Dave Van Ronk

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Dave Van Ronk

Acting June 30, 1936

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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 V…

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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

7.8 2005 Movie
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

7.1 2013 Movie
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

7.4 2000 Movie
For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair

For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair

2010 Movie
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

1977 Movie
Other Voices, Too: An Evening With Nanci Griffith

Other Voices, Too: An Evening With Nanci Griffith

1999 Movie

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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".

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  1. 2013
    Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2010
    For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair

    Movie Self

  3. 2005
    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

    Movie Self

  4. 2000
    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

    Movie Self

  5. 1999
    Other Voices, Too: An Evening With Nanci Griffith

    Movie Self

  6. 1977
    Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

    Movie Self