Remembering Dave Van Ronk, born David Kenneth Ritz Van Ronk on June 30, 1936, in Brooklyn, NY, NY – he died on February 10, 2002. Van Ronk 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 blues, gospel, rock, New Orleans jazz, and swing. He was also known for performing i