''Inside Dave Van Ronk'' is a compilation 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 ...
, originally released in 1972 on a double
LP called ''Van Ronk''. It has subsequently been reissued on CD, the first reissue in 1989.
The songs in the compilation consist of the 1960s Prestige albums ''
Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger
''Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger'' is a studio album by American folksinger Dave Van Ronk, released in November 1962 on the Prestige International label.
History
''Folksinger'' (Prestige International PR- INT 13056 962reissued as Prestige Folklore ...
'' and ''
Inside Dave Van Ronk
''Inside Dave Van Ronk'' is a 1964 album by American folksinger Dave Van Ronk.
''Inside Dave Van Ronk'' was recorded in April 1962 during the same sessions that produced '' Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger'' and that all ended up on the Fantasy Records ...
'' in their entirety.
Reception
Writing for
Allmusic
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, critic
Richie Unterberger
Richie Unterberger (born January 19, 1962) is an American author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing.
Life and writing
Unterberger attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he wrote for the university newspaper '' ...
wrote of the album "... this is certainly Van Ronk's most enduring work, and indeed one of the few relics of the early-'60s traditional folk boom that holds up well today... One of the few white folkies who could sing acoustic blues without embarrassment, Van Ronk was also an accomplished acoustic guitar picker; instrumentally and vocally, he brought an intensity to his covers that made the songs his own."
Track listing
::''Songs from Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger''
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Samson and Delilah
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#"Cocaine Blues" (
Luke Jordan
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) – 4:16
#"You've Been a Good Old Wagon" (Henry) – 2:19
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Fixin' to Die" (White) – 2:52
#"Hang Me, Oh Hang Me" (Traditional) – 3:07
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Long John" (Traditional) – 2:08
#"Chicken Is Nice" (Traditional) – 2:30
#"He Was a Friend of Mine" (Traditional) – 3:29
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Motherless Children
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Stackerlee" (Traditional) – 3:35
#"Mr. Noah" (Traditional) – 1:26
#"Come Back Baby" (Davis) – 3:49
#"Poor Lazarus" (Traditional) – 5:08
#:''Songs from the original Inside Dave Van Ronk''
#"House Carpenter" (Traditional) – 3:30
#"The Cruel Ship's Captain" (Traditional) – 1:55
#"Sprig Of Thyme" (Traditional) – 2:35
#"Talking Cancer Blues" (Rhodes) – 1:45
#"I Buyed Me A Little Dog" (Traditional) – 3:59
#"Lady Gay" (Traditional) – 3:40
#"Fair And Tender Ladies" (Traditional) – 5:40
#"Brian O'Lynne" (Traditional) – 1:15
#"Shanty Man's Life" (Traditional) – 3:20
#"Silver Dagger" (Traditional) – 2:20
#"Kentucky Moonshiner" (Traditional) – 2:35
#"He Never Came Back" (Traditional) – 2:10
Personnel
*Dave Van Ronk – vocals, guitar
References
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1969 compilation albums
Dave Van Ronk compilation albums
Fantasy Records compilation albums