Dave Van Ronk

American musician.

Born June 30th, 1936 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died February 20th, 2002 at 65 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Occupations
guitarist, jazz musician, recording artist, singer, trade unionist
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan