:14

    Double LP and CD reissue live tracks:
* "San Francisco Bay Blues" (Jesse Fuller) – 2:15
* "Buffalo Skinners" – 4:51
* "Sadie Brown" – 3:30
* "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Bob Dylan) – 4:13
* "Blind Lemon Jefferson" (Lead Belly) – 3:55
* "Ramblin' Round Your City" (Guthrie) – 3:50
* "Tennessee Stud" (Jimmy Driftwood) – 4:14
* "Night Herding Song" – 3:20
* "Lovesick Blues" (Cliff Friend, Irving Mills) – 3:17
* "I Belong to Glasgow" (William Fyffe) – 5:31

## Personnel

* Ramblin' Jack Elliott – vocals, harmonica, guitar
