''Sunday Street'' is an album by
American
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folk and blues singer
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 1976.
History
''Sunday Street'' is Van Ronk and his guitar only. He takes on some ragtime with favorites such as ''The Pearls'' and ''Maple Leaf Rag'' as well as a return to more traditional folk and blues.
''Sunday Street'' was re-released on CD in 1999.
Reception
Allmusic
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stated in their review "Van Ronk never hid his influences, but he never sounded exactly like them, either, and on this album he was very much himself. Maybe it is his greatest single album; it is certainly one of his most representative."
Track listing
#"Sunday Street" (Van Ronk) – 3:27
#"
Jesus Met the Woman at the Well" (Traditional) – 5:34
#"Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning" (Traditional) – 3:51
#"Maple Leaf Rag" (
Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin ( 1868 – April 1, 1917) was an American composer and pianist. Because of the fame achieved for his ragtime compositions, he was dubbed the "King of Ragtime." During his career, he wrote over 40 original ragtime pieces, one ra ...
) – 3:59
#"Down South Blues" (Traditional) – 4:35
#"Jivin' Man Blues" (Traditional) – 3:03
#"That Song About the Midway" (
Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...
) – 3:33
#"The Pearls" (
Jelly Roll Morton) – 4:29
#"That'll Never Happen No More" (Blind Blake) – 3:48
#"Mamie's Blues" (Traditional) – 4:19
#"
Swinging on a Star" (
Johnny Burke,
Jimmy Van Heusen
James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song.
Life and care ...
) – 2:38
Personnel
*Dave Van Ronk – vocals, guitar
References
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1976 albums
Dave Van Ronk albums