Neighborhood
Wikipedia ties Dave Van Ronk to Greenwich Village, Manhattan. A tie, not always an origin
Places
Listen and read
Music spots
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Venue
The Gaslight Cafe
1958–1971A MacDougal Street coffeehouse, open from 1958 to 1971, that began as a basket house, where unpaid performers passed a basket at the end of each set and hoped to be paid. Richie Havens, José Feliciano, Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Dave Van Ronk all played here between 1964 and 1966, per Wikipedia.
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Venue
Cafe Wha?
1959Opened in 1959 in a basement on MacDougal Street at Minetta Lane. Dave Van Ronk played here early in his career, Mary Travers was a waitress here before Peter, Paul and Mary, Tiny Tim played two weeks in 1962, and on Richie Havens’s recommendation the club hired Jimi Hendrix in 1966, per Wikipedia.
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