{"id":2168,"date":"2012-06-19T11:44:18","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T16:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=2168"},"modified":"2012-06-19T11:44:18","modified_gmt":"2012-06-19T16:44:18","slug":"record-of-the-issue-ramblin-jack-elliott-hard-travelin-by-brandon-taylor-from-tlv-158","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/record-of-the-issue-ramblin-jack-elliott-hard-travelin-by-brandon-taylor-from-tlv-158\/","title":{"rendered":"Record of the Issue: Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – *Hard Travelin’* (by Brandon Taylor, from TLV #158)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Possibly one of the most unheard heroes of Dustbowl<\/a> Folk, one listen to Ramblin\u2019 Jack Elliott<\/strong><\/span> and you\u2019ll see where Bob Dylan<\/strong> got his roots. I had a friend tell me that a while back, but it took me until about a month ago to really figure out what my friend was getting at. I was exploring The End Of All Music<\/strong><\/a> for the first time, flipping through hundreds of records, a $20 bill burning a hole in my pocket. I came across a double LP of Ramblin\u2019 Jack playing Woody Guthrie<\/strong> songs and other folk traditionals and thought I\u2019d give it a listen. I put on the headphones, set the needle down into the grooves and heard Ramblin\u2019 Jack tell me tales about makin\u2019 a dollar a day, working at Pittsburgh Steel, hitchin\u2019 on 66 \u2013 felt both Woody and Jack Elliott telling me they\u2019d been doing some Hard Travelin\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Now, from what I hear, time travel is a pretty tricky thing, but by the time I made it to the checkout counter the dust bowl had hit and I was tellin\u2019 my friends \u201cso long, it\u2019s been good to know ya!\u201d I had finished both sides of the first LP before even leaving the shop. I made it home to listen to the second LP and it was just as good as the first. Ramblin\u2019 Jack sang folk traditionals with matter-of-fact truth in his voice that meant he\u2019d lived them. Maybe not the same exact stories, but he\u2019d felt the same emotions, the same joy and sorrow, and he was fighting for me \u2013 wanted me to know we were on the same side. He played guitar beautifully, finger-picking a storm of walk downs and ups in \u201cThe Cuckoo,\u201d hammer-ons and mandolin trills sweet enough to make you want to fall in love in \u201cRoll in My Sweet Baby\u2019s Arms.\u201d I suppose that\u2019s why folk music is so relatable even with songs that are really old, because the songs are written mindful of the human condition and from the perspective of the common man.<\/p>\n

The record finished with \u201cRailroad Bill,\u201d and I figure those are some good lines to end with: “Gonna drink my whiskey, drink it in the wind. The doctor said it\u2019d kill me, but he didn\u2019t say when. Ride, ride, ride.”<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

<—Brandon Tay\"\"lor is a
\nlocal musican.
\nCheck out his Web site
\nwww.btandthetenants.com<\/a>
\nfor upcoming shows.
\n<\/span><\/h2>\n

This article was published in The Local Voice<\/em> #158 (June 14-28, 2012)…<\/strong>Click here to download the PDF of issue #158<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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