The Rambling Boys

Elliott had been performing in England with some success. He and his wife June invited Adams to join them and paid for his crossing from America. They began playing in pubs, coffeehouses, clubs and on the streets, gaining a significant following. During 1957, Elliott and Adams were enjoying a successful run as a duo at the Blue Angel club in Mayfair, West London. They had taken their name from the Carter Family song "Rake and Rambling Boy".^[1]

The Rambling Boys was originally issued as a 10-inch record with 10 songs. It was released concurrently with Elliott's album Jack Takes the Floor. The track order was changed and additional tracks were added for the 1963 LP reissue.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Melody Maker and Sing Out! both praised the original release, the Melody Maker review stating, "That Guthrie-type guitar and Adam's [sic] incredible banjo must have been the most exciting thing to hit the British folk music in recent years." Sing Out! called it "one of the great records of American city singing."^[1]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Steve Leggett called the reissue 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."^[2]

Reissues

The Rambling Boys was reissued on LP in 1963 by Topic with two additional tracks and re-titled Roll on Buddy
The Rambling Boys was reissued on CD in 2002 on the Japanese Vivid label.

Track listing

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

2002 Reissue track listing

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

Personnel

Ramblin' Jack Elliott – vocals, guitar
Derroll Adams – vocals, banjo
Bill Leader – engineer

References

1 2 Reineke, Hank (2009). Ramblin' Jack Elliott: The Never-Ending Highway. Scarecrow Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-810-87257-8.
1 2 Leggett, Steve. "The Rambling Boys > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 3, 2011.

External links

Ramblin' Jack Elliott Illustrated discography

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Studio albums	Woody Guthrie's Blues Jack Elliot Sings Jack Takes the Floor Ramblin' Jack Elliott in London Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sings Songs by Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers Jack Elliott Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie Songs to Grow On by Woody Guthrie, Sung by Jack Elliott Ramblin' Jack Elliott Country Style Jack Elliott Young Brigham Bull Durham Sacks & Railroad Tracks Kerouac's Last Dream South Coast Friends of Mine The Long Ride I Stand Alone A Stranger Here

Live albums	Jack Elliott at the Second Fret

With Derroll Adams	The Rambling Boys Roll On Buddy Folkland Songs Riding in Folkland America

Compilations	Talking Woody Guthrie Muleskinner The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott Hard Travelin' Talking Dust Bowl: The Best of Ramblin' Jack Elliott Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Spider John Koerner, U. Utah Phillips: Legends of Folk Jack Elliott Plus / Jack Elliott Me and Bobby McGee Jack Elliott: Ramblin' Jack, The Legendary Topic Masters Ramblin' Jack Elliott: Early Sessions Best of the Vanguard Years The Lost Topic Tapes: Cowes Harbour 1957 The Lost Topic Tapes: Isle of Wight 1957 Vanguard Visionaries

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