◇ image via WikipediaDave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk is a Blues and Folk act. Their sound grew out of Didn't It Rain, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Anthology of American Folk Music, Rev. Gary Davis and Joni Mitchell. Those roots explain a lot about how Dave Van Ronk arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pete Seeger, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Karen Dalton, Ted Hawkins and Jackson C. Frank, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Animals, Joni Mitchell, The Blues Project, Charlie Parr and Paul Clayton, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Dave Van Ronk, reaching back through Didn't It Rain and forward to The Animals. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Dave Van Ronk connections
Dave Van Ronk grew out of Didn't It Rain, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Anthology of American Folk Music and Rev. Gary Davis, shares an orbit with Pete Seeger, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Karen Dalton and Ted Hawkins, went on to shape The Animals, Joni Mitchell, The Blues Project and Charlie Parr. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Dave Van Ronk
Sounds and acts that shaped Dave Van Ronk.
- Didn't It Rainartist
- Smithsonian Folkways Recordingsartist
- Anthology of American Folk Musicartist
- Rev. Gary Davisartist
- Joni Mitchellartist
- Randy Newmanartist
- Verve Recordsartist
- Mississippi John Hurtartist
- Reverend Gary Davisartist
- Blind Willie McTellartist
- Furry Lewisartist
- Jelly Roll Mortonartist
- Duke Ellingtonartist
- Kurt Weillartist
- Bob Dylanartist
- Leonard Cohenartist
Artists similar to Dave Van Ronk
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Dave Van Ronk.
- Pete Seegerartist
- Ramblin' Jack Elliottartist
- Karen Daltonartist
- Ted Hawkinsartist
- Jackson C. Frankartist
- Cisco Houstonartist
- Fred Neilartist
- Tim Hardinartist
- Richie Havensartist
- Odettaartist
- Judy Collinsartist
- Bert Janschartist
- Oscar Isaacartist
- Leadbellyartist
- Loudon Wainwright IIIartist
- Paul Claytonartist
- Joan Baezartist
- Tia Blakeartist
- Connie Converseartist
- Skip Jamesartist
- Gordon Lightfootartist
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