The Rambling Boys

The Rambling Boys
Studio album by Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Derroll Adams
Released 1957
Recorded Milan, Italy
Genre Folk
Label Topic
Ramblin' Jack Elliott chronology

Jack Elliot Sings
(1957)		 The Rambling Boys
(1957)		 Jack Takes the Floor
(1958)
Alternative Cover

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

Track listing

  1. "Rich and Rambling Boys" (A. P. Carter)
  2. "Buffalo Skinners" (Traditional)
  3. "Wish I Was a Rock"
  4. "State of Arkansas"
  5. "Mother's Not Dead"
  6. "East Virginia Blues" (Carter)
  7. "The Old Bachelor" – 2:28
  8. "Danville Girl" (Traditional)
  9. "The Death of Mr. Garfield" (Traditional)
  10. "Roll on Buddy" (Traditional)

2002 Reissue track listing

  1. "Rich and Rambling Boys" (A. P. Carter) – 2:48
  2. "Buffalo Skinners" (Traditional) – 4:38
  3. "I Wish I Was a Rock" – 1:10
  4. "It's Hard, Ain't It Hard" (Woody Guthrie) – 3:24
  5. "All Around the Water Tank" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:00
  6. "Mother's Not Dead" – 2:05
  7. "East Virginia Blues" (Carter) – 2:41
  8. "The Old Bachelor" – 2:28
  9. "Danville Girl" (Traditional) – 2:54
  10. "The State of Arkansas" – 3:28
  11. "The Death of Mr. Garfield" (Traditional) – 4:34
  12. "Roll on Buddy" (Traditional) – 2:01

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leggett, Steve. "The Rambling Boys > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 3, 2011.

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