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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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Hear Me Howl: Live 1964 [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| He Was a Friend of Mine | 4:44 |
| Candy Man | 5:05 |
| Alabama Song | 4:25 |
| God Bless the Child | 2:43 |
| Cocaine Blues | 5:10 |
| St. James Infirmary | 5:40 |
Live In Monterey [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cocaine Blues | 4:05 |
| Cocaine Blues [#] | 4:05 |
| Come Back Baby | 3:10 |
| Come Back Baby [#] | 3:10 |
| Candy Man | 3:10 |
| Candy Man [#] | 3:10 |
| He Was a Friend of Mine | 3:19 |
| He Was a Friend of Mine [#] | 3:19 |
| St. James Infirmary | 3:44 |
| St. James Infirmary [#] | 3:44 |
| Four Strong Winds | 3:02 |
| Four Strong Winds [#] | 3:02 |
Troubadours: Folk and the Roots of American Music, Pt. 2 [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cocaine Blues | 4:20 |
| Come Back Baby | 3:53 |
Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Duncan and Brady | 3:06 |
| John Henry | 2:29 |
| Backwater Blues | 3:04 |
| Just a Closer Walk With Thee | 3:03 |
| Come Back, Baby | 3:55 |
| Careless Love | 2:58 |
| Hesitation Blues | 2:35 |
| House of the Rising Sun [#] | 6:10 |
| God Bless the Child [#] | 3:18 |
| St. James Infirmary (Gambler's Blues) [#] | 4:25 |
| Ace in the Hole [#] | 4:23 |
Watch the Closing Doors - A History of New York's Musical Melting Pot, Vol. 1: 1945-59 [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Duncan and Brady | 3:02 |
The Mayor of MacDougal Street: Rarities 1957-69 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bird on the Wire | 3:29 |
| Both Sides Now | 5:14 |
...And the Tin Pan Bended and the Story Ended... [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Ace in the Hole | 4:17 |
| St. James Infirmary | 3:50 |
Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cake Walkin' Babies From Home | 2:59 |
| Ace in the Hole | 2:53 |
| Hesitation Blues | 3:32 |
| God Bless the Child | 4:25 |
| Sportin' Life | 4:56 |
| St. James Infirmary | 5:00 |
| Candy Man | 3:04 |
Sweet & Lowdown [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'll See You in My Dreams | 2:44 |
| Thanks for the Memory | 6:00 |
| I Can't Get Started | 6:29 |
| Bye Bye Blackbird | 4:05 |
| A Cottage for Sale | 3:29 |
Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom, 1950-1970 [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| He Was a Friend of Mine | 3:33 |
Live at Sir George Williams University [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Frankie and Albert | 4:29 |
| Mack the Knife | 3:32 |
| Cocaine | 4:12 |
The Bluesville Years, Vol. 7: Blues Blue, Blues White [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Fixin' to Die | 2:52 |
| Come Back Baby | 3:49 |
From...Another Time & Place [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man | 3:50 |
| He Was a Friend of Mine | 3:30 |
A Chrestomathy [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cocaine Blues | 4:19 |
| Come Back Baby | 3:52 |
| Fair and Tender Ladies | 5:42 |
| Chelsea Morning | 2:37 |
| My Little Grass Shack | 3:39 |
| Candy Man | 3:05 |
| Mack the Knife | 2:36 |
Let No One Deceive You [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cocaine Blues | 4:10 |
| Come Back Baby | 3:45 |
| Fair and Tender Ladies | 5:40 |
| Chelsea Morning | 2:33 |
| My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii | 3:35 |
| Candy Man | 3:02 |
| Mack the Knife | 2:30 |
Let No One Deceive You: Songs of Bertolt Brecht [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mack the Knife | 2:30 |
| Alabama Song | 5:10 |
Folkways Years (1959-1961) [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Duncan and Brady | 3:00 |
| Hesitation Blues | 2:32 |
| Careless Love | 3:56 |
| Just a Closer Walk with Thee | 3:00 |
| Come Back Baby | 3:51 |
Hummin' to Myself [1990]
Songs for Ageing Children [1973]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Duncan & Brady | 3:46 |
| My Little Grass Shack | 3:33 |
| Candy Man | 2:49 |
| Last Call | 3:05 |
Inside Dave Van Ronk [1969]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cocaine Blues | 4:19 |
| Fixin' to Die | 2:54 |
| Fair and Tender Ladies | 5:43 |
| He Was a Friend of Mine | 3:33 |
| Motherless Child | 3:50 |
| Silver Dagger | 2:26 |
| Come Back Baby | 3:52 |
| He Never Came Back | 2:10 |
Gambler's Blues [1965]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Duncan and Brady | 2:50 |
| Backwater Blues | 3:00 |
| Careless Love | 2:55 |
| John Henry | 2:24 |
Just Dave Van Ronk [1964]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Candy Man | 2:40 |
| God Bless the Child | 4:32 |
| Blue Monday | 2:08 |
| House of the Rising Sun | 5:40 |
In the Tradition [1963]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cake Walking Babies From Home | 2:57 |
| Ace In The Hole | 2:50 |
| Hesitation Blues | 3:33 |
Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger [1962]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| He Was a Friend of Mine | 3:31 |
| Cocaine Blues | 4:16 |
| Motherless Child | 3:48 |
| Fixin' to Die | 2:55 |
| Come Back Baby | 3:50 |
Dave Van Ronk & the Ragtime Jug Stompers [1960]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Everybody Loves My Baby | 3:02 |
| Mack the Knife | 2:39 |
On Air
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| He Was a Friend of Mine | 3:21 |
| Goin'down Slow | 3:59 |
| God Bless the Child | 6:43 |
| House of the Rising Sun | 8:25 |
The Collection 1959-1962
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Duncan and Brady | 2:58 |
| Careless Love | 2:53 |
| John Henry | 2:23 |
| Hesitation Blues | 2:31 |
| Just a Closer Walk With Thee | 2:57 |
| Come Back Baby | 3:47 |
| Cocaine Blues | 4:18 |
| Fixin' to Die | 2:54 |
| He Was a Friend of Mine | 3:32 |
Unknown Album
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Careless Love | 2:57 |
| Duncan and Brady | 2:50 |
| John Henry | 2:24 |
| Song to Woody | 3:57 |
| Casey Jones | 4:46 |
| Sportin' Life | 3:42 |
| Backwater Blues | 3:00 |
