Dave Van RonkBirth Chart

David Kenneth Ritz Van Ronk

30/06/1936 10:00

A - Memory

Astro-Databank

Brooklyn (NY)

USA

40°38' ↑ North - 73°56' ← West

04:00 West

Sun Moon Asc

Photo: Reproduction

Dave Van Ronk was an American singer and instrumentalist central to the Greenwich Village folk scene in the 1950s–70s, known as the “Mayor of MacDougal Street.” His repertoire ranged across blues, English ballads, gospel, New Orleans jazz and ragtime, and his guitar technique—characterized by syncopation, precision and an almost pianistic approach—became a model for solo performers adapting ragtimes such as "Maple Leaf Rag" for acoustic guitar. Van Ronk was also a cultural organizer: he was a leading presence in the Village coffeehouse circuit, mentored and promoted young artists such as Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Phil Ochs, and left behind arrangements that influenced later recordings, including a version of "House of the Rising Sun" that Dylan recorded before it became a hit for another band. His personal presence—expansive charisma and imposing stature—reinforced his public image as a mentor and father figure of the folk movement. Politically engaged at times in his life, he took part in left-wing causes and was a member of labor organizations; he was present at historical episodes such as the Stonewall riots in 1969. Among other honors, he received ASCAP’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. His musical legacy combines preservation and reinvention: Van Ronk helped transmit rural forms of the blues and folk into the urban sphere, influencing later generations through his arrangements, performances and role as a bridge between musical traditions.

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Influences in signs

↣ Sun in Cancer - 08°32' - in house 11

↣ Moon in Scorpio - 19°35' - in house 4

↣ Mercury in Gemini - 17°16' - in house 11

↣ Venus in Cancer - 08°50' - in house 11

↣ Mars in Cancer - 03°07' - in house 11

↣ Jupiter in Sagittarius - 17°08' - in house 5 - retrograde

↣ Saturn in Pisces - 22°31' - in house 8

↣ Uranus in Taurus - 08°46' - in house 10

↣ Neptune in Virgo - 14°20' - in house 2

↣ Pluto in Cancer - 26°26' - in house 12

↣ North Node in Capricorn - 03°31' - in house 5

↣ Ascendant in Leo - 20°09' - in house 1

↣ Midheaven in Taurus - 11°55' - in house 10

↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Leo - 07°05'

Influences in houses

↣ Sun in house 11

↣ Moon in house 4

↣ Mercury in house 11

↣ Venus in house 11

↣ Mars in house 11

↣ Jupiter in house 5

↣ Saturn in house 8

↣ Uranus in house 10

↣ Neptune in house 2

↣ Pluto in house 12

↣ North Node in house 5

↣ Ascendant in house 1

↣ Midheaven in house 10

Aspects

↣ Sun and Venus conjunction (0°19' separating) parallel

↣ Sun and Mars conjunction (5°25' separating) parallel

↣ Sun and Jupiter antiparallel

↣ Sun and Uranus sextile (0°14' applying)

↣ Sun and Neptune sextile (5°48' applying)

↣ Sun and Pluto parallel

↣ Sun and North Node opposition (5°01' separating) antiparallel

↣ Sun and Midheaven sextile (3°24' separating)

↣ Moon and Mercury antiparallel

↣ Moon and Jupiter parallel

↣ Moon and Saturn trine (2°56' applying)

↣ Moon and Neptune sextile (5°15' separating)

↣ Moon and Ascendant square (0°34' separating)

↣ Moon and Midheaven opposition (7°40' applying)

↣ Mercury and Jupiter opposition (0°08' separating)

↣ Mercury and Saturn square (5°16' applying)

↣ Mercury and Neptune square (2°56' separating)

↣ Mercury and Ascendant sextile (2°53' separating)

↣ Venus and Mars conjunction (5°44' separating) parallel

↣ Venus and Uranus sextile (0°05' separating)

↣ Venus and Neptune sextile (5°29' applying)

↣ Venus and Pluto parallel

↣ Venus and North Node opposition (5°20' separating) antiparallel

↣ Venus and Midheaven sextile (3°05' separating)

↣ Mars and Uranus sextile (5°39' applying)

↣ Mars and North Node opposition (0°24' applying) antiparallel

↣ Jupiter and Saturn square (5°23' separating)

↣ Jupiter and Neptune square (2°48' applying)

↣ Jupiter and Pluto antiparallel

↣ Jupiter and Ascendant trine (3°01' separating)

↣ Saturn and Neptune opposition (8°11' applying)

↣ Saturn and Pluto trine (3°55' separating)

↣ Uranus and Neptune trine (5°34' applying)

↣ Uranus and North Node trine (5°15' separating)

↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant square (1°41' applying)

↣ Uranus and Ascendant parallel

↣ Uranus and Midheaven conjunction (3°10' separating)

↣ Neptune and Midheaven trine (2°25' applying)

↣ Pluto and North Node antiparallel

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