Jack Elliott Folkland Songs (CD)

(Strictly Country) 14 tracks

The American music pioneers Jack Elliott (guitar, vocals) and Derroll Adams (banjo, vocals) followed in the footsteps of predecessors such as Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, The Carter Family, Leadbelly and Pete Seeger in the 1950s. After working together for some time, they decided to conquer Europe with their music as street musicians. They traveled through Western Europe for a year. That year, 1957, the duo was offered a recording contract by Mercury Records in Milan, Italy. The few days in the studio resulted in 28 historic recordings. Various songs from these recordings have appeared on different releases over the years, but the two Joker SM 3023 and SM 3024 containing all 28 recordings remain the original and classic LPs. After a year of working together, Jack returned to the USA while Derroll remained in Europe. Over a long period of time, Strictly Country Records maintained a friendly relationship with Derroll and his wife Danny Adams, who were living in Antwerp at the time. After Strictly Country Records received the digital masters of the Italian recordings, it was decided to remaster them using today's technology and make this historic music available again. All fans, young and old, can now once again enjoy this magic from almost 70 years ago, brought to us by Derroll Adams (USA, November 27, 1925 - Belgium, February 6, 2000) and (Ramblin') Jack Elliott (USA, August 1, 1931), who is still active as a singer and storyteller in his native America.