“Ramblin’ Jack Elliott”

By News Staff

Posted August 11, 2010 7:35 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

“Ramblin’ Jack Elliott” has been called the sonic grandfather of just about every scruffy-voiced folksinger around, including Bob Dylan. The 79-year-old singer-songwriter-storyteller-wanderer collected his second Grammy Award this year for the blues album “A Stranger Here.” 680News showbiz editor Gloria Martin spoke with him.

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