The Rambling Boys
The Rambling Boys is an album by American folk musicians Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Derroll Adams, released in 1957 in Great Britain.
The Rambling Boys was originally issued as a 10-inch record with 10 songs. The track order was changed and additional tracks were added for the 1963 LP reissue.
Reception
Professional ratings |
Review scores |
Source |
Rating |
Allmusic |
[1] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Steve Leggett called the release a "charming little album" and wrote the Vivid label reissue "is the way to go if you can find it, since it reproduces the original 10" cover art and the sound has been tweaked a bit for clarity."[1]
Reissues
- The Rambling Boys was reissued on LP in 1963 by Topic with two additional tracks and re-titled Roll on Buddy
- The Rambling Boys was reissued on CD in 2002 on the Japanese Vivid label.
Track listing
- "Rich and Rambling Boys" (A. P. Carter)
- "Buffalo Skinners" (Traditional)
- "Wish I Was a Rock"
- "State of Arkansas"
- "Mother's Not Dead"
- "East Virginia Blues" (Carter)
- "The Old Bachelor" – 2:28
- "Danville Girl" (Traditional)
- "The Death of Mr. Garfield" (Traditional)
- "Roll on Buddy" (Traditional)
2002 Reissue track listing
- "Rich and Rambling Boys" (A. P. Carter) – 2:48
- "Buffalo Skinners" (Traditional) – 4:38
- "I Wish I Was a Rock" – 1:10
- "It's Hard, Ain't It Hard" (Woody Guthrie) – 3:24
- "All Around the Water Tank" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:00
- "Mother's Not Dead" – 2:05
- "East Virginia Blues" (Carter) – 2:41
- "The Old Bachelor" – 2:28
- "Danville Girl" (Traditional) – 2:54
- "The State of Arkansas" – 3:28
- "The Death of Mr. Garfield" (Traditional) – 4:34
- "Roll on Buddy" (Traditional) – 2:01
Personnel
References
External links