Dave Van Ronk
Down In Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection

Called 'The Mayor of MacDougal Street,' Dave Van Ronk (1936-2002) was a leading figure in the Greenwich Village music scene for more than four decades. He epitomized the urban folksinger - apprenticing through immersion in the music revival's New York City epicenter of Washington Square Park. A raconteur as well as a 'guru on the mountain,' he taught and advised musicians including Bob Dylan, Danny Kalb, Christine Lavin, Jack Hardy, Suzanne Vega, Bill Morrissey, and many more. His legacy as a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and grand mentor of the folk and blues revivals is collected in a 54-track, 3-disc set featuring 16 previously unreleased recordings.
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FEATURED TRACK"Dink's Song"
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TRACK LISTING
- DISC ONE:
- 1. Duncan And Brady
- 2. River Come Down (Bamboo)
- 3. Spike Driver Blues
- 4. John Henry
- 5. Backwater Blues
- 6. K.C. Moan
- 7. Haul On The Bowline
- 8. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
- 9. Gambler's Blues
- 10. Sweet Substitute
- 11. Bed Bug Blues
- 12. Winin' Boy
- 13. Georgie And The Irt
- 14. Betty And Dupree
- 15. Come Back, Baby
- 16. My Baby's So Sweet
- 17. Black Mountain Blues
- 18. Ya-Yas-Yas
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- DISC TWO:
- 1. Willie The Weeper
- 2. Dink's Song
- 3. Santy Ano
- 4. Leave Her, Johnny
- 5. Tell Old Bill
- 6. Careless Love
- 7. Standing By My Window
- 8. Please See My Grave Is Kept Clean
- 9. Had More Money (Dave Van Ronk) ++
- 10. If You Leave Me, Pretty Mama
- 11. Hesitation Blues
- 12. In The Pines
- 13. Oh, What A Beautiful City
- 14. Mean Old Frisco ++
- 15. Stackalee ++
- 16. How Long
- 17. Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down
- 18. House Of The Rising Sun ++
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- DISC THREE:
- 1. Hootchie Kootchie Man
- 2. Reckless Blues ++
- 3. Trouble In Mind ++
- 4. Oh Lord, Search My Heart ++
- 5. God Bless The Child ++
- 6. Losers
- 7. Another Time And Place
- 8. Garden State Stomp
- 9. Motherless Children
- 10. Don't You Leave Me Here (I'm Alabama Bound) ++
- 11. Spike Driver Blues
- 12. Down South Blues ++
- 13. St. James Infirmary (Gambler's Blues) ++
- 14. Ace In The Hole ++
- 15. Going Down Slow ++
- 16. Buckets Of Rain ++
- 17. Jelly Jelly ++
- 18. Sometime (Whatcha Gonna Do) ++
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- ++Previously Unreleased Track
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