Funny thing is, I associate this song with three people, all of whom I heard sing it in person: Dave Van Ronk, Leon Bibb and Lou Gossett. Lou Gossett, the movie and stage actor who was in the broadway production of Raisin in the Sun, and the movie Officer and a Gentleman? Yep. Back in the early 60's when everyone was trying to be a folk singer, including Bobby Darin, Lou Gossett did a guest spot at the Gaslight Cafe in Greenwich Village, and one of the songs he sang was Rock and Gravel. Uh-huh. Oh wella. He's a better actor than a folk singer, although he was a decent singer.

Jerry