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Tracks
- Riding Down The Canyon (Autry/Burnette)
- Me And Billy The Kid (Ely)
- Last Letter (Griffin)
- Louise (Brennan/Waits)
- Rex's Blues (Van Zandt)
- Walls Of Red Wing (Dylan)
- Hard Travelin' (Guthrie)
- He Was A Friend Of Mine (Dylan)
- Dark As A Dungeon (Travis)
- Friend Of The Devil (Dawson/Garcia/Hunter)
- Reason To Believe (Hardin)
- Bleeker Street Blues (Elliott)
- Old Time Feelin' (Hidden track)
Musicians
The majority of tracks include a main guest musician;
- Riding Down The Canyon - Arlo Guthrie
- Me And Billy The Kid - Peter Rowan
- Last Letter - Rosalie Sorrels
- Louise - Tom Waits
- Rex's Blues - Emmylou Harris and Nanci Griffith
- Walls Of Red Wing - John Prine
- Hard Travelin' - Jerry Jeff Walker
- He Was A Friend Of Mine - Jerry Jeff Walker
- Dark As A Dungeon - Guy Clark
- Friend Of The Devil - Bob Weir
- Reason To Believe and Bleeker Street Blues - no guest
- Old Time Feelin' - Tom Waits and Guy Clark
The musicians on each of the tracks are as follows.
Riding Down The Canyon;
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott - guitar, vocals
- Arlo Guthrie - guitar, vocals
- Ruth Davies - bass
- Tom Rigney - violin
- Jimmy Sanchez - drums
Me And Billy The Kid;
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott - guitar, vocals
- Peter Rowan - guitar, mandolin, vocals
- Norton Buffalo - harmonica
Last Letter;
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott - guitar, vocals
- Rosalie Sorrels - vocals
- Ruth Davies - bass
- Norton Buffalo - harmonica
- Tom Rigney - violin
- Jimmy Sanchez - drums
Louise;
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott - guitar, vocals
- Tom Waits - guitar, vocals
- Ruth Davies - bass
- Jimmy Sanchez - drums
- Billy Wilson - accordion
- Roy Rogers - slide guitar
Rex's Blues;
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott - guitar, vocals
- Nanci Griffith - guitar, vocals
- Emmylou Harris - vocals
- Norton Buffalo - harmonica
- Tom Rigney - violin
Walls Of Red Wing;
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott - guitar, vocals
- John Prine - guitar, vocals
Hard Travelin';
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott - guitar, vocals
- Jerry Jeff Walker - guitar, harmonica, vocals
He Was A Friend Of Mine;
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott - guitar, vocals
- Jerry Jeff Walker - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Dark As A Dungeon;
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott - guitar, vocals
- Guy Clark - vocals
- Ruth Davies - bass
- Jimmy Sanchez - snare drum
- Billy Wilson - accordion
Friend Of The Devil;
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott - guitar, vocals
- Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
- Roy Rogers - slide guitar
- Norton Buffalo - harmonica
Reason To Believe;
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott - guitar, vocals
Bleeker Street Blues;
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott - guitar, vocals
Old Time Feelin';
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott - guitar, vocals
- Guy Clark - guitar, vocals
- Tom Waits - guitar, vocals
Credits
- Producer - Roy Rpgers
- Engineer - Mooka Rennick, Sam Lehmer, Joe Marquez, Scott Strain
- Assistant engineer - Scotty Johnson, Joe Knee, Robert Geller, Chris Stone, Bob Conlan
- Mixing - Sam Lehmer
- Mastering - Paul Stubblebine
- Production coordinator - Gaynell Toler Rogers
- Production assistant - Janice Windsor Currie
- Photography - Chris Felver, Gaynell Toler Rogers, Janice Windsor Currie
- Design - Cindy Pascarello
- Liner notes - Susanna Clark
- Special thanks - to all the guest artists for their generosity and efforts, also to Al Bunetta, Monte Hitchcock, Susanna Clark. Susan Walker, Joe and Sharon Ely, Bert Stein, Chesley P Millilin, Lucretzia Conklin, Peter Miller, Kathleen Brennan, Natasha, Chris Felver, Noneyear Wooldrige, Ed Luckenbach, Steve Brown, John Benes, Ralph Patlan, Lee Morar, Alyana Elliott and Bonaparte
- Recorded at Prairie Sun Recording, Cotati; Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco; Woodland Studios, Nashville
- Mixing at Russian Hill Recording
- Recorded between February 26, 1996 to October 14, 1997
- Friend Of The Devil was recorded at Russian Hill Recording in San Francisco on March 6, 1996
- This CD is lovingly dedicated to TOWNES VAN ZANDT, who once told me "If anyone tells you six of one, half a dozen of another, don't believe 'em.. there is no six of one." His spirit lives on.. Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Notes
The last lines of Bleeker Street Blues, which is addresed to Bob Dylan, are;
Later on we'll join Woody and Jerry and Townes
but right now we all need you so please stick around...
Your friend Ramblin' Jack Elliott
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