Alan Lomax

Alan Lomax

Alan Lomax

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How I Got in the Penitentiary
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Rambling Gambler
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Rock Me Mama
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Tangle Eye Blues
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Early in the Mornin'

Albums

  • Texas Folk Songs

    Aug 2016 • 16 songs

  • Negro Prison Blues And Songs

    Jan 2006 • 23 songs

  • Traditional Music & Songs of Italy

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Alan Lomax

Biography

Few figures deserve greater credit for the preservation of America's folk music traditions than Alan Lomax. Scouring the backroads, honky tonks, and work camps of the Deep South, he unearthed a treasure trove of songs and singers, documenting the music of the common man for future generations to discover; through Lomax's pioneering efforts, cultural traditions ranging from the Delta blues to Appalachian folk to field hollers continue to live on, with his invaluable recordings offering a compelling portrait of times and cultures otherwise long gone. The son of noted folklorist ...
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