Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues, and a Spiritual

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]

Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues and a Spiritual
Studio album by Dave Van Ronk
Released	May 1959[1][2]
Genre	Folk, Blues
Label	Verve/Folkways
Dave Van Ronk chronology
Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues and a Spiritual (1959) Dave Van Ronk and the Ragtime Jug Stompers (1960)
Alternative Cover
Cover of the 1965 LP 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

1. "Duncan and Brady" – 3:00
2. "Black Mountain Blues" – 4:00
3. "In the Pines" – 3:04
4. "My Baby's So Sweet" – 2:32
5. "Twelve Gates to the City" – 3:12
6. "Winin' Boy Blues" – 2:35
7. "If You Leave Me Pretty Mama"

Side two

1. "Backwater Blues"
2. "Careless Love" (W.C. Handy, Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams) – 3:56
3. "Betty And Dupree"
4. "K. C. Moan"
5. "Gambler's Blues"
6. "John Henry"
7. "How Long"

Personnel

• Dave Van Ronk - guitar, vocals
• David Gahr - photography

References

1. Editorial Staff, Billboard (11 May 1959). "Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues & a Spiritual". The Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
2. Wirz, Stefan. "Dave Van Ronk discography". American Music. Retrieved 2 May 2019.