If there was ever any truth to the trickle-down theory, the only evidence of it I've ever seen was in that period of 1960 to 1965. All of sudden they were handing out major label recording contracts like they were coming in Cracker Jack boxes. Dave Van Ronk boxcomecontract share on social
They basically said that if I didn't show up for school they'd mark me present, they wouldn't send the truant officer after me. At 16 I enrolled in something called continuing education. Once a month I'd go out to Jamaica, but I didn't take it seriously. Dave Van Ronk basicallycallcontinue share on social
I think I have more in common with a carpenter than you might think. We're putting things together. Dave Van Ronk carpentercommonputt Change image and share on social
Most of what I listen to now is mainstream jazz from 1935 right up to and including early bebop and cool jazz. Dave Van Ronk bebopcoolearly Change image and share on social
In the early 1970s. 1971, '72. The rooms were closing down, record labels weren't signing acoustic acts any more. Although they had been pretty much been getting out of that for some time before that. Dave Van Ronk 1970sacousticact Change image and share on social
One of my earliest memories... I knew three full verses of the Star Spangled Banner when I was seven or eight years old. And one of the nuns discovered this phenomenon and I was actually sent around from classroom to classroom to do the whole thing. Dave Van Ronk bannerclassroomdiscover share on social
By the mid-70s, I wanted to get out of the business. I was tired anyway. Dave Van Ronk 70sbusinessmid Change image and share on social
If I do a piece in my living room, if I practice it - and I have the tapes to prove this - it's not going to be as good as doing the same piece in front of an audience. Dave Van Ronk audiencefrontgood Change image and share on social
When you're working in front of an audience, you have incentive to excel. Dave Van Ronk audienceexcelfront Change image and share on social
