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Dave Van Ronk (30 Jun 1936 - 10 Feb 2002)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (42)

Official

Album

  1. Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues & A Spiritual 1959
  2. Dave Van Ronk Sings 1961
  3. Folksinger Nov 1962
  4. Just Dave Van Ronk 01 Aug 1964
  5. Inside Dave Van Ronk Oct 1964
  6. No Dirty Names Nov 1966
  7. Dave Van Ronk and the Hudson Dusters Apr 1968
  8. Van Ronk 1971
  9. Songs for Ageing Children 1973
  10. Sunday Street 1976
  11. Peter and the Wolf 1990
  12. Going Back to Brooklyn 11 Dec 1991
  13. To All My Friends in Far-Flung Places 06 Dec 1994
  14. From... Another Time & Place 1995
  15. Somebody Else, Not Me 1999
  16. Sweet & Lowdown 26 Jun 2001
  17. Hear Me Howl: Live 1964 20 Jan 2015

Album - Compilation

  1. Inside Dave Van Ronk 1989
  2. The Folkways Years 1959-61 1991
  3. A Chrestomathy 1992
  4. Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk 04 Jun 2002
  5. The Mayor of MacDougal Street: Rarities 1957-1969 19 Apr 2005
  6. Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection 29 Oct 2013
  7. Mayor Of MacDougal Street 24 Sep 2021

Album - Live

  1. …and the tin pan bended, and the story ended… 2004
  2. Statesboro Blues
  3. Live at Sir George Williams University

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. 1994-05-28: Godfrey Daniel's, Bethlehem, PA 1994
  2. 1997-06-29: Sebastopol Community Center, Sebastopol, CA 1997
  3. 1999-02-19: Pennsylvania State Museum, Harrisburg PA 1999
  4. 2001-10-12: Fiddler's Dream, Phoenix, AZ 2001
  5. 1969-02-??: Jabberwocky Festival, Syracuse, NY
  6. 1970-08-30: Philadelphia Folk Festival, Schwenksville, PA
  7. 1978-02-17: Second Show, Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA
  8. 1964-10-20: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Relationships (1)

Children

  1. Jason Lang

Recordings by (370)

  1. Twelve Gates to the City 3:16 (1959)
  2. Careless Love 2:59 (1959)
  3. Betty and Dupree 3:37 (1959)
  4. Black Mountain Blues 4:02 (1959)
  5. My Baby's So Sweet 2:32 (1959)
  6. Gambler’s Blues 2:45 (1959)
  7. Winin' Boy 2:38 (1959)
  8. Duncan and Brady 3:03 (1959)
  9. John Henry 2:28 (1959)
  10. Backwater Blues 3:04 (1959)
  11. K.C. Moan 3:04 (1959)
  12. If You Leave Me, Pretty Mama 3:09 (1959)
  13. How Long 3:56 (1959)
  14. In the Pines 3:08 (1959)
  15. Gambler's Blues 2:44 (1960)
  16. Come Back Baby 3:53 (1961)
  17. Please See That My Grave Is Kept Clean 2:56 (1961)
  18. Bed Bug Blues 2:46 (1961)
  19. Tell Old Bill 4:24 (1961)
  20. Standing by My Window 5:00 (1961)
  21. Hootchie Kootchie Man 3:15 (1961)
  22. Sweet Substitute 2:36 (1961)
  23. Georgie and the IRT 3:35 (1961)
  24. Willie the Weeper 3:01 (1961)
  25. Dink's Song 3:46 (1961)
  26. Yas, Yas, Yas 2:09 (1961)
  27. River Come Down (Bamboo) 3:47 (1961)
  28. Just a Closer Walk With Thee 3:04 (1961)
  29. Spike Driver's Moan 3:17 (1961)
  30. Hesitation Blues 2:35 (1961)
  31. He Was a Friend of Mine 3:35 (Nov 1962)
  32. Motherless Children 4:13 (Nov 1962)
  33. Stackalee 2:16 (Nov 1962)
  34. Mr. Noah 2:50 (Nov 1962)
  35. Poor Lazarus 2:10 (Nov 1962)
  36. Samson & Delilah 3:29 (Nov 1962)
  37. Cocaine Blues 3:45 (Nov 1962)
  38. You've Been a Good Old Wagon 3:32 (Nov 1962)
  39. Fixin' to Die 1:28 (Nov 1962)
  40. Hang Me, Oh Hang Me 3:48 (Nov 1962)
  41. Long John 5:06 (Nov 1962)
  42. Chicken Is Nice 2:29 (Nov 1962)
  43. Samson and Delilah 3:30 (1962)
  44. St. Louis Tickle ?:?? (1963)
  45. Death Letter Blues ?:?? (1963)
  46. Whoa Back Buck ?:?? (1963)
  47. Kansas City Blues ?:?? (1963)
  48. Green Rocky Road ?:?? (1963)
  49. Rocks and Gravel ?:?? (1963)
  50. Candy Man 2:33 (01 Aug 1964)
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On Recordings (19)

Instruments

  1. Duncan and Brady 3:03 Dave Van Ronk (1959) guitar
  2. Come Back Baby 3:53 Dave Van Ronk (1961) guitar
  3. Samson & Delilah 3:29 Dave Van Ronk (Nov 1962) guitar
  4. Stackerlee 3:40 Dave Van Ronk (1989) guitar
  5. I Buyed Me a Little Dog 4:03 Dave Van Ronk (1989) autoharp, 12 string guitar, Appalachian dulcimer
  6. The Cruel Ship's Captain 2:01 Dave Van Ronk (1989) autoharp, 12 string guitar, Appalachian dulcimer
  7. Talking Cancer Blues 1:52 Dave Van Ronk (1989) autoharp, 12 string guitar, Appalachian dulcimer
  8. Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues 2:27 Dave Van Ronk (28 Aug 2001) guitar
  9. You’se a Viper 2:36 Dave Van Ronk & The Ragtime Jug Stompers (2001) kazoo, guitar

Vocals

  1. Duncan and Brady 3:03 Dave Van Ronk (1959)
  2. Come Back Baby 3:53 Dave Van Ronk (1961)
  3. Samson & Delilah 3:29 Dave Van Ronk (Nov 1962)
  4. A Grape Masher with Dirty Feet 3:00 Janis Ian (1967) spoken vocals
  5. The Cruel Ship's Captain 2:01 Dave Van Ronk (1989)
  6. Stackerlee 3:40 Dave Van Ronk (1989)
  7. I Buyed Me a Little Dog 4:03 Dave Van Ronk (1989)
  8. Talking Cancer Blues 1:52 Dave Van Ronk (1989)
  9. Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues 2:27 Dave Van Ronk (28 Aug 2001) lead vocals
  10. You’se a Viper 2:36 Dave Van Ronk & The Ragtime Jug Stompers (2001)

Credited as (9)

  1. Dave Van Ronk
  2. Tom Paxton and Dave Van Ronk
  3. Dave Van Ronk & Frankie Armstrong
  4. Dave Van Ronk & Frank Christian
  5. Dave Van Ronk, intro. by Lena Spencer
  6. Dave Van Ronk with The Red Onion Jazz Band
  7. Dave Van Ronk with The Ragtime Jug Stompers
  8. Dave Van Ronk & The Ragtime Jug Stompers
  9. Bertolt Brecht / Frankie Armstrong, Dave Van Ronk

Works (9)

Arranged

  1. Amazing Grace / House of the Rising Sun

Wrote

  1. If You Leave Me

Composed

  1. Drivel (1962)
  2. Bambou
  3. River Come Down
  4. Honey Hair

Lyrics

  1. Luang Prabang (1971)
  2. Honey Hair
  3. River Come Down

Events (7)

Main Performer At

  1. Dave Van Ronk at York Quay Centre
  2. 1972‐08‐13: Max’s Kansas City, New York City, NY, USA
  3. 1972‐08‐14: Max’s Kansas City, New York City, NY, USA
  4. 1972‐08‐10: Max’s Kansas City, New York City, NY, USA
  5. 1972‐08‐11: Max’s Kansas City, New York City, NY, USA
  6. 1972‐08‐12: Max’s Kansas City, New York City, NY, USA
  7. 1972‐08‐09: Max’s Kansas City, New York City, NY, USA

Links (16)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82059312
  2. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6wr5g79
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/dave_van_ronk
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/131671936
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13929469s
  6. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82059312

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Dave%20Van%20Ronk

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/524628

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/367078

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000528221

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0887874/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/72735552

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1173376

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/6QmHysWvckkQR74oxmLmtz
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/160989

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.wirz.de/music/vanrofrm.htm