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sábado, fevereiro 10, 2024

He Was a Friend of Mine...

 

He Was a Friend of Mine - Dave Van Ronk



He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Never had no money
Pay for his fines
He was friend a friend of mine

He died on the road
He died on the road
Never had no money
Pay for his board
He was a friend of mine

He never done no wrong
He never done no wrong
He was just a poor boy
A long way from home
He was a friend of mine

I stole away and cried
I stole away and cried
Never had no money
And I can't be satisfied
He was a friend of mine

He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
When I hear his name
You know, I just can't keep from crying
He was a friend of mine

Música adequada à data...

 

Dave Van Ronk - Green, Green Rocky Road

 

When I go by Baltimore
Needin' no carpet on my floor
Come along and follow me
We'll go down to Galilee

Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who ya'll love
Tell me who ya'll love


Little miss jane run to wall
Don't you stumble, don't you fall
Don't you sing, no don't you shout
When I sing come runnin' out

Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who ya'll love
Tell me who ya'll love


See that crow up in the sky
He don't walk no he just fly
He don't walk no he don't run
Keep on flapping til' the sun

Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who ya'll love
Tell me who ya'll love


When I go by Baltimore
Needin' no carpet on my floor
Come along and follow me
There's a man in Galilee

 

sexta-feira, junho 30, 2023

Saudades de Dave Van Ronk...

 

 Luang Prabang - Dave Van Ronk

 

When I came back from Luang Prabang
I didn't have a thing where my balls used to hang
But I had a wooden medal and a fine harangue
Now I'm a fucking hero

Mourn your dead land of the free
If you wanna be a hero, follow me
Mour your dead land of the free
If you wanna be a hero follow me

And the boys back home all envy me
I fought for Christian democracy
With nothing but air where my balls used to be
Now I'm a fucking hero

Mourn your dead land of the free
If you wanna be a hero, follow me
Mour your dead land of the free
If you wanna be a hero follow me

One and twenty cannons thunder
Into the mighty wild blue yonder
For a patriotic ball-less wonder
Now I'm a fucking hero

Mourn your dead land of the free
If you wanna be a hero, follow me
Mour your dead land of the free
If you wanna be a hero, follow me

In Lunag Prabang there is a spot
Where the corpses of your brothers rot
And every corpse is a patriot
Every corpse is a hero

Mourn your dead land of the free
If you wanna be a hero, follow me
Mour your dead land of the free
If you wanna be a hero, follow me

Cause he was a friend of mine...

 

He was a friend of mine - Dave Van Ronk

He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Every time I think about him now
Lord I just can't keep from crying
'Cause he was friend a friend of mine

He died on the road
He died on the road
He never had no money
To pay his room or board
He was a friend of mine

I stole away and cried
I stole away and cried
'Cause I never had too much money
And I can't be satisfied
He was a friend of mine

He never done no wrong
He never done no wrong
He was just a poor boy
Long way from home
He was a friend of mine

He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Every time I hear his name
I just can't keep from crying
'Cause he was a friend of mine 

Dave Van Ronk nasceu há 87 anos...

 

David Kenneth Ritz Van Ronk (Brooklyn, New York City, June 30, 1936 – New York City,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".

Van Ronk's work ranged from old English ballads to blues, gospel, rock, New Orleans jazz, and swing. He was also known for performing instrumental ragtime guitar music, especially his transcription of "St. Louis Tickle" and Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag". Van Ronk was a widely admired avuncular figure in "the Village", presiding over the coffeehouse folk culture and acting as a friend to many up-and-coming artists by inspiring, assisting, and promoting them. Folk performers he befriended include Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Patrick Sky, Phil Ochs, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and Joni Mitchell. Dylan recorded Van Ronk's arrangement of the traditional song "House of the Rising Sun" on his first album, which the Animals turned into a chart-topping rock single in 1964, helping inaugurate the folk-rock movement.

Van Ronk received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in December 1997. He died in a New York hospital of cardiopulmonary failure while undergoing postoperative treatment for colon cancer.
 

 

 

Hang me, Oh Hang Me - Dave Van Ronk

 

Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Wouldn't mind the hanging
But the laying in the grave so long
Poor boy

I've been all around this world

I've been all around Cape Girardeau
Parts of Arkansas
All around Cape Girardeau
Parts of Arkansas

Got so goddamn hungry
I could hide behind a straw
I've been all around this world

Went up on a mountain
There I made my stand
Went up on a mountain
There I made my stand
Rifle on my shoulder
And a dagger in my hand
Poor boy
I've been all around this world
Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Wouldn't mind the hanging
But the laying in the grave so long
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

Put the rope around my neck
Hung me up so high
Put the rope around my neck
Hung me up so high
Last words I heard him say:
Won't be long now 'fore you die
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

Hang me oh hang me
And I'll be dead and gone
Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Wouldn't mind the hanging
But the laying in the grave so long
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

sexta-feira, fevereiro 10, 2023

Saudades de Dave Van Ronk....

 

Dave Van Ronk - Green, Green Rocky Road

 

When I go by Baltimore
Needin' no carpet on my floor
Come along and follow me
We'll go down to Galilee

Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who ya'll love
Tell me who ya'll love


Little miss jane run to wall
Don't you stumble, don't you fall
Don't you sing, no don't you shout
When I sing come runnin' out

Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who ya'll love
Tell me who ya'll love


See that crow up in the sky
He don't walk no he just fly
He don't walk no he don't run
Keep on flapping til' the sun

Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who ya'll love
Tell me who ya'll love


When I go by Baltimore
Needin' no carpet on my floor
Come along and follow me
There's a man in Galilee

 

He Was A Friend Of Mine...

 



He Was a Friend of Mine - Dave Van Ronk



He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Never had no money
Pay for his fines
He was friend a friend of mine

He died on the road
He died on the road
Never had no money
Pay for his board
He was a friend of mine

He never done no wrong
He never done no wrong
He was just a poor boy
A long way from home
He was a friend of mine

I stole away and cried
I stole away and cried
Never had no money
And I can't be satisfied
He was a friend of mine

He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
When I hear his name
You know, I just can't keep from crying
He was a friend of mine

 

Dave Van Ronk morreu há vinte e um anos...

Dave Van Ronk
performs at the 1968 Philadelphia Folk Festival
  
Dave Van Ronk (Brooklyn, New York City, New York, June 30, 1936 – New York City, New York, February 10, 2002) was an American folk singer, born in Brooklyn, New York, who settled in Greenwich Village, New York, and was eventually nicknamed the "Mayor of MacDougal Street" .
He was an important figure in the acoustic folk revival of the 1960s. His work ranged from old English ballads to Bertolt Brecht, blues, gospel, rock, New Orleans jazz, and swing. He was also known for performing instrumental ragtime guitar music, especially his transcription of St. Louis Tickle and Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag.
Dave Van Ronk was regarded as the friendly uncle of Greenwich Village, presiding over the coffeehouse folk culture and acting as a friend to many up and coming artists, inspiring, aiding and promoting them. Folk performers whom he befriended included Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Patrick Sky, Phil Ochs, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Joni Mitchell.
Van Ronk received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), in December 1997.
Van Ronk died of cardio-pulmonary failure while undergoing post-operative treatment for colon cancer in a New York hospital.

 

 

Hang Me Oh Hang Me - Dave Van Rock


Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Wouldn't mind the hanging
But the laying in the grave so long
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

I've been all around Cape Girardeau
Parts of Arkansas
All around Cape Girardeau
Parts of Arkansas
Got so goddamn hungry
I could hide behind a straw
I've been all around this world

Went up on a mountain
There I made my stand
Went up on a mountain
There I made my stand
Rifle on my shoulder
And a dagger in my hand
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Wouldn't mind the hanging
But the laying in the grave so long
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

Put the rope around my neck
Hung me up so high
Put the rope around my neck
Hung me up so high
Last words I heard him say:
Won't be long now 'fore you die
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

Hang me oh hang me
And I'll be dead and gone
Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Wouldn't mind the hanging
But the laying in the grave so long
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

 

quinta-feira, junho 30, 2022

He Was A Friend Of Mine ...

Dave Van Ronk nasceu há 86 anos

 

David Kenneth Ritz Van Ronk (Brooklyn, New York City, June 30, 1936 – New York City,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".

Van Ronk's work ranged from old English ballads to blues, gospel, rock, New Orleans jazz, and swing. He was also known for performing instrumental ragtime guitar music, especially his transcription of "St. Louis Tickle" and Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag". Van Ronk was a widely admired avuncular figure in "the Village", presiding over the coffeehouse folk culture and acting as a friend to many up-and-coming artists by inspiring, assisting, and promoting them. Folk performers he befriended include Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Patrick Sky, Phil Ochs, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and Joni Mitchell. Dylan recorded Van Ronk's arrangement of the traditional song "House of the Rising Sun" on his first album, which the Animals turned into a chart-topping rock single in 1964, helping inaugurate the folk-rock movement.

Van Ronk received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in December 1997. He died in a New York hospital of cardiopulmonary failure while undergoing postoperative treatment for colon cancer.
 

 

 

Green Rocky Road - Dave Van Ronk

When I go to Baltimore
Got no carpet on my floor
Come along and follow me
 
We'll go down in history
 
Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who d' you love
Tell me who d' you love
 
See that crow up in the sky
He don't crow nor can he fly
He can't walk nor can he run
He's black paint slattered on the sun
 
Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who d' you love
Tell me who d' you love
 
Little Miss Jane runnin' to the ball
Don't you stumble don't you fall
Don't you sing and don't you shout
When I sing come runnin' out
 
Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who d' you love
Tell me who d' you love
 
A tooka soda cracker
Does your mama chew tobacco
If your mama chew tobacco

quinta-feira, fevereiro 10, 2022

Saudades de Dave Van Ronk....

 

Dave Van Ronk - Green, Green Rocky Road

 

When I go by Baltimore
Needin' no carpet on my floor
Come along and follow me
We'll go down to Galilee

Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who ya'll love
Tell me who ya'll love


Little miss jane run to wall
Don't you stumble, don't you fall
Don't you sing, no don't you shout
When I sing come runnin' out

Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who ya'll love
Tell me who ya'll love


See that crow up in the sky
He don't walk no he just fly
He don't walk no he don't run
Keep on flapping til' the sun

Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who ya'll love
Tell me who ya'll love


When I go by Baltimore
Needin' no carpet on my floor
Come along and follow me
There's a man in Galilee

He Was A Friend Of Mine...


 


He Was a Friend of Mine - Dave Van Ronk

 

He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Never had no money
Pay for his fines
He was friend a friend of mine

He died on the road
He died on the road
Never had no money
Pay for his board
He was a friend of mine

He never done no wrong
He never done no wrong
He was just a poor boy
A long way from home
He was a friend of mine

I stole away and cried
I stole away and cried
Never had no money
And I can't be satisfied
He was a friend of mine

He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
When I hear his name
You know, I just can't keep from crying
He was a friend of mine

Dave Van Ronk morreu há vinte anos...

   

David Kenneth Ritz Van Ronk (Brooklyn, New York City, June 30, 1936 – New York City,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".

Van Ronk's work ranged from old English ballads to blues, gospel, rock, New Orleans jazz, and swing. He was also known for performing instrumental ragtime guitar music, especially his transcription of "St. Louis Tickle" and Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag". Van Ronk was a widely admired avuncular figure in "the Village", presiding over the coffeehouse folk culture and acting as a friend to many up-and-coming artists by inspiring, assisting, and promoting them. Folk performers he befriended include Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Patrick Sky, Phil Ochs, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and Joni Mitchell. Dylan recorded Van Ronk's arrangement of the traditional song "House of the Rising Sun" on his first album, which the Animals turned into a chart-topping rock single in 1964, helping inaugurate the folk-rock movement.

Van Ronk received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in December 1997. He died in a New York hospital of cardiopulmonary failure while undergoing postoperative treatment for colon cancer.
 

  


Hang Me Oh Hang Me - Dave Van Rock


Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Wouldn't mind the hanging
But the laying in the grave so long
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

I've been all around Cape Girardeau
Parts of Arkansas
All around Cape Girardeau
Parts of Arkansas
Got so goddamn hungry
I could hide behind a straw
I've been all around this world

Went up on a mountain
There I made my stand
Went up on a mountain
There I made my stand
Rifle on my shoulder
And a dagger in my hand
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Wouldn't mind the hanging
But the laying in the grave so long
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

Put the rope around my neck
Hung me up so high
Put the rope around my neck
Hung me up so high
Last words I heard him say:
Won't be long now 'fore you die
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

Hang me oh hang me
And I'll be dead and gone
Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Wouldn't mind the hanging
But the laying in the grave so long
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

quarta-feira, junho 30, 2021

He was a friend of mine...

 

He was a friend of mine - Dave Van Ronk

He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Every time I think about him now
Lord I just can't keep from crying
'Cause he was friend a friend of mine

He died on the road
He died on the road
He never had no money
To pay his room or board
He was a friend of mine

I stole away and cried
I stole away and cried
'Cause I never had too much money
And I can't be satisfied
He was a friend of mine

He never done no wrong
He never done no wrong
He was just a poor boy
Long way from home
He was a friend of mine

He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Every time I hear his name
I just can't keep from crying
'Cause he was a friend of mine 

Dave Van Ronk nasceu há 85 anos

 

David Kenneth Ritz Van Ronk (Brooklyn, New York City, June 30, 1936 – New York City,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".

Van Ronk's work ranged from old English ballads to blues, gospel, rock, New Orleans jazz, and swing. He was also known for performing instrumental ragtime guitar music, especially his transcription of "St. Louis Tickle" and Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag". Van Ronk was a widely admired avuncular figure in "the Village", presiding over the coffeehouse folk culture and acting as a friend to many up-and-coming artists by inspiring, assisting, and promoting them. Folk performers he befriended include Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Patrick Sky, Phil Ochs, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and Joni Mitchell. Dylan recorded Van Ronk's arrangement of the traditional song "House of the Rising Sun" on his first album, which the Animals turned into a chart-topping rock single in 1964, helping inaugurate the folk-rock movement.

Van Ronk received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in December 1997. He died in a New York hospital of cardiopulmonary failure while undergoing postoperative treatment for colon cancer.
 

  


 Green Rocky Road - Dave Van Ronk

When I go to Baltimore
Got no carpet on my floor
Come along and follow me
 
We'll go down in history
 
Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who d' you love
Tell me who d' you love
 
See that crow up in the sky
He don't crow nor can he fly
He can't walk nor can he run
He's black paint slattered on the sun
 
Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who d' you love
Tell me who d' you love
 
Little Miss Jane runnin' to the ball
Don't you stumble don't you fall
Don't you sing and don't you shout
When I sing come runnin' out
 
Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who d' you love
Tell me who d' you love
 
A tooka soda cracker
Does your mama chew tobacco
If your mama chew tobacco

quarta-feira, fevereiro 10, 2021

Green Rocky Road... - Dave Van Ronk partiu há 19 anos....

 

Dave Van Ronk - Green, Green Rocky Road

 

When I go by Baltimore
Needin' no carpet on my floor
Come along and follow me
We'll go down to Galilee

Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who ya'll love
Tell me who ya'll love


Little miss jane run to wall
Don't you stumble, don't you fall
Don't you sing, no don't you shout
When I sing come runnin' out

Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who ya'll love
Tell me who ya'll love


See that crow up in the sky
He don't walk no he just fly
He don't walk no he don't run
Keep on flapping til' the sun

Green green rocky road
Promenade in green
Tell me who ya'll love
Tell me who ya'll love


When I go by Baltimore
Needin' no carpet on my floor
Come along and follow me
There's a man in Galilee

Música adequada à data...

   

Hang Me Oh Hang Me - Dave Van Rock


Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Wouldn't mind the hanging
But the laying in the grave so long
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

I've been all around Cape Girardeau
Parts of Arkansas
All around Cape Girardeau
Parts of Arkansas
Got so goddamn hungry
I could hide behind a straw
I've been all around this world

Went up on a mountain
There I made my stand
Went up on a mountain
There I made my stand
Rifle on my shoulder
And a dagger in my hand
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Wouldn't mind the hanging
But the laying in the grave so long
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

Put the rope around my neck
Hung me up so high
Put the rope around my neck
Hung me up so high
Last words I heard him say:
Won't be long now 'fore you die
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

Hang me oh hang me
And I'll be dead and gone
Hang me oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Wouldn't mind the hanging
But the laying in the grave so long
Poor boy
I've been all around this world

Dave Van Ronk morreu há dezanove anos...

Dave Van Ronk
performs at the 1968 Philadelphia Folk Festival
  
Dave Van Ronk (Brooklyn, New York City, New York, June 30, 1936 – New York City, New York, February 10, 2002) was an American folk singer, born in Brooklyn, New York, who settled in Greenwich Village, New York, and was eventually nicknamed the "Mayor of MacDougal Street" .
He was an important figure in the acoustic folk revival of the 1960s. His work ranged from old English ballads to Bertolt Brecht, blues, gospel, rock, New Orleans jazz, and swing. He was also known for performing instrumental ragtime guitar music, especially his transcription of St. Louis Tickle and Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag.
Dave Van Ronk was regarded as the friendly uncle of Greenwich Village, presiding over the coffeehouse folk culture and acting as a friend to many up and coming artists, inspiring, aiding and promoting them. Folk performers whom he befriended included Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Patrick Sky, Phil Ochs, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Joni Mitchell.
Van Ronk received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), in December 1997.
Van Ronk died of cardio-pulmonary failure while undergoing post-operative treatment for colon cancer in a New York hospital.

 

 

He was a friend of mine - Dave Van Ronk

He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Every time I think about him now
Lord I just can't keep from crying
'Cause he was friend a friend of mine

He died on the road
He died on the road
He never had no money
To pay his room or board
He was a friend of mine

I stole away and cried
I stole away and cried
'Cause I never had too much money
And I can't be satisfied
He was a friend of mine

He never done no wrong
He never done no wrong
He was just a poor boy
Long way from home
He was a friend of mine

He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Every time I hear his name
I just can't keep from crying
'Cause he was a friend of mine

sexta-feira, fevereiro 10, 2012

O cantor Dave Van Ronk morreu há dez anos

Dave Van Ronk at 1963 Newport Folk Festival

Dave Van Ronk (June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002) was an American folk singer, born in Brooklyn, New York, who settled in Greenwich Village, New York, and was eventually nicknamed the "Mayor of MacDougal Street" .
He was an important figure in the acoustic folk revival of the 1960s. His work ranged from old English ballads to Bertolt Brecht, blues, gospel, rock, New Orleans jazz, and swing. He was also known for performing instrumental ragtime guitar music, especially his transcription of St. Louis Tickle and Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag.
Dave Van Ronk was regarded as the friendly uncle of Greenwich Village, presiding over the coffeehouse folk culture and acting as a friend to many up and coming artists, inspiring, aiding and promoting them. Folk performers whom he befriended included Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Patrick Sky, Phil Ochs, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Joni Mitchell.
Van Ronk received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), in December 1997.
Van Ronk died of cardio-pulmonary failure while undergoing post-operative treatment for colon cancer in a New York hospital.








He was a friend of mine - Dave Van Ronk

He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Every time I think about him now
Lord I just can't keep from crying
'Cause he was friend a friend of mine

He died on the road
He died on the road
He never had no money
To pay his room or board
He was a friend of mine

I stole away and cried
I stole away and cried
'Cause I never had too much money
And I can't be satisfied
He was a friend of mine

He never done no wrong
He never done no wrong
He was just a poor boy
Long way from home
He was a friend of mine

He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Every time I hear his name
I just can't keep from crying
'Cause he was a friend of mine

O cantor Dave Van Ronk morreu há dez anos


Dave Van Ronk
(June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002) was an American folk singer, born in Brooklyn, New York, who settled in Greenwich Village, New York, and was eventually nicknamed the "Mayor of MacDougal Street" .
He was an important figure in the acoustic folk revival of the 1960s. His work ranged from old English ballads to Bertolt Brecht, blues, gospel, rock, New Orleans jazz, and swing. He was also known for performing instrumental ragtime guitar music, especially his transcription of St. Louis Tickle and Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag.
Dave Van Ronk was regarded as the friendly uncle of Greenwich Village, presiding over the coffeehouse folk culture and acting as a friend to many up and coming artists, inspiring, aiding and promoting them. Folk performers whom he befriended included Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Patrick Sky, Phil Ochs, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Joni Mitchell.
Van Ronk received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), in December 1997.
Van Ronk died of cardio-pulmonary failure while undergoing post-operative treatment for colon cancer in a New York hospital.



He was a friend of mine - Dave Van Ronk

He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Every time I think about him now
Lord I just can't keep from crying
'Cause he was friend a friend of mine

He died on the road
He died on the road
He never had no money
To pay his room or board
He was a friend of mine

I stole away and cried
I stole away and cried
'Cause I never had too much money
And I can't be satisfied
He was a friend of mine

He never done no wrong
He never done no wrong
He was just a poor boy
Long way from home
He was a friend of mine

He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Every time I hear his name
I just can't keep from crying
'Cause he was a friend of mine