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The mayor of Macdougal Street
a memoir
By Ronk, Dave Van & Van Ronk, Dave & Wald, Elijah & Block, Lawrence
- ISBN
- 978-0-30681-407-5
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, 2005.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2005
Van Ronk (1936-2002) was one of the most influential guitarists and singer/songwriters in folk music history. A staple of the folk music scene in New York City's Greenwich Village during the late 1950s and early 1960s, he presided over such legendary venues as the Gaslight Caf and Gerde's Folk City. In this rollicking book that is part memoir and part history of the times, Van Ronk, with the help of coauthor Wald (Josh White: Society Blues ), recalls...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
