'Sometimes he'd come out on stage and never sing a song. He'd rap for forty minutes. He must have been the first cowboy-folk rap artist. He plays that Martin D-28 with a beat-jazz attitude. A true American original.' — Tom Russell on Jack Elliott.

fairly extensive listing of the fairly few ramblin jack stories which have made their way through to print

herein a row will appear across the page top listing cd's in print. select an album. lyrics, reviews, and descriptions become available. select the album cover for an audio preview.

human tumbleweed rolls over a range of personalities. herein lie listed the more spotlit names, for newcomers.

for the avid jack junkie lie images, articles, links, anecdotes, and the beloved recollections of fans.

jack continues to move in the news where the biography leaves off — events both celebrant and solemn, alongside site notices.

wanted: live — presenting a preordained setlist unpredictably, jack squashes the already high standards of his studio work, nightly.