Released 1980 Release date 1980 | ||
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Producer Mitch Greenhill, Charles Eller Dave Van Ronk albums Sunday Street, Hummin' to Myself, Sweet & Lowdown, Dave Van Ronk in Rome, Live at Sir George Williams | ||
Somebody Else, Not Me is a 1980 album by American folk and blues singer Dave Van Ronk.
Contents
Somebody Else, Not Me continues Van Ronk's return to basic blues, folk and jazz accompanying himself on guitar. It was reissued (with a slight change of name) as Someone Else, Not Me on CD by Philo in 1999. It was originally to be released in late 1970s as the follow-up to Sunday Street.
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Reception
Writing for Allmusic, critic William Ruhlman wrote of the album "If the result was not quite the equal of Sunday Street, it was in the same league and continued Van Ronk's mature renaissance."
Track listing
- "Michigan Water Blues" (Clarence Williams) – 3:05
- "Somebody Else, Not Me" (Van Ronk, Bert Williams) – 4:04
- "Old Hannah" (Traditional) – 5:41
- "The Entertainer" (Scott Joplin) – 4:57
- "Did You Hear John Hurt?" (Tom Paxton) – 3:12
- "Old Blue" (Traditional) – 3:50
- "Sportin' Life" (Brownie McGhee) – 3:42
- "Casey Jones" (Furry Lewis) – 4:46
- "Pastures of Plenty" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:27
- "Song to Woody" (Bob Dylan) – 3:57
Personnel
Songs
1Michigan Water Blues
2Somebody Else - Not Me
3Old Hannah
References
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