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I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician.

Dave Van Ronk

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Dave Van Ronk
Age: 65 †
Born: 1936
Born: June 30
Died: 2002
Died: February 20
Guitarist
Jazz Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Trade Unionist
Brooklyn
New York
David Kenneth Ritz Van Ronk
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Later
Cutting
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Stead
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Jazz

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