Dave Van Ronk

Aliases: Dave Van Ronk and The Ragtime Jug Stompers
Real name: David Kenneth Ritz Van Ronk
Born: June 30, 1936
Died: February 10, 2002
Country: United States
IPI: 00026638576 2 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Folk, traditional jazz, and old-time singer and guitarist, who lived most of his life in New York City and his adult life in its Greenwich Village. Van Ronk was eventually nicknamed "The Mayor of MacDougal Street".
Member of: The Orange Blossom Jug Five

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Bad Dream Blues	Dave Van Ronk	August 1964	(2 artists)
Chelsea Morning REL	Dave Van Ronk & The Hudson Dusters	April 1968	(65 artists) Originally by Fairport Convention REC
If I Had to Do It All over Again I'd Do It All over You REL	Dave Van Ronk with The Red Onion Jazz Band	1963	(5 artists) Originally by Bob Dylan REC
Sunday Street	Dave Van Ronk	1976	Unverified
Sunday Street	Dave Van Ronk	1982	Unverified

Covers by Dave Van Ronk

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	Ac-Cen-Tchu-Ate the Positive	Dave Van Ronk	September 1971	Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC,REL, Bing Crosby & Sonny Tufts BRD
	Ace in the Hole	Dave Van Ronk with The Red Onion Jazz Band	1963	Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers
	A Cottage for Sale	Dave Van Ronk	2001	The Revelers [US1]
	Alabama Song	Dave Van Ronk	December 1966	(unknown), Lotte Lenya & Irene Eden
	Alley Oop	Dave Van Ronk & The Hudson Dusters	April 1968	Hollywood Argyles
	All My Trials	Dave Van Ronk	April 19, 2005	Bob Gibson [US]
	As Time Goes By	Dave Van Ronk	2001	Frances Williams PRF, Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees REC
	Baby, Let Me Lay It on You	Dave Van Ronk	August 1964	State Street Boys, Blind Boy Fuller
	Backwater Blues	Dave Van Ronk	1959	Bessie Smith
	Bed Bug Blues	Dave Van Ronk	1961	Lonnie Johnson
	Betty and Dupree	Dave Van Ronk	1959	(unknown)
	Bird on the Wire	Dave Van Ronk	September 1971	Judy Collins
	Black Mountain Blues	Dave Van Ronk	1959	Bessie Smith
	Blue Monday	Dave Van Ronk	August 1964	Smiley Lewis
	'Bout a Spoonful	Dave Van Ronk	December 1966	Howlin' Wolf
	Buckets of Rain	Dave Van Ronk	2004	Bob Dylan
	Buddy Bolden's Blues	Dave Van Ronk	April 19, 2005	Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen
	Bye Bye Blackbird	Dave Van Ronk	2001	Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Arthur Hall
	Cake Walkin' Babies	Dave Van Ronk with The Red Onion Jazz Band	1963	Red Onion Jazz Babies
	Candy Man	Dave Van Ronk	August 1964	(unknown)
	Careless Love	Dave Van Ronk	1959	(unknown)
	Casey Jones	Dave Van Ronk	1980	Billy Murray
	Clouds	Dave Van Ronk & The Hudson Dusters	April 1968	Judy Collins
	Cocaine	Dave Van Ronk & The Hudson Dusters	April 1968	(unknown), Jack Elliott REL, Blind Gary Davis REC
	Cocaine Blues	Dave Van Ronk	1963	(unknown), Jack Elliott REL, Blind Gary Davis REC
	Come Back Baby	Dave Van Ronk	1961	Walter Davis
	Comes Love	Dave Van Ronk	2001	Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Connie Haines
	Didn't It Rain	Dave Van Ronk	August 1964	Biddleville Quintette
	Diggin' My Potatoes	Dave Van Ronk and The Ragtime Jug Stompers	January 1964	Little Son Joe
	Dink's Song	Dave Van Ronk	1961	Libby Holman with Josh White
	Don't You Leave Me Here	Dave Van Ronk	March 1964	Prince's Orchestra
	Down South Blues	Dave Van Ronk	1976	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1] REC, "Dock" Boggs REL
	Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans	Dave Van Ronk	1990	Louis Armstrong and His Dixieland Seven
	Dry Land Blues	Dave Van Ronk	1983	Furry Lewis
	Duncan and Brady	Dave Van Ronk	1959	Wilmer Watts and The Lonely Eagles
	Everybody Loves My Baby	Dave Van Ronk and The Ragtime Jug Stompers	January 1964	Aileen Stanley
	Fair and Tender Ladies	Dave Van Ronk	October 1964	(unknown)
	Fixin' to Die	Dave Van Ronk	1963	Bukka White
	Four Strong Winds	Dave Van Ronk	1994	Ian and Sylvia
	Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You?	Dave Van Ronk	1990	McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Vocal Refrain by Donald Redman
i	Georgia Camp Meeting	Dave Van Ronk and The Ragtime Jug Stompers	January 1964	(unknown)
	God Bless the Child	Dave Van Ronk	August 1964	Billie Holiday
	Goin' Down Slow	Dave Van Ronk	September 7, 2007	St. Louis Jimmy
	Green Rocky Road	Dave Van Ronk	1973	(unknown), Dave Van Ronk with The Red Onion Jazz Band
	Green Rocky Road	Dave Van Ronk with The Red Onion Jazz Band	1963	(unknown) Covered by (17 artists)
	Hang Me, Oh Hang Me	Dave Van Ronk	1963	"Grandpa" Jones
	Hesitation Blues	Dave Van Ronk	1961	Prince's Band
	Hesitation Blues	Dave Van Ronk with The Red Onion Jazz Band	1963	Prince's Band, Blind Gary Davis
	He Was a Friend of Mine	Dave Van Ronk	1963	(unknown), Rolf Cahn & Eric Von Schmidt
	Hootchy Kootchy Man	Dave Van Ronk	1961	Muddy Waters and His Guitar
	House Carpenter	Dave Van Ronk	October 1964	Carolina Tar Heels
	House of the Rising Sun	Dave Van Ronk	August 1964	Ashley and Foster
	How Long	Dave Van Ronk	1959	Ida Cox, Leroy Carr
	Hummin' to Myself	Dave Van Ronk	1990	Johnny Hamp and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Carl Graub
	I Can't Get Started	Dave Van Ronk	2001	Bob Hope PRF, Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Skinny Ennis REC
	I Can't Give You Anything but Love	Dave Van Ronk	1990	Adelaide Hall PRF, Meyer Davis' Swanee Syncopators – Vocal Chorus by Al Shayne REC
	I'd Rather Charleston	Dave Van Ronk	2001	(unknown)
	I'll See You in My Dreams	Dave Van Ronk	2001	Isham Jones, Guest Conductor with Ray Miller's Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Bessinger
	I'm Hip	Dave Van Ronk	1994	Blossom Dearie
	I'm Just a Lucky So and So	Dave Van Ronk	1990	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Al Hibbler
	In the Midnight Hour	Dave Van Ronk	1982	Wilson Pickett
	In the Pines	Dave Van Ronk	1959	"Dock" Walsh
	It Ain't Necessarily So	Dave Van Ronk	1990	John W. Bubbles PRF, Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL
	I Think It's Going to Rain Today	Dave Van Ronk	September 1971	Julius LaRosa
	I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone	Dave Van Ronk	2001	Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Prysock
	Jack, You're Dead!	Dave Van Ronk	1990	The Aristo-Kats REL, Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five REC
	Jelly, Jelly	Dave Van Ronk	2004	Earl Hines and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Billy Eckstein
	Jersey Girl	Dave Van Ronk	1994	Tom Waits
	Jesus Met the Woman at the Well	Dave Van Ronk	1976	(unknown)
	John Henry	Dave Van Ronk	1959	Fiddlin' John Carson
	John Hurt	Dave Van Ronk	1980	Tom Paxton
	Joshua Gone Barbados	Dave Van Ronk	1994	Eric Von Schmidt
	Just a Closer Walk with Thee	Dave Van Ronk	1961	(unknown)
	Kansas City Blues	Dave Van Ronk with The Red Onion Jazz Band	1963	Jim Jackson
	K.C. Moan	Dave Van Ronk	1959	Memphis Jug Band
	K.C. Moan	Dave Van Ronk and The Ragtime Jug Stompers	January 1964	Memphis Jug Band
	Keep It Clean	Dave Van Ronk	December 1966	Charley Jordan
	Kentucky Moonshiner	Dave Van Ronk	October 1964	(unknown)
	Lady Gay	Dave Van Ronk	October 1964	Buell Kazee
	Let No One Deceive You	Dave Van Ronk	1989	(unknown), (unknown)
	Long John	Dave Van Ronk	1963	Henry Whitter
	Mack the Knife	Dave Van Ronk	1989	Harald Paulsen mit Orchesterbegleitung REL, Kurt Gerron PRF, Gerald Price
	Mack the Knife	Dave Van Ronk and The Ragtime Jug Stompers	January 1964	Harald Paulsen mit Orchesterbegleitung REL, Kurt Gerron PRF, Gerald Price
	Making Whoopee	Dave Van Ronk	1990	Eddie Cantor REC,REL,PRF
	Mamie's Blues	Dave Van Ronk	1976	Jelly Roll Morton
	Many a Mile	Dave Van Ronk	1994	Buffy Sainte-Marie
i	Maple Leaf Rag	Dave Van Ronk	1976	Scott Joplin
	Michigan Water	Dave Van Ronk	1980	(unknown)
	Midnight Hour Blues	Dave Van Ronk	December 1966	Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
	Motherless Children	Dave Van Ronk	1963	Blind Willie Johnson
	My Little Grass Shack (In Kealakekua, Hawaii)	Dave Van Ronk	1973	Noelani Hawaiian Orchestra
	My Name Joe	Dave Van Ronk	1994	David Massengill
	New Orleans Hop Scop Blues	Dave Van Ronk	April 19, 2005	Sara Martin – Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams
	Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning	Dave Van Ronk	1976	Margaret Johnson - Accomp. by Clarence Williams' Hamonizers
	Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out	Dave Van Ronk	September 1958	Jimmie Cox PRF, Blind Bobby Baker and His Guitar REC,REL
	Old Blue	Dave Van Ronk	1980	(unknown)
	One Meatball	Dave Van Ronk	December 1966	Josh White
	One of These Days	Dave Van Ronk	December 1966	Mose Allison
	On Top of Old Smoky	Dave Van Ronk	April 19, 2005	George Reneau
	Outside of a Small Circle of Friends	Dave Van Ronk	1994	Phil Ochs
	Pastures of Plenty	Dave Van Ronk	August 1964	(unknown), Woody Guthrie
	Please See That My Grave Is Kept Clean	Dave Van Ronk	1961	(unknown), Blind Lemon Jefferson
	Poor Lazarus	Dave Van Ronk	1963	(unknown)
	Punky's Dilemma	Dave Van Ronk	1994	Simon and Garfunkel
	Puttin' on the Ritz	Dave Van Ronk	2001	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC, Harry Richman BRD
	Ramblin' Boy	Dave Van Ronk	1994	The Weavers
	River	Dave Van Ronk	1973	Joni Mitchell
	Rocks and Gravel	Dave Van Ronk with The Red Onion Jazz Band	1963	[Prisoners of Mississippi State Penitentiary's Parchman Work Camp]
	Sail Away	Dave Van Ronk	1973	Randy Newman
	Salty Dog	Dave Van Ronk	April 19, 2005	Charlie Jackson
	Samson and Delilah	Dave Van Ronk	1963	Rev. T.E. Weems, Reverend Gary Davis
	See See Rider	Dave Van Ronk with The Red Onion Jazz Band	1963	Ma Rainey - Acc. by Her Georgia Jazz Band
	Shake That Thing	Dave Van Ronk and The Ragtime Jug Stompers	January 1964	Papa Charlie Jackson
	Shaving Cream	Dave Van Ronk	April 19, 2005	Paul Wynn
	Silver Dagger	Dave Van Ronk	October 1964	(unknown)
	Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear	Dave Van Ronk	1994	Tommy Boyce
	Sister Kate	Dave Van Ronk with The Red Onion Jazz Band	1963	Ladd's Black Aces (Original Memphis Five)
	Sister Kate	Dave Van Ronk and The Ragtime Jug Stompers	January 1964	Ladd's Black Aces (Original Memphis Five)
	Some of These Days	Dave Van Ronk	2001	Sophie Tucker
	Song to a Seagull	Dave Van Ronk	1994	Buffy Sainte-Marie
	Song to Woody	Dave Van Ronk	1980	Bob Dylan
	Spike Driver's Moan	Dave Van Ronk	1961	Mississippi John Hurt
	Sportin' Life	Dave Van Ronk	1980	Brownie McGhee
	Stackalee	Dave Van Ronk	1963	Waring's Pennsylvanians
	Statesboro Blues	Dave Van Ronk	December 1966	Blind Willie McTell
	Stealin'	Dave Van Ronk and The Ragtime Jug Stompers	January 1964	Memphis Jug Band
	St. James Infirmary	Dave Van Ronk	1982	(unknown), (unknown), Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five
i	St. Louis Tickle	Dave Van Ronk and The Ragtime Jug Stompers	January 1964	The Ossman—Dudley Trio REL, Prince's Orchestra REC
	Subterranean Homesick Blues	Dave Van Ronk	1994	Bob Dylan
	Sweet and Lowdown	Dave Van Ronk	2001	Andrew Tombes, Lovey Lee, Gertrude McDonald, Amy Revere and Chorus PRF, Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REC,REL
	Sweet Georgia Brown	Dave Van Ronk	1990	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
	Sweet Substitute	Dave Van Ronk	1961	Jelly Roll Morton Seven
	Swinging on a Star	Dave Van Ronk & The Hudson Dusters	April 1968	Bing Crosby with The Robert Mitchell Boys Choir BRD, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC,REL
	Take It Slow and Easy	Dave Van Ronk and The Ragtime Jug Stompers	January 1964	Jesse Fuller
	Teddy Bear's Picnic	Dave Van Ronk	1973	Edison Symphony Orchestra, The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall
i	Temptation Rag	Dave Van Ronk and The Ragtime Jug Stompers	January 1964	Arthur Pryor's Band REL, Prince's Military Band REC
	Thanks for the Memory	Dave Van Ronk	2001	Dorothy Lamour - Orchestra under direction of Cy Feuer REC, Bob Hope & Shirley Ross BRD
	That Song about the Midway	Dave Van Ronk	1976	Joni Mitchell
	The Butcher Boy	Dave Van Ronk	April 19, 2005	Kelly Harrell
	The Cruel Ship's Captain	Dave Van Ronk	October 1964	(unknown)
i	The Entertainer	Dave Van Ronk	1980	Scott Joplin
i	The Pearls	Dave Van Ronk	1976	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
	Twelve Gates to the City	Dave Van Ronk	1959	(unknown)
	Two Sleepy People	Dave Van Ronk	1990	Bob Hope & Shirley Ross BRD, Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Charles Wilson REC
	Two Trains Running	Dave Van Ronk	April 19, 2005	Muddy Waters and His Guitar
	Urge for Going	Dave Van Ronk	September 1971	Tom Rush
	What Keeps Mankind Alive?	Frankie Armstrong, Dave Van Ronk	1989	Harald Paulsen mit Orchesterbegleitung REL, Harald Paulsen & Lotte Lenya PRF, Scott Merrill, Charlotte Rae and Ensemble
	Willie the Weeper	Dave Van Ronk	1961	Ernest Rogers
	Winin' Boy	Dave Van Ronk	1959	Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen
	Work with Me, Annie	Dave Van Ronk	1973	The Royals
	Would You like to Swing on a Star	Dave Van Ronk	1976	Bing Crosby with The Robert Mitchell Boys Choir BRD, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC,REL
	Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)	Dave Van Ronk	1990	Bing Crosby
	Your Feet's Too Big	Dave Van Ronk	2001	The Ink Spots
	You's a Viper	Dave Van Ronk and The Ragtime Jug Stompers	January 1964	Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys - Vocal Chorus by Jonah Jones
	You've Been a Good Old Wagon	Dave Van Ronk	1963	Bessie Smith
	Zoot Suit	Dave Van Ronk	2001	Kay Kyser and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Sully Mason with Trudy, Jack and Max

Songs written by Dave Van Ronk

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Bad Dream Blues	Dave Van Ronk	Dave Van Ronk	August 1964	Covered by (2 artists)
Bamboo	Dave Van Ronk	Peter, Paul and Mary	February 1962	Covered by (3 artists)
Sunday Street	Dave Van Ronk	Dave Van Ronk	1976	Unverified

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
...And the Tin Pan Bended, And the Story Ended...	Dave Van Ronk	2004	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Dave Van Ronk and the Ragtime Jug Stompers	Dave Van Ronk and The Ragtime Jug Stompers	January 1964	Mercury
Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues & a Spiritual	Dave Van Ronk	1959	Folkways
Dave Van Ronk & The Hudson Dusters	Dave Van Ronk & The Hudson Dusters	April 1968	Verve Forecast
Folk Singer	Dave Van Ronk	1963	Prestige Folklore
Hummin' to Myself - Dave Van Ronk Sings an American Songbook	Dave Van Ronk	1990	Gazell [US]
Inside Dave Van Ronk	Dave Van Ronk	October 1964	Prestige Folklore
In the Tradition	Dave Van Ronk with The Red Onion Jazz Band	1963	Prestige Folklore
Just Dave Van Ronk	Dave Van Ronk	August 1964	Mercury
Let No One Deceive You - Songs of Bertolt Brecht	Frankie Armstrong, Dave Van Ronk	1989	Aural Tradition
No Dirty Names	Dave Van Ronk	December 1966	Verve Forecast
On Air	Dave Van Ronk	September 7, 2007	Tradition & Moderne
Somebody Else, Not Me	Dave Van Ronk	1980	Philo
Songs for Ageing Children	Dave Van Ronk	1973	Cadet
St. James Infirmary	Dave Van Ronk	1983	Paris Album
Sunday Street	Dave Van Ronk	1976	Philo
Sweet & Lowdown	Dave Van Ronk	2001	Justin Time
The Mayor of MacDougal Street - Rarities 1957-1969	Dave Van Ronk	April 19, 2005	Rootstock Recordings
To All My Friends in Far-Flung Places	Dave Van Ronk	1994	Gazell [US]
Van Ronk	Dave Van Ronk	September 1971	Polydor
Van Ronk Sings	Dave Van Ronk	1961	Folkways
Your Basic Dave Van Ronk	Dave Van Ronk	1982	Kicking Mule

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Our Singing Heritage - Volume One	various artists	September 1958	Elektra
	The Blues Project - A Compendium of the Very Best on the Urban Blues Scene	various artists	March 1964	Elektra

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