Dave Van Ronk

Overview

Known for
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Birthday
Jun 30, 1936 (88 years old)
Death date
Feb 10, 2002

Dave Van Ronk

Known For

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
1h 32m
Movie 2013

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

Explores the music scene in Greenwich Village, New York in the '60s and early '70s. The film highlights some of the finest singer/songwriters of the day.

For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair
1h 26m
Movie 2010

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

A devoted community of artists, volunteers and patrons transform a politically subversive little neighborhood coffee house and restaurant into a unique American music institution.

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
3h 28m
Movie 2005

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
1h 52m
Movie 2000

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack Elliott. She explores who he is and how he got there, working back and forth between archival and contemporary footage. Born in 1932 in Brooklyn, busking through the South and West in the early 50s, a year with Woody Guthrie, six years flatpicking in Europe, a triumphant return to Greenwich Village in the early 60s, mentoring Bob Dylan, then life on the road, from gig to gig, singing and telling stories. A Grammy and the National Medal of Arts await Jack near the end of a long trail. What will Aiyana find for herself?

The History of Rock 'n' Roll
10h 0m
Movie 1995

The History of Rock 'n' Roll

The history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage of well-known music stars.

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".

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