No Dirty Names


No Dirty Names is a 1966 album by artist Dave Van Ronk. It features the first recorded version of Bob Dylan's song "The Old Man".

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic Richie Unterberger wrote about the album "While this is certainly among the more obscure of Dave Van Ronk's early LPs, it's one of the better ones. It's not radically different from most of the folk-blues albums he made in his early career. But there's a little more variety to the arrangements and repertoire than usual, with just as much of Van Ronk's growling gruff voice as always".

Track listing

  1. "One Meatball" – 3:04
  2. "One Of These Days" – 2:55
  3. "Song Of The Wandering Aengus" – 5:25
  4. "Keep It Clean" – 2:27
  5. "Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again" – 3:39
  6. "Freddie" – 2:05
  7. "Statesboro Blues" – 2:12
  8. "Midnight Hour" Blues – 4:55
  9. "Bout A Spoonful" – 2:18
  10. "Mean World Blues" – 2:19
  11. "Blues Chante" – 2:40
  12. "The Old Man" – 1:33
  13. "Alabama Song" – 5:19
All tracks arranged by Van Ronk

Personnel