| features in: Album Chart of 1964 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s |
A most efficient conduit of the folk music story, Dave van Ronk was an interesting and entertaining interpreter and creator. He learned much of his trade from the Reverend Gary Davis and, thanks to the fingerpicking teachings of Tom Paley, was able to use his guitar to translate old piano rag stylings within the folk genre, in amongst his many traits and tricks. Mixing up old traditionals with new complex arrangements was his specialty, and this, allied with his contemporary sensibilities, ensured that he was well respected in the competitive Greenwich Village scene of the early 60s. His range of covered material is one of the most impressive aspects of this set in particular – this is exemplified on side 2 as he veers from reading Billie Holiday’s “God Bless the Child” to Fats Domino’s “Blue Monday” to Gary Davis’s “Baby Let Me Lay It On You”. For the album closer, he digs away back in folk roots with his own unique arrangement of “House of the Rising Sun” which, when he had played it live a few years earlier, inspired Dylan to record it on his debut LP. You know you’re good when you’ve got Dylan’s ear.
The Jukebox Rebel
19–Dec–2009
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [02:29]  Dave Van Ronk - Candy Man (Traditional, Gary Davis) Folk |
| A2 | [04:36]  Dave Van Ronk - Frankie’s Blues (Traditional) Folk |
| A3 | [04:57]  Dave Van Ronk - Bad Dream Blues (Dave Van Rock) Folk |
| A4 | [03:25]  Dave Van Ronk - Pastures Of Plenty (Woody Guthrie) Folk |
| A5 | [03:00]  Dave Van Ronk - Didn’t It Rain (Traditional) Folk |
| B1 | [02:33]  Dave Van Ronk - Wanderin’ (Sammy Kaye) Folk |
| B2 | [04:22]  Dave Van Ronk - God Bless The Child (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) Folk |
| B3 | [01:59] Dave Van Ronk - Blue Monday (Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew) Folk |
| B4 | [01:35] Dave Van Ronk - Baby, Let Me Lay It On You (Gary Davis) Folk |
| B5 | [05:35] Dave Van Ronk - The House Of The Rising Sun (Traditional) Folk |
