''Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger'' is a studio album by

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folksinger

Dave Van Ronk David Kenneth Ritz Van Ronk (June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002) was an American folk singer. An important figure in the American folk music revival and New York City's Greenwich Village scene in the 1960s, he was nicknamed the "Mayor of Mac ...

, released in November 1962 on the Prestige International label.

History

''Folksinger'' (Prestige International PR- INT 13056

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reissued as

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Folklore FL 14012

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was recorded in April 1962. ''Inside Dave Van Ronk'' (

Folklore FL 14025) would combine with it and all end up on the

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1989 CD release, '' Inside Dave Van Ronk''. That combination was released as a double LP set in 1972 as ''Van Ronk'' (not the 1969 album of the same name). Songs from ''Folksinger'' along with selections from ''Inside Dave Van Ronk'' and ''In the Tradition'' were also released on the Big Beat label in the compilation ''

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Reception

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gave it a 5 of 5 stars in their review and stated "This is a vital touchstone of Americana and likewise is highly recommended as a key component of any serious collection of 20th century folk music." It is the only Van Ronk album to have received 5/5 stars from Allmusic.

Track listing

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He Was a Friend of Mine "He Was a Friend of Mine" is a traditional folk song in which the singer laments the death of a friend. Ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax was the first to collect the song, in 1939, describing it as a "blues" that was "a dirge for a dead comrade." T ...

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Motherless Children "Mother's Children Have a Hard Time", also known as "Motherless Children", is a gospel blues song recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in 1927. It is a solo performance, with Johnson singing and playing an acoustic slide guitar. Johnson recorded t ...

" - 3:45 # " Stackerlee" - 3:32 # "Mr. Noah" - 1:28 # "Come Back, Baby" - 3:48 # "Poor Lazarus" - 5:06 # "

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Cocaine Blues "Cocaine Blues" is a Western swing song written by Troy Junius Arnall, a reworking of the traditional song "Little Sadie". Roy Hogsed recorded a well known version of the song in 1944. Background The song is the tale of a man, Willy Lee, who ...

" - 4:13 # "You've Been a Good Old Wagon" - 2:16 # " Fixin' to Die" - 2:50 # "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me" - 3:07 # " Long John" - 2:10 # "Chicken is Nice" - 2:29

Personnel

*Dave Van Ronk - guitar, vocals

Production notes

*Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder

References

{{Authority control 1962 albums Dave Van Ronk albums Prestige Records albums