Dave Van Ronk

Gambler's Blues

Verve Folkways Records FV-9017 1959 12" 33rpm MONO (USA)

"Not infrequently I am taken to task for the manner in which I approach my material," folk singer and guitar player Dave Van Ronk (1936-2002) wrote in the liner notes to Gamnbler's Blues. A white New Yorker singing traditional Southern black songs, he distinguished himself from others who adopted this repertoire by imitating the way he heard black musicians perform. "Although I can appreciate the ‘white approach’ to Negro folksongs and enjoy the work of many of its adherents, I still reserve the right to sing these songs in the style to which I am accustomed, partly because of habit, and partly, I confess, because I feel that my way is the ‘right way'."

This 1959 release contains the tracks "If You Leave Me Pretty Momma," "Backwater Blues," "K.C. Moan," "How Long," and "John Henry," which were not featured on the Van Ronk collection The Folkways Years, 1959-1961.

Liner notes include an introduction by Van Ronk.

 Tracklist
A1  Duncan And Brady  2:50
A2  Black Mountain Blues  3:50
A3  In The Pines  3:05
A4  My Baby's So Sweet  2:30
A5  Twelve Gates To The City  3:10
A6  Winin' Boy Blues  2:30
A7  If You Leave Me Pretty Momma  3:05
B1  Backwater Blues  3:99
B2  Careless Love  2:55
B3  Betty And Dupree  3:34
B4  K.C. Moan  2:56
B5  Gambler's Blues  2:25
B6  John Henry  2:24
B7  How Long  3:45

Condition:  LP is VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT in a picture sleeve that is FAIR

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