Dave Van Ronk

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Dave Van Ronk (June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002) was a folk singer born in Brooklyn, New York, who settled in Greenwich Village, New York City, and was nicknamed the "Mayor of MacDougal Street." He was best known as a pioneer of the acoustic blues revival, but his work ranged from old English ballads to Bertolt Brecht, rock, New Orleans jazz, and swing. He was a pioneer of instrumental ragtime guitar, as well as an early supporter of Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, among many others. Van Ronk was very influential on the music scene in New York...read more

Salty dog In conditional support of beauty Temptation rag Shake that thing Port of amsterdam Romping through the swamp Rock me mama Take it slow and easy Shaving cream Titanic mantra Trouble in mind Urge for going Georgia camp meeting Keep it clean Goin´down slow Saint louis tickle The old man The entertainer That will never happen no more Old blue Swingin´on a star Casey jones Alley oop Song of the wandering aengus One of these days River Old hannah Alabama song Wanderin As time goes by Baby let me lay it on you Freddie Sail away Zoot suit Chelsea morning Blues chante Bye bye blackbird Midnight hours blues Random canyon Frankie and albert Work with me annie Sweet and lowdown Thanks for the memory Where were you last night? Down and out Cake walking babies from home My little grass shack I wonder where our love has gone A cottage for sale Keep off the grass Kc moan Peter and the wolf New dreams Aint no grave can hold my body down Legend of the dead soldier Four strong winds Outside of a small circle of friends Two sleepy people The fresno shuffle Clouds Man on the street Wrap your troubles in dreams Subterranean homesick blues Making whoopie Hong kong blues Moritat Somebody else but me The boll weevil song Tango ballad Do you know what it means to miss new orleans Lucky so and so Bird on a wire Mississippi bo weavil blues Sometimes i feel like a motherless child St james infirmary Take a whiff on me Mairzy doats If i had to do it all over again Talking Mary what you call that pretty little baby Jersey girl Entering marion Bout a spoonful Simon smith and the amazing dancing bear Foolish frog A man is a man Many a mile W c fields routine Crucifixion Outro Last fair deal gone down Fare thee well Song to a seagull We all make the bed that we lie in Awful kind of blues My name joe Let no one deceive you Wrap the world around your finger Harbour of love Soon my work will all be done Joshua gone barbados Talk about lol shows Monologue Amoeba bop Your feets too big Performance of young woman blues Thank you The simple things we said To all my friends in far flung places Encore applause two Lorna boy Teaching of first two bars of midnight hour blues What keeps a man alive? Untitled Talk about bouncing guitar Stage banter My death Matchbox blues Teddy bear blues Eric burdon Ac This sporting life is killing me

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