A review by emckeon1002
The Mayor of MacDougal Street by Dave Van Ronk

5.0

Had this on my shelf for a couple of years, and finally got around to reading it after seeing Inside Llewyn Davis. IMHO, I found the book much more interesting, and engaging than the movie (but that's another review). Assembled by the able Elijah Wald, this view of the folk scare in Greenwich Village is totally interesting and enlightening, providing a real insiders view as to who was doing what with, and to, whom. I was privileged to see Van Ronk perform several times, and met him too, and the voice in the book is the voice of the man. Recommended reading, especially for unapologetic folkies.