The lifework of the late legendary American folklorist Alan Lomax has been acquired by the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress. "I think it's the jewel in the crown of the collections ...

Alan Lomax recognized what Walt Whitman heard -- America singing a distinctly American folk song. But what Lomax heard in the 1930s lacked popular support, critical acclaim and academic recognition.

Before his 2002 death, ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax spent decades recording and archiving the world’s traditional music. Now the organization he founded, the Association for Cultural Equity, is aiming ...

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During the early twentieth century, Alan Lomax and his father John traveled throughout the American South searching for the work songs, spirituals and folk tales that gave the region it’s unique ...

Alan Lomax - Musicologist,researcher,author,educator producer (1915 - 2002) Musicologist, writer, and producer Alan Lomax spent over six decades working to promote knowledge and appreciation of the ...

More than 17,000 sound recordings made by the famed folklorist are now available, for free. Alan Lomax's Massive Archive Goes Online Folklorist Alan Lomax spent his career documenting folk music ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Pete Seeger: Arts and ...

Alan Lomax's (1915-2002) field recordings and research heightened our awareness of folk music, i.e. Americana. He reintroduced many of us to our cultural origins where other musical genres received ...