Jack Elliott
Jack Elliott, known as “Ramblin' Jack Elliott,” is an American folk singer and guitarist, a key link in the line of American folk music running from Woody Guthrie to Bob Dylan.
- Born Elliott Charles Adnopoz in Brooklyn, New York, in 1931.
- Ran away as a teenager to join a rodeo, where he learned cowboy songs and guitar.
- Became a protege of Woody Guthrie, learning Guthrie's songs and style directly from him.
- Was an important early influence on Bob Dylan and many later songwriters.
- Won a Grammy Award for his album “South Coast” in 1995.
- Received the National Medal of Arts in 1998.