Ramblin' Jack Elliott sings South Coast on 5/4/07

Update 12/25/07- After the movie was over, he showed up & sang two songs. Two songs were not enough for us, Jack!. He talked a lot though. I wish I could filmed while thing but my SD card went out just right before he finished the song. My seat was front row dead center! At the Silver Lake Film Festival in Los Angeles.

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[ChristopherLockett]

Glad you posted this - I was at this screening/performance. Was wearing a Peterbilt (big rig trucks) hat from a TV show I was shooting at the time. Jack peered out around the line of folks wanting to shake his hand. Peered around again. Finally he said: "You drive a Pete?" "No sir. But I do shoot a TV show where they work on Petes an awful lot." "I used to drive 'em all. Petes, Kens. Wasn't research, I needed the work."

We talked more about trucks and guitars and I was deeply satisfied.

[singwith]

thanks for posting cool story about Jack.

[lolasphere]

excellent! thank you very much for posting

[singwith]

you are very welcome!

[haytossr]

The Barrancas, as in "...the lion still rules the barranca..." are the ravines running down the west side of the mountains, the "lion" is the California mountain lion, Felis concolor, or cougar or puma and are still common in the area.

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[singwith]

Many thanks for the story. I'm not sure I understand everything or not but it is always nice to know the behind story.

[Kikalani]

Ramblin Jack is a true American treasure. Great storyteller.

[ssmark123]

One of Jack's best. Like all his covers, he makes it his own.

[Infamissus]

Does any one have the original recording?

[soundman449]

I was his driver when he came to the Glasgow International Folk Festival in 1995, he signed a "South Coast" CD for me (which I'll never part with, so don't even ask!). He's a hell of a good guy, listened to me play my music and seemed to genuinely enjoy it. I like to think he did anyway.

[Topikatintalo]

"I won my wife in a card game" Hell, yeah!

[quiethampsters]

most amazing performer, seen him once in the flesh, gives me chills, where can i get this cussin album!? checked out all the record shops in town, scowerd the internet! WHERE IS IT!??

[JoesDynamo]

His CD, Friends of Mine, is just great, duets with others, like Townes, Jerry Jeff, Emylou, etc., his song, Me And Billy The Kid is the best I've ever heard, ever, not to be forgotten.

The man introduced Bob Dylan to Woody Guthrie, just before Woody died, the man is a legend in his own time.

[ChristopherLockett]

Thanks for posting the video!

[vardamin]

ramblin jack is a scary drunk. I've met him and I know he'll never read this comment, so there....... Oh, but he does not drink 'Wild Turkey' anymore, only 'Jim Beam'.