Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues and a Spiritual is an album by American folksinger Dave Van Ronk, released in May 1959 on Folkways Records.[1][2]
Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues and a Spiritual | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 1959[1][2] | |||
Genre | Folk, blues | |||
Label | Folkways | |||
Producer | Kenneth S. Goldstein | |||
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Alternative Cover | ||||
It was also released on LP as Gambler's Blues and as Black Mountain Blues. Some of the songs can be found on the 1991 Smithsonian Folkways CD release The Folkways Years, 1959–1961.[2]
Track listing edit
Side one edit
- "Duncan and Brady" – 3:00
- "Black Mountain Blues" – 4:00
- "In the Pines" – 3:04
- "My Baby's So Sweet" – 2:32
- "Twelve Gates to the City" – 3:12
- "Winin' Boy Blues" – 2:35
- "If You Leave Me Pretty Mama"
Side two edit
- "Backwater Blues"
- "Careless Love" (W.C. Handy, Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams) – 3:56
- "Betty And Dupree"
- "K. C. Moan"
- "Gambler's Blues"
- "John Henry"
- "How Long"
Personnel edit
- Dave Van Ronk - guitar, vocals
- David Gahr - photography
- Ronald Clyne - cover design
References edit
- ^ a b Editorial Staff, Billboard (11 May 1959). "Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues & a Spiritual". The Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ a b c Wirz, Stefan. "Dave Van Ronk discography". American Music. Retrieved 2 May 2019.