Person
Dave Van Ronk
Acting · 1936–2002 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
David Kenneth Ritz Van Ronk (June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002) was an American folk singer. An important figure in the American folk music revival and New York City's Greenwich Village scene in the 1960s, he was nicknamed the "Mayor of MacDougal Street".
Known for
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
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The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
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Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Self (archive footage)
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
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For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair
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Other Voices, Too: An Evening With Nanci Griffith
Self
Filmography
- 2013Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a GenerationSelf (archive footage)
- 2010For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson FairSelf
- 2005No Direction Home: Bob DylanSelf
- 2000The Ballad of Ramblin' JackSelf
- 1999Other Voices, Too: An Evening With Nanci GriffithSelf
- 1977Phil Ochs Memorial CelebrationSelf
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