St. James Infirmary (album)

St. James Infirmary

Original St. James Infirmary LP cover.

Live album by Dave Van Ronk

Released

1983

Recorded

Apr 5 - 6, 1983

Genre

Folk

Length

42:20

Label

Paris (DKB 3359)

Dave Van Ronk chronology

Your Basic Dave Van Ronk
(1982)

St. James Infirmary
(1983)

Dave Van Ronk in Rome
(1983)

Alternative Cover

Cover of the 1996 reissue as Statesboro Blues.

St. James Infirmary is a partially live album by American folk and blues singer Dave Van Ronk, released in 1983. It was re-released on CD in 1996 as Statesboro Blues by EPM Musique.

The first seven tracks were recorded live.

Track listing

"Intro" (Van Ronk) – :30
"Green Green Rocky Road" (Robert Kaufman) – 3:25
"Jesus Met the Woman at the Well" (Reverend Gary Davis) – 6:30
"Somebody Else But Me" ( Van Ronk) – 3:40
"Come Back Baby (Let's Talk It over One More Time)" (Walter Davis) – 3:20
"The Boll Weevil" (Brook Benton) – 2:24
"St. James Infirmary" (Traditional) – 4:36
"Blood Red Moon" (Van Ronk) – 4:40
"Baby, Let Me Lay It on You" (Coleman, Davis) – 2:25
"Statesboro Blues" (Blind Willie McTell) – 2:41
"Dry Land Blues" (Furry Lewis) – 2:31
"Keep It Clean" (Charley Jordan) – 2:42
"Left Bank Blues" (Van Ronk) – 2:56

Personnel

Dave Van Ronk – vocals, guitar

External links

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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