At 10:50 AM -0500 2/14/02, Gary Klatsky wrote:
>More than Waylon Jennings, I am mourning the recent passing of Dave Van
>Ronk. One of the real icons of the early folk scene. Talking of unique
>voices. There was no one who sounded like Van Ronk, hearing that Brooklyn
>accent come through some of his blues ballads. He was considered the mentor
>to Bob Dylan when he arrived in NY and introduced finger picking and the
>blues to many aspiring guitar player. If my memory is still intact he also
>was one of the first to record Joni Mitchell.  Although he wasn't a topical
>folk singer like Dylan, Phil Ochs, Pete Seeger or Tom Paxton, he did support
>many important social causes.
>
>The loss of Dave Van Ronk truly saddens me

And me!
I remember back in 1960 hearing a recording of Duncan and Brady being
played to hype a concert.  Bought a ticket, and ended up playing blues.

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