Dave Van Ronk

Personal Info

Birthday

June 30, 1936

Day of Death

2002-02-10

(65 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Dave Van Ronk

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

Filmography

2013
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
as Self (archive footage)
2010
For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair
as Self
2005
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self
2000
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
as Self
1999
Other Voices, Too: An Evening With Nanci Griffith
as Self
1995
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self
1977
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
as Self