Dave Van Ronk - Sporting Life Blues video free download


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Duration: 04:57
Uploaded: 2011/04/07

In memory of a great musician, artist and man I had the honor and pleasure to know personally.

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9 years ago

Kittenclaws Guitar Videos

great music

9 years ago

talister106

As only he can, Dave rips through this soulful tune. Thank you for your talent to inspire.

9 years ago

MrEclecticity

Definitive. Dave owns every song he ever sang. RIP Dave Van Ronk.

10 years ago

Peter Butterfield

Since I discovered Van Ronk as a college student in 1969, I've been blown away by "Come Back Baby" and his brilliant soulful guitar on that recording. Now I've heard Sporting Life Blues, it's right up there at the top. What a performance,.

10 years ago

bobbobarann

Here's to a great artist.

10 years ago

Barlo Partakaswan

this night life and sportin' life is killin' me.... 

10 years ago

Elly Wininger

I keep getting reminded what a huge influence DVR had on me....

10 years ago

Craig Pittman

This is sublime. What album is it on? Having trouble finding it. Thanks for posting this.

11 years ago

Sonny Carlsen

David. Just the fact that Dave grabbed inspiration from such a 'Master' as Brownie is delightful to hear. I met Brownie once, along with Sonny Terry, and I've gotta think that Brownie was one of the finest gentlemen I've ever met. As for Sonny, I can't say the same thing. Struck me as irascible, but man can that cat play a harmonica.

11 years ago

David Wilson

Dave Van Ronk, who was scrupulous in his song scholarship, always referred to it as a Brownie McGhee song. Dave used to tell a strory about learning the song when he was about 17 and then putting it aside because he didn't think that a 17-year-old had the life experience to sing it. Many years later, Dave said, Brownie told him he'd written the song when he was 17.

11 years ago

deborah godfrey

he was wonderful ! love to hear him....

11 years ago

Bojarsbard

If you ever saw him in person, he always said where he got a song. He went on and on about Skip James, something you never heard from Cream when they made a million bucks on "I's SO Glad," another great Skip James song. Dave and Eric Von Schmidt always gave credit wherever it was due.

13 years ago

fivethumbsfrank

thnx for this.

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