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1962 live album by Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Jack Elliott at the Second Fret is a live album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott , released in 1962. [*Discogs shows released 1963]
Reception [ edit ]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
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."[1]
Reissues [ edit ]
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 .[2]
Track listing [ edit ]
Side one [ edit ]
"Mule Skinner Blues " (Jimmie Rodgers , Vaughn Horton)
"Cool Water " (Bob Nolan )
"Talking Miner" (Woody Guthrie )
"Boll Weevil " (Traditional)
"How Long Blues"
Side two [ edit ]
"Salty Dog " (Traditional)
"Tyin' Knots in the Devil's Tail"
"Hobo's Lullaby " (Goebel Reeves )
"Talking Sailor" (Woody Guthrie)
"Rock Island Line" (Lead Belly )
Personnel [ edit ]
Ramblin' Jack Elliott – vocals, harmonica, guitar
Technical
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Studio albums Live albums With Derroll Adams Compilations Songs