[Old and Reliable]

[quote=Richard Flanders;39629]Dave Von Ronk! That guy made a living playing the same songs for almost 50yrs. Unbelievable. Not many can pull that off. Very unique. I learned quite a lot of his stuff in the 70's and can still play some of it. Have always loved his style. There will never be another like him. Also: Joel Mabus, John Prine, Bonnie Raitt. Both Bob Dylan and Steve Goodman "borrowed" a Dave Von Ronk guitar riff-with emphasis on the relative minor of the Key used- Dylan used it in "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" and Goodman with "City of New Orleans".. Of all of Dave's songs, I like "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" about the best. I had heard he died of a heroin overdose in Greenwich Village though- glad to hear he's still with us.---And to paraphrase Arlo-Steve-Willie- all whom have sung the great train song- after last night's Final Four play-offs- "I'm halfway home, will be there by (not mornin') Monday Night- I took the U Conn Huskies to win it all- 50% ain't bad. Wonder why they got named for an Alaskan sled dog, instead of being named the "Nutmeggers"- unless they took that nickname before 1959- Lookin' Good!!