https://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2009/05/07/roy-berkeley-rip/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 14:08:07 -0400<![CDATA[A short while ago, my old friend Roy Berkeley passed away, after a lengthy battle with cancer.  Some from the folk music world may have known him. He was a mainstay in the late 1950&#8217;s and early 1960&#8217;s of the New York City folk scene, along with people like Dave Van Ronk, The New Lost City Ramblers, Ramblin&#8217; Jack Elliott and others. Roy played flatpick country/folk guitar, and sounded like a cross between Jimmie Rodgers and Woody Guthrie. During these years, along with Van Ronk and others, he wrote a parody of the well known leftist songbook, The People&#8217;s Songbook, that he called The Bosses&#8217; Songbook.]]>Thu, 07 May 2009 17:23:48 -0400<![CDATA[Ron Radosh]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-radosh/2009/05/07/roy-berkeley-rip-n182844