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 would all end up on the Fantasy Records 1989 CD release, Inside Dave Van Ronk. Personnel: Dave Van Ronk – vocals, 6 and 12-string guitar, dulcimer, banjo, autoharp, harmonica Samuel Charters – producer Don Schlitten – cover photo Read more on Last.fm.
Dave Van Ronk (June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002) was a folk singer born in Brooklyn, New York, who settled in Greenwich Village, New York City, and was nicknamed the "Mayor of MacDougal Street."
He was best known as a pioneer of the acoustic blues revival, but his work ranged from old English ballads to Bertolt Brecht, rock, New Orleans jazz, and swing. He was a pioneer of instrumental ragtime guitar, as well as an early supporter of Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, among many others. Read more on Last.fm
