Ramblin' Jack Elliott Movies
- 2006
- Add Bob Dylan: 1975-1982 - Rolling Thunder and the Gospel Years to Queue Add Bob Dylan: 1975-1982 - Rolling Thunder and the Gospel Years to top of Queue
The documentary Bob Dylan: 1975-1982 - Rolling Thunder and the Gospel Years covers a seven year span of the legendary songwriter's career. The film consists of concert and television footage from this era, as well as interviews with many of the people who collaborated with Dylan during this time period. The filmmakers also show places where Dylan recorded the albums he created during these years. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
Part of The Blues documentary film series on PBS, Red, White & Blues is directed by British filmmaker Mike Figgis. This installment explores the impact of black American blues music on mostly white audiences in the U.K., who then reintroduced the style to mainstream America during the British invasion of the early '60s. Kids from London, Birmingham, Manchester, and other parts of England were heavily influenced by the "race music" that middle-class white America largely ignored. Figgis himself was involved in the British blues music scene in one of Bryan Ferry's early bands. Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Van Morrison, and Lulu come together for a live improvised recording session at Abbey Road Studios. Eric Clapton, John Mayall, Mick Fleetwood, and Steve Winwood offer commentary in interview segments. Red, White & Blues was originally broadcast by PBS on October 3, 2003. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
Roadie is a showbiz saga about the working slobs who make live pop-music performances happen. Texas good ol' boy Travis W. Redfish (pop singer Meat Loaf) drives a Shiner beer truck on his appointed rounds, but he becomes smitten with rock groupie Lola Bouillabase (Kaki Hunter), a "roadie" whose sole ambition in life is to bed her idol, Alice Cooper (playing himself). Travis' grizzled pappy, Corpus C. Redfish (Art Carney), feels disgusted by his son's lifestyle. After hearing that Cooper and his band are on tour, Lola sets out to catch up to them and offer her services, with Travis in pursuit. Along the way, they meet a number of pop-music stars -- Blondie, Asleep at the Wheel, Hank Williams Jr., Roy Orbison, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott -- who are all working on their own tours. Travis signs on, himself, as a groupie for a rock band, and is quickly dubbed "greatest roadie of all time," but he soon realizes that he must return to Texas for the wedding of his sister and his best friend. ~ Tom Wiener, Rovi
- Starring:
- Meat Loaf, Kaki Hunter, (more)
- 1975
The legendary co-founder of bluegrass, Earl Scruggs (the other co-founder was his longtime partner, Lester Flatt) is seen performing here with the Earl Scruggs Review and a number of other performers, in a concert given in his honor in 1975. The performers who gathered to honor him include The Byrds, Doc & Merle Watson, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Joan Baez, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott. Concert footage is interwoven with reminiscences and testimonials to this remarkable musician. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Earl Scruggs, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, (more)
- 197z
San Francisco stripper Carol Doda, famous as the first woman to go the extra-heavy silicone route, stars as Belle Barnes, a country singer billed as "Belle Barnes and Her 44s." The film chronicles Belle's struggle to be taken seriously as a singer, and the obstacles put in her way by jealous rivals, horny customers and low-life club owners. ~ Brian Gusse, Rovi
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