ROANOKE TIMES 
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DATE: Saturday, May 11, 1996                 TAG: 9605130031
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: B8   EDITION: METRO 


RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOT TO PERFORM TUESDAY IN FLOYD

Singer and storyteller Ramblin' Jack Elliot will performs Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Floyd County High. Singer Bruce Pratt will open.

Elliot learned his craft from folk legend Woody Guthrie and toured the country for several years to bring Guthrie's music to a new generation. Newsweek has called him ``one of the few authentic voices'' in folk music. Recently he recorded ``South Coast,'' his first domestic studio album in more than 25 years.

Tickets are $10 at the door; call 763-2651.


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