Born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA on June 30, 1936 — died February 10, 2002 (aged 65)
David Kenneth Ritz Van Ronk (June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002) was an American folk singer. An important figure in the American folk music revival and New York City's Greenwich Village scene in the 1960s, he was nicknamed the "Mayor of MacDougal Street".
