"Gary Klatsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. >
I remember Van Ronk.He was good.Among my folk song heroes were Canadians Ian and Sylvia "Four Strong Winds" Michael Sylvester --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
