Somebody Else, Not Me

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Somebody Else, Not Me
SomeoneElseNotMeVanRonk.jpg
Original LP album cover.
Studio album by
Dave Van Ronk
Released1980
Genre Folk
Label Philo
Producer Mitch Greenhill, Charles Eller
Dave Van Ronk chronology
Sunday Street
(1976)		Somebody Else, Not Me
(1980)		 Your Basic Dave Van Ronk
(1982)
Alternative Cover
SENMVanRonk.jpg
Cover of the reissue of Someone Else, Not Me.

Somebody Else, Not Me is a 1980 album by American folk and blues singer Dave Van Ronk. [1]

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 . The cover of Bob Dylan's "Song to Woody" was the second original Dylan song Van Ronk recalled hearing, at the Gaslight Cafe. [2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Boston Globe called the album "a powerful, if unfocused, assortment of traditional blues and ragtime, plus a dose of whimsy and more current material." [5]

For AllMusic, critic William Ruhlman wrote: "If the result was not quite the equal of Sunday Street, it was in the same league and continued Van Ronk's mature renaissance." [3]

Track listing

  1. "Michigan Water Blues" (Clarence Williams) – 3:05
  2. "Somebody Else, Not Me" (Van Ronk, Bert Williams) – 4:04
  3. "Old Hannah" (Traditional) – 5:41
  4. "The Entertainer" (Scott Joplin) – 4:57
  5. "Did You Hear John Hurt?" (Tom Paxton) – 3:12
  6. "Old Blue" (Traditional; arranged by Dave Van Ronk) – 3:50
  7. "Sportin' Life" (Brownie McGhee) – 3:42
  8. "Casey Jones" (Furry Lewis) – 4:46
  9. "Pastures of Plenty" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:27
  10. "Song to Woody" (Bob Dylan) – 3:57

Personnel

Production notes

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References

  1. ↑ Greenberg, Mark (January 2, 2014). "Behind 'Llewyn Davis': Dave Van Ronk's Vermont connection". Features. Rutland Herald.
  2. ↑ Margotin, Phillipe; Guesdon, Jean-Michel (2022). Bob Dylan: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track, Expanded Edition. Running Press.
  3. 1 2 Ruhlman, William. "Somebody Else, Not Me > Review". AllMusic . Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 665. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  5. ↑ Dern, Daniel P. (19 Mar 1981). "Reviews". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
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