Ramblin' Jack Elliott was 15 when he ran away from his Brooklyn home intent on becoming a rancher and bronc rider, but the advice of a rodeo clown changed the course of his life. "After I heard ...

Kerouac’s Last Dream (Red House/Appleseed) (star) (star) (star) (star) Veteran folk singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott has never been one to worry about coming up with new material. For more than 30 ...

Ramblin’ Jack Elliott Is Still on the Move, Thinking of John Prine, and Telling Tales The 91-year-old folk singer is set to pay tribute to his late friend this week in Nashville By Garret K ...

RAMBLIN' JACK Elliott, the original Brooklyn Cowboy, was born Elliott Adnopoz, No. 1 son of a Jewish doctor and teacher. But he had cowboys on his mind early on and at 14, ran away to join a rodeo ...

This is the story of Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, born Elliot Charles Adnopoz on Aug. 1, 1931, the son of a Jewish physician in Brooklyn. Young Elliott’s first ambition was to be a cowboy and so, at ...

Ramblin' Jack Elliott is sort of an apostle of American folk music, having personally witnessed giants such as Lead Belly, Big Bill Broonzy and Woody Guthrie roam the land. And so the small ...