Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues, and a Spiritual
1959 studio album by Dave Van Ronk
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Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues and a Spiritual is an album by American folksinger Dave Van Ronk, released in May 1959 on Folkways Records.[1][2]
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| Released | May 1959[1][2] | |||
| Genre | Folk, blues | |||
| Label | Folkways | |||
| Producer | Kenneth S. Goldstein | |||
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 Cover of 1965 Verve reissue as Gambler's Blues | ||||
It was also released on LP as Gambler's Blues and as Black Mountain Blues. Some of the songs can be found on the 1991 Smithsonian Folkways CD release The Folkways Years, 1959–1961.[2]
Track listing
Side one
- "Duncan and Brady" – 3:00
- "Black Mountain Blues" – 4:00
- "In the Pines" – 3:04
- "My Baby's So Sweet" – 2:32
- "Twelve Gates to the City" – 3:12
- "Winin' Boy Blues" – 2:35
- "If You Leave Me Pretty Mama"
Side two
- "Backwater Blues"
- "Careless Love" (W.C. Handy, Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams) – 3:56
- "Betty And Dupree"
- "K. C. Moan"
- "Gambler's Blues"
- "John Henry"
- "How Long"
Personnel
- Dave Van Ronk - guitar, vocals
- David Gahr - photography
- Ronald Clyne - cover design