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Alan Lomax (/ ˈ l oʊ m æ k s /; January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an American ethnomusicologist, best known for his numerous field recordings of folk music of the 20th century. He was a musician, folklorist, archivist, writer, scholar, political activist, oral historian, and film-maker.
The Lomax Digital Archive (formerly the Online Alan Lomax Archive) provides free access to audio/visual collections compiled across seven decades by folklorist Alan Lomax (1915–2002) and his father John A. Lomax (1867–1948).
Alan Lomax (1915-2002) was a major figure in folklore and ethnomusicology, known for his theoretical work, cultural advocacy, and seminal public programs. He played a key role in the development of the Center’s work. Pete Seeger described him as “the man who is more responsible than any other person for the twentieth-century folk song ...
Jul 19, 1998 · father John Lomax. Subjects Of Study: cantometrics. Alan Lomax (born January 15, 1915, Austin, Texas, U.S.—died July 19, 2002, Sarasota, Florida) was an American ethnomusicologist, one of the most dedicated and knowledgeable folk-music scholars of the 20th century.
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Jan 7, 2011 · Alan Lomax spent more than a half-century recording folk music and customs around the world, and now he is the subject of a new book by John Szwed called Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded...
Explore the life and work of Alan Lomax, a pioneer of folk music documentation and preservation. Learn about his recordings, photographs, and writings from his seventy-year career.
Alan Lomax (January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) spent almost 70 years as a folklorist and ethnographer, collecting, archiving, and analyzing folksongs and music in America. His career began in 1933, when his father, John Lomax, was asked to be the new head of the Archive of American Folk Song, which had been established at the Library of ...
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