Hesitation Blues (album)

Hesitation Blues

Compilation album by Dave Van Ronk

Released

1988

Dave Van Ronk chronology

Going Back to Brooklyn
(1985)

Hesitation Blues
(1988)

Inside Dave Van Ronk (compilation)
(1989)

Hesitation Blues is a compilation album by American folk and blues singer Dave Van Ronk, released in 1988.

History

The 16 songs in the compilation come from three '60s Prestige LPs — Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger, In the Tradition, and the original Inside Dave Van Ronk. Most of the songs appear on the Fantasy compilation CD Inside Dave Van Ronk.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Writing for Allmusic, critic Richie Unterberger wrote of the album "Good compilation of 16 songs from three '60s Prestige LPs... that probably represent his peak as a recording artist."^[1]

Track listing

"Samson and Delilah" (Traditional) – 2:35
"Fixin' to Die" (White) – 2:52
"Long John" (Traditional) – 2:08
"Motherless Children" (Traditional) – 3:48
"I Buyed Me a Little Dog"
"Poor Lazarus" (Traditional) – 5:08
"Cruel Ship's Captain Traditional)
"Kansas City Blues" (Jackson) – 2:10
"House Carpenter" (Traditional)
"Fair and Tender Ladies" (Traditional)
"Hesitation Blues" (Davis) – 3:32
"Hang Me, Oh Hang Me" (Traditional)
"Come Back Baby" (Davis)
"Sprig of Thyme" (Traditional)
"Silver Dagger" (Traditional)
"Death Letter Blues" (Traditional)

Personnel

Dave Van Ronk – vocals, guitar

References

1 2 Unterberger, Richie. "Hesitation Blues > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 15, 2011.

Dave Van Ronk

Studio albums	Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues, and a Spiritual (1959) Dave Van Ronk and the Ragtime Jug Stompers (1960) Van Ronk Sings (1961) Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger (1962) In the Tradition (1963) Inside Dave Van Ronk (1964) Just Dave Van Ronk (1964) ‘’No Dirty Names (1966) ‘’Dave Van Ronk and the Hudson Dusters’’ (1967) ‘’Van Ronk’’ (1971) ‘’Songs for Ageing Children (1973) ‘’Sunday Street’’ (1976) ‘’Somebody Else, Not Me’’ (1980) ‘’Your Basic Dave Van Ronk’’ (1982) ‘’St. James Infirmary’’ (1983) ‘’Going Back to Brooklyn’’ (1985) ‘’Let No One Deceive You’’ (1990) ‘’Hummin’ to Myself’’ (1990) ‘’Peter and the Wolf’’ (1990) ‘’To All My Friends in Far-Flung Places’’ (1994) ‘’From... Another Time & Place’’ (1995) ‘’Sweet & Lowdown’’ (2001)

Live albums	"Dave Van Ronk in Rome" (1983) "Live at Sir George Williams University" (1997) ...and the tin pan bended and the story ended... (2004) ‘’On Air’’ (2008)

Compilations	‘’Van Ronk’’ (1972) ‘’Hesitation Blues’’ (1988) ‘’Inside Dave Van Ronk’’ (1989) ‘’The Folkways Years, 1959–1961’’ (1991) ‘’A Chrestomathy’’ (1992) ‘’Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk’’ (2002) ‘’The Mayor of MacDougal Street’’ (2005) ‘’Bluesmaster’’ (2012) ‘’Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection’’ (2013)

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