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Dave Van Ronk (June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002) was an American folk singer, born in Brooklyn, New York, who settled in Greenwich Village, New York, and was eventually nicknamed the "Mayor of MacDougal Street" .

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SongAlbumDuration
(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie ManFrom...Another Time & Place
1995
3:50
A Cottage for SaleSweet & Lowdown
2001
3:29
Ace In The HoleIn the Tradition
1963
2:50
Ace In The HoleUnknown Album2:50
Ace in the HoleTwo Sides of Dave Van Ronk
2002
2:53
Ace in the HoleRicky Jay Plays Poker
2006
2:52
Ace in the HoleRicky Jay Plays Poker [Deluxe Edition]
2006
4:14
Ace in the Hole...And the Tin Pan Bended and the Story Ended...
2004
4:17
Ace in the Hole [#]Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
2013
4:23
Alabama SongNo Dirty Names
1966
5:22
Alabama SongLet No One Deceive You: Songs of Bertolt Brecht
1992
5:10
Alabama SongHear Me Howl: Live 1964
2015
4:25
Backwater BluesGambler's Blues
1965
3:00
Backwater BluesDown in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
2013
3:04
Backwater BluesUnknown Album3:00
Bird On the WireVan Ronk
1969
4:03
Bird on the WireThe Mayor of MacDougal Street: Rarities 1957-69
2005
3:29
Blue MondayJust Dave Van Ronk
1964
2:08
Blue MondayUnknown Album1:59
Both Sides NowThe Mayor of MacDougal Street: Rarities 1957-69
2005
5:14
Bye Bye BlackbirdSweet & Lowdown
2001
4:05
Cake Walkin' Babies From HomeTwo Sides of Dave Van Ronk
2002
2:59
Cake Walking Babies From HomeIn the Tradition
1963
2:57
Cake Walking Babies From HomeUnknown Album2:57
Candy ManJust Dave Van Ronk
1964
2:40
Candy ManA Chrestomathy
1992
3:05
Candy ManTwo Sides of Dave Van Ronk
2002
3:04
Candy ManLive In Monterey
2014
3:10
Candy ManSongs for Ageing Children
1973
2:49
Candy ManLet No One Deceive You
1992
3:02
Candy ManHear Me Howl: Live 1964
2015
5:05
Candy ManUnknown Album2:29
Candy Man [#]Live In Monterey
2014
3:10
Careless LoveGambler's Blues
1965
2:55
Careless LoveBob Dylan and The New Folk Movement
2013
2:57
Careless LoveThe Collection 1959-19622:53
Careless LoveFolkways Years (1959-1961)
1991
3:56
Careless LoveDown in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
2013
2:58
Careless LoveUnknown Album2:57
Careless Love [Studio Outtake]The Dylan/Cash Sessions 
Careless Love [Take 1] [Take]Travelin' Thru: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 15
2019
6:48
Casey JonesSomebody Else Not Me
1999
4:46
Casey JonesUnknown Album4:46
Chelsea MorningA Chrestomathy
1992
2:37
Chelsea MorningDave Van Ronk & the Hudson Dusters
1967
2:38
Chelsea MorningLet No One Deceive You
1992
2:33
CocaineLive at Sir George Williams University
1997
4:12
Cocaine BluesThe Prestige/Folklore Years, Vol. 2: New City Blues
1994
4:16
Cocaine BluesA Chrestomathy
1992
4:19
Cocaine BluesDave Van Ronk, Folksinger
1962
4:16
Cocaine BluesThe Collection 1959-19624:18
Cocaine BluesInside Dave Van Ronk
1969
4:19
Cocaine BluesLive In Monterey
2014
4:05
Cocaine BluesTroubadours: Folk and the Roots of American Music, Pt. 2
2014
4:20
Cocaine BluesLet No One Deceive You
1992
4:10
Cocaine BluesTroubadours of the Folk Era, Vol. 1
1992
4:20
Cocaine BluesHear Me Howl: Live 1964
2015
5:10
Cocaine Blues [#]Live In Monterey
2014
4:05
Come Back BabyA Chrestomathy
1992
3:52
Come Back BabyDave Van Ronk, Folksinger
1962
3:50
Come Back BabyTown and Country Blues
2009
3:52
Come Back BabyHesitation Blues 
Come Back BabyBob Dylan and The New Folk Movement
2013
3:53
Come Back BabyThe Collection 1959-19623:47
Come Back BabyInside Dave Van Ronk
1969
3:52
Come Back BabyLive In Monterey
2014
3:10
Come Back BabyFolkways Years (1959-1961)
1991
3:51
Come Back BabyTroubadours: Folk and the Roots of American Music, Pt. 2
2014
3:53
Come Back BabyLet No One Deceive You
1992
3:45
Come Back BabyThe Bluesville Years, Vol. 7: Blues Blue, Blues White
1996
3:49
Come Back BabyFolk Singer-Humdinger, Vol. 2: Just About as Good as It Gets!
2014
 
Come Back BabyUnknown Album3:50
Come Back Baby [#]Live In Monterey
2014
3:10
Come Back, BabyDown in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
2013
3:55
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?Hummin' to Myself
1990
3:45
Duncan & BradySongs for Ageing Children
1973
3:46
Duncan And BradyThe Vintage Collection: Blues
2015
3:02
Duncan and BradyWatch the Closing Doors - A History of New York's Musical Melting Pot, Vol. 1: 1945-59
2011
3:02
Duncan and BradyGambler's Blues
1965
2:50
Duncan and BradyCrime and Punishment 
Duncan and BradyThe Collection 1959-19622:58
Duncan and BradyBob Dylan's Greenwich Village: Sounds from the Scene in 1961
2011
3:02
Duncan and BradyFolkways Years (1959-1961)
1991
3:00
Duncan and BradyClassic Folk Music from Smithsonian Folkways
2004
3:03
Duncan and BradyDown in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
2013
3:06
Duncan and BradyBeginner's Guide to American Roots
2004
3:04
Duncan and BradyClassic African American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
2006
3:03
Duncan and BradyUnknown Album2:50
Everybody Loves My BabyDave Van Ronk & the Ragtime Jug Stompers
1960
3:02
Fair And Tender LadiesUnknown Album5:43
Fair and Tender LadiesA Chrestomathy
1992
5:42
Fair and Tender LadiesHesitation Blues 
Fair and Tender LadiesInside Dave Van Ronk
1969
5:43
Fair and Tender LadiesLet No One Deceive You
1992
5:40
Fixin' to DieDave Van Ronk, Folksinger
1962
2:55
Fixin' to DieHesitation Blues 
Fixin' to DieThe Collection 1959-19622:54
Fixin' to DieInside Dave Van Ronk
1969
2:54
Fixin' to DieThe Bluesville Years, Vol. 7: Blues Blue, Blues White
1996
2:52
Four Strong WindsLive In Monterey
2014
3:02
Four Strong WindsTo All My Friends in Far-Flung Places
1994
2:44
Four Strong Winds [#]Live In Monterey
2014
3:02
Frankie and AlbertLive at Sir George Williams University
1997
4:29
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to YouHummin' to Myself
1990
4:22
God Bless the ChildJust Dave Van Ronk
1964
4:32
God Bless the ChildOn Air6:43
God Bless the ChildTwo Sides of Dave Van Ronk
2002
4:25
God Bless the ChildHear Me Howl: Live 1964
2015
2:43
God Bless the ChildUnknown Album4:22
God Bless the Child [#]Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
2013
3:18
Goin' Down SlowOn Air
2007
3:59
Goin'down SlowOn Air3:59
Green, Green Rocky RoadTwo Sides of Dave Van Ronk
2002
3:39
Green, Green Rocky Road...And the Tin Pan Bended and the Story Ended...
2004
3:42
Green, Green Rocky RoadUnknown Album3:42
He Never Came BackInside Dave Van Ronk
1969
2:10
He Was A Friend Of MineUnknown Album3:31
He Was a Friend of MineOn Air3:21
He Was a Friend of MineFrom...Another Time & Place
1995
3:30
He Was a Friend of MineDave Van Ronk, Folksinger
1962
3:31
He Was a Friend of MineThe Collection 1959-19623:32
He Was a Friend of MineInside Dave Van Ronk
1969
3:33
He Was a Friend of MineLive In Monterey
2014
3:19
He Was a Friend of MineBob Dylan: Les Chroniques, Vol. 1
2005
 
He Was a Friend of MineWashington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom, 1950-1970
2001
3:33
He Was a Friend of MineHear Me Howl: Live 1964
2015
4:44
He Was a Friend of MineThe Only Folk Collection You'll Ever Need
2014
3:32
He Was a Friend of Mine [#]Live In Monterey
2014
3:19
Hesitation BluesHesitation Blues 
Hesitation BluesTwo Sides of Dave Van Ronk
2002
3:32
Hesitation BluesBeginner's Guide to Folk
2003
 
Hesitation BluesThe Collection 1959-19622:31
Hesitation BluesBeginner's Guide to Folk Music
2003
2:35
Hesitation BluesSmithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection
1996
2:34
Hesitation BluesFolkways Years (1959-1961)
1991
2:32
Hesitation BluesIn the Tradition
1963
3:33
Hesitation BluesDown in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
2013
2:35
Hesitation BluesUnknown Album3:33
House of the Rising SunJust Dave Van Ronk
1964
5:40
House of the Rising SunOn Air8:25
House of the Rising SunHet Plaatjesboek
2007
5:41
House of the Rising SunUnknown Album5:35
House of the Rising Sun [#]Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
2013
6:10
I Can't Get StartedSweet & Lowdown
2001
6:29
I Can't Give You Anything But LoveHummin' to Myself
1990
4:21
I'll See You in My DreamsSweet & Lowdown
2001
2:44
I'm Just a Lucky So and SoHummin' to Myself
1990
4:32
It Ain't Necessarily SoHummin' to Myself
1990
3:28
John HenryGambler's Blues
1965
2:24
John HenryThe Collection 1959-19622:23
John HenryDown in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
2013
2:29
John HenryUnknown Album2:24
Just a Closer Walk With TheeThe Collection 1959-19622:57
Just a Closer Walk With TheeDown in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
2013
3:03
Just a Closer Walk with TheeFolkways Years (1959-1961)
1991
3:00
Last CallGoing Back to Brooklyn
1994
2:38
Last CallSongs for Ageing Children
1973
3:05
Mack the KnifeA Chrestomathy
1992
2:36
Mack the KnifeLive...Bryn Mawr 1978
2016
 
Mack the KnifeLive at Sir George Williams University
1997
3:32
Mack the KnifeRagtime Jug Stompers
1964
 
Mack the KnifeDave Van Ronk & the Ragtime Jug Stompers
1960
2:39
Mack the KnifeLet No One Deceive You: Songs of Bertolt Brecht
1992
2:30
Mack the KnifeLet No One Deceive You
1992
2:30
Mack the KnifeUnknown Album2:39
Makin' WhoopeeHummin' to Myself
1990
3:15
Motherless ChildInside Dave Van Ronk
1969
3:50
Motherless ChildDave Van Ronk, Folksinger
1962
3:48
Motherless ChildUnknown Album3:48
My Little Grass ShackA Chrestomathy
1992
3:39
My Little Grass ShackSongs for Ageing Children
1973
3:33
My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, HawaiiLet No One Deceive You
1992
3:35
One MeatballUnknown Album5:07
Silver DaggerInside Dave Van Ronk
1969
2:26
Song to WoodySomebody Else Not Me
1999
3:57
Song to WoodyUnknown Album3:57
Sportin' LifeSomebody Else Not Me
1999
3:42
Sportin' LifeTwo Sides of Dave Van Ronk
2002
4:56
Sportin' LifeUnknown Album3:42
St. James InfirmaryTwo Sides of Dave Van Ronk
2002
5:00
St. James InfirmaryLive In Monterey
2014
3:44
St. James Infirmary...And the Tin Pan Bended and the Story Ended...
2004
3:50
St. James InfirmaryHear Me Howl: Live 1964
2015
5:40
St. James Infirmary (Gambler's Blues) [#]Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
2013
4:25
St. James Infirmary [#]Live In Monterey
2014
3:44
St. James Infirmary [Live]Statesboro Blues
1996
4:36
Thanks for the MemorySweet & Lowdown
2001
6:00
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)Hummin' to Myself
1990
3:31

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